Impact Partnerships Lead, Washington DC and Maryland

Who We Are:

FoodCorps partners with schools and communities to nourish kids’ health, education, and sense of belonging so that every child, in every school, experiences the joy and power of food. Our AmeriCorps members serve alongside educators and school nutrition leaders to provide kids with nourishing meals, food education, and culturally affirming experiences with food that celebrate and nurture the whole child. Building on this direct service, FoodCorps advocates for policy change, grows networks, and develops leaders in service of every kid’s health and wellbeing. Our goal is that by 2030, every child will have access to food education and nourishing food in school!

How We Work:

At FoodCorps we are intentional about how we do our work, and how we show up in the world. We practice being in charge of accessing, feeding, and evolving our worldviews. We connect with our history, own our flaws, evolve our biases, and deepen our understanding of ourselves. We are willing to hold ourselves and others accountable with care through courageous conversations while celebrating diversity, embracing complexity, and building belonging. We recognize that we do not have all of the answers, we create space for divergent perspectives. We are intentional and collaborative about shifting power, access, and resources to those most impacted by systemic oppression.

What We’re Looking For:

FoodCorps seeks an extraordinarily motivated candidate to manage a portfolio of partnerships with school districts and community-based organizations across multiple states that are advancing local goals for expanding student access to nourishing school meals and hands-on food education. Reporting to the Regional Director, this position is responsible for leading the cultivation, support, and management of FoodCorps partnerships. As the key representative and relationship-holder for FoodCorps at the local and state levels, the Partnerships Lead works closely with nonprofit partners, district administrators, and policy makers to support food education and meal program investments across their states. The Impact Partnerships Lead plays an active role in advancing community-level outcomes through strategic engagement in district, community, and state-level events and coalitions. They contribute to broader systemic change by managing and facilitating policy and advocacy partnerships and activating FoodCorps’ local networks of families, partners, and alumni towards policy change.  

This full-time position will have the ability to be remote within the set of states where we hold partnerships. Both statewide and national travel will be required, up to 30%. 

Who You Are:

You are passionate about FoodCorps’ mission and have a demonstrated dedication to food justice and racial equity. You excel at developing partnerships that center on building sustainable systems for food education and nourishing school meals while supporting the conditions needed for the delivery of impactful programming to students and schools. You cultivate relationships that are grounded in shared goals and deep understanding of the assets of partner communities in order to support sustained impact. You are engaged with local, state, and/or regional networks related to health equity, food justice, farm to school and/or education. You are familiar with the challenges faced by schools and districts situated in historically marginalized communities. You are an effective communicator who is and are known for delivering high-quality work among contending priorities. You have experience cultivating and managing complex partnerships.

Primary Responsibilities:

• In partnership with the Regional Director and Director of Program Expansion, develop and implement a strong strategy for FoodCorps partnerships across 2-3 states that informs and advances regional and national strategies 
• Build and manage a set of mission-aligned partnerships, including developing, tracking, and actively contributing to the advancement of district level goals for building sustainable systems for food education and nourishing school meals
• Collaborate with Student Impact Leads to understand FoodCorps member experience and inform the development of annual plans, and address challenges with site partnership to ensure proper support for members and alignment with agreed upon partnership expectations 
• Support district-level School Nutrition Member programming through collaboration with site partners to develop multi-year goals and aligned member activities, train School Nutrition Members, and monitor progress toward menu change and district-wide initiatives
• Lead strategy development, implementation, and post-cycle evaluation of local FoodCorps Member recruitment process, collaborating with FoodCorps’ national recruitment team and partner sites to develop a pipeline of strong, local, BIPOC candidates 
• In partnership with Powerbuilding leadership and area leads (School Nutrition Leadership, Alumni, Family Engagement) to manage FoodCorps’ powerbuilding activities and operations in their states, through strategic engagement in district, community, and state-level events and coalitions 
• In partnership with the National Policy Team, strategize, manage and facilitate policy and advocacy partnerships, including participation in local and state associations and coalitions, and distribution of advocacy tools and resources to support the activation of FoodCorps’ local network of families, partners, and alumni
• In partnership with Marketing and Campaigns, elevate stories of local impact and leadership to internal and external partners and serve as FoodCorps spokesperson for media and fundraising opportunities
• Lead the collection of site fees and application of financial assistance across their states
• Facilitate data collection, research and intentional dissemination of district and community-level data and evaluation reports to support case making and learning towards continuous improvement