Chicago Food Action Board (FAB) Coordinator

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 19 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Hunger Free America (HFA)is a national nonprofit organization working to enact the policies and programs needed to end domestic hunger and ensure that all Americans have sufficient access to nutritious food.

Through a 4-year Innovation Spark grant from the Albertsons Companies Foundation now entering year two (2) HFA is launching a new Food Action Board (FAB) in Chicago Illinois. FABs are community-led groups of people with lived experience of hunger who meet weekly to learn advocacy and leadership skills strengthen connections to resources and take collective action to fight hunger. The grant also supports a related jobs program to train individuals for employment in the social services sector but the FAB Coordinators role is focused on building and sustaining strong FABs.

The FAB Coordinator willbe responsible forrecruiting individuals to join the FAB in partnership with local community-based organizations ensuring robust and sustained participation. TheCoordinatorwill alsofacilitateweekly FAB meetings help implement HFAs training curriculum and provide support so that members are fully engaged and compensated for their time.

Position Overview

The FAB Coordinator will work closely with the National Director of Organizing and Community Empowerment and will be primarily responsible for recruiting individuals to join the Food Action Board (FAB) in partnership with local community-based organizations ensuring robust and sustained addition theCoordinatorwillfacilitateweekly FAB meetings using HFAs curriculum support member engagement in advocacy opportunities and help ensure that participants are compensated for their time.

The National Director of Organizing and Community Empowerment is readily available by phone text email orZoomto brainstorm plan and offer ideas suggestions and leads as needed. TheCoordinatorwill alsoparticipatein weekly scheduled check-ins with the National Director of Organizing and Community Empowerment for planning troubleshooting and support. At the same time this role requires proactive self-directedoutreachand relationship-building with community members and partner organizations. TheCoordinatorshould be comfortable initiating contact working independently and navigating new environments as relationships develop.

Key Responsibilities (while working with the National Director of Organizing and Community Empowerment)

Recruit individuals toparticipatein the Food Action Board in partnership with community-based organizations and anchor partners ensuring robust and sustained membership.
Conduct proactive outreach to recruit FAB members and partners including outreach that may involve in-person engagement and community presence in varying weather conditions with flexibility to use email and virtual meetings asappropriate.
Develop andmaintainstrong community relationships to strengthen and expand FAB participation.
Facilitateweekly 60-minute FAB meetings using the HFA curriculum with virtual guidance and support from the National Director of Organizing and Community Empowerment.
Support FAB members in advocacy outreach and public engagement opportunities.
Track participation and ensure member compensation is processed.

Qualifications

Strong ties to the local community andabilityto connect with individuals with livedexperience of hunger.
Experience in grassroots organizing advocacy or community engagement preferred.
Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
Ability to work independently whileparticipatingin regular check-ins coaching and collaboration with the National Director of Organizing and Community Empowerment.
Comfort working independently in a community-facing role that may involve initial ambiguity persistence and engagement in less-than-ideal conditions.
Ability to meet clear performance expectations related to outreach recruitment progress and participant engagement with regular check-ins and feedback.
Commitment to equity inclusion andlifting upcommunity voices.

$25.82 - $25.82 an hour

This is a part-time positionat10 hours per week. Compensation is $25.82 per hour.

Employees receive generous paid time off including holidays.

Submit a resume and cover not containing both a resume and a cover letter will not be reviewed.

HFA is an equal opportunity employer. People of diverse races sexual orientations ages faiths economic and social backgrounds genders physical abilities and national origins are strongly encouraged to apply.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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Hunger Free America (HFA)is a national nonprofit organization working to enact the policies and programs needed to end domestic hunger and ensure that all Americans have sufficient access to nutritious food.Through a 4-year Innovation Spark grant from the Albertsons Companies Foundation now entering...