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Coordinator, Community Partnerships

Second Harvest Food Bank

Job Location:

Nashville, TN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 30 August 2026 (23 days ago)

Application Deadline: 27 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are hiring a full-time Coordinator to join the External Affairs Department at Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.

Who we are: For nearly 50 years Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee has dedicated itself to nourishing and empowering their neighbors so they can thrive. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Second Harvest implements sustainable solutions to food insecurity through a strategically selected network of more than 600 partners across 46 counties in Middle and West Tennessee. Our partners include food pantries congregate meal sites shelters childcare facilities senior centers group homes and youth enrichment programs. For more information about Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee its mission and programs please visit .

What youll do:

Summary:The Coordinator Community Partnerships will provide support for engaging the community raising awareness of and generating support for Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.

This position will coordinate the planning implementation tracking and stewardship of virtual food drives traditional food drives and peer-to-peer fundraising efforts while also providing administrative and logistical support for signature third-party and community engagement events.

Key Responsibilities:

Traditional Food Drives

Coordinate Second Harvests traditional food drive program including registration materials logistics donor communication and post-drive follow-up.
Collaborate with representatives and volunteers from organizations Partner Agencies local media and Second Harvest staff to support large-scale food and fund drives.
Help execute major drives such as Nashville Predators Food Drive Titans Food Drive Nashville Soccer Club Food Drive Food 2 Families Stamp Out Hunger and other community campaigns.
Support planning and implementation of food drives with schools corporate partners faith communities civic groups and individuals.
Maintain accurate records of participating organizations and individuals including drive results acknowledgments and follow-up activities.
Prepare monthly food and fund drive reports and assist with analysis to support program improvement and donor stewardship.
Represent Second Harvest at food and fund drive events as assigned.
Support on-site volunteer coordination for major food drives in partnership with the Volunteer team.

Virtual Food Drives

Coordinate Second Harvests Virtual Food Drive Program under the direction of the Manager Community Partnerships.
Support outreach onboarding and stewardship for virtual food drive participants to encourage participation retention and growth.
Assist with identifying new virtual food drive opportunities and partnership leads for manager follow-up.
Coordinate logistics communications tracking and reporting for large virtual food drives including campaigns with community and corporate partners.

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Coordinate peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns including participant setup campaign resources communications tracking and follow-up.
Provide timely support to fundraisers and teams to help increase engagement campaign completion and fundraising results.
Monitor campaign progress maintain participant records and prepare reports for the Manager Community Partnerships.
Collaborate with Community Engagement Corporate Engagement and Marketing & Communications teams to promote peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities.

Signature & Third Party Events

Provide event support for signature third-party and community partnership events to help increase funds exposure and affinity for the food bank and its mission.
Assist with event logistics sponsorship support volunteer coordination administrative support data entry and in-kind donation tracking for events
Support event committees and internal teams by preparing materials maintaining lists tracking outreach and completing follow-up tasks.
Help maintain relationships with civic corporate faith-based educational and other community partners through responsive communication and reliable follow-through.
Research local and regional trends prospects and community opportunities that may support food drives fundraising and event participation.

Community Engagement and Department Support

Support community engagement outreach activities tied to Second Harvests strategic initiatives programs and Partner Agencies including speaking engagements facility tours community fairs and public events.
Provide administrative logistical and project support to the Manager Community Partnerships and the Community Engagement team to further departmental productivity and scope.
Collaborate with the Corporate Partnerships team to support relationships with corporate donors and organizations participating in virtual food drives traditional food drives peer-to-peer fundraising and event sponsorships.

Other duties as assigned.

When & Where:

Monday - Friday; 8 am - 4:30 pm

Occasional duties may be necessary as well as responding to issues outside of normal working hours (e.g. disaster response community events etc.). Occasional evenings and/or weekends may be required for meetings or special events.

Essential business/ first responder: In instances of a federal state or locally declared emergency Second Harvest is typically considered an essential business service and emergency responder. All employees may be required to perform regular or emergent duties on-site. Employee safety is balanced with business and community necessity. Some positions are more likely to be required on-site than others.

Is this you

Education: High School Diploma (or equivalent) required. Bachelors Degree preferred.

Experience: 2 years of related experience and/or training.

Skills & Capabilities:

Strong communication with comfort engaging through a variety of methods (verbal non-verbal and written) and is attuned to others through active listening.
Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
Effectively delegates and coordinates tasks to others while also ensuring that everyone is focused and motivated. Excellent time management skills.
Flexible and reliable team player.
Organizes work sets priorities exchanges information efficiently and effectively manages ones own time.
Collaborates with and presents to diverse audiences in a variety of settings.
Strong communication skills must be comfortable engaging in a variety of different communication modes (verbal non-verbal and written) and be attuned to others through active listening.
Proven track record of successful project implementation
Demonstrated success in aptitude to monitor event planning timeline and progression. Ability to organize work set priorities and exchange information efficiently. Must possess the ability to manage ones own time.
Detail oriented ability to handle multiple deadlines
Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
Organized with excellent time management skills
Flexible and reliable team player.
Excellent customer service skills
Comfortable presenting in many settings to diverse audiences
Proficiency and use of Microsoft Office and CRM software such as Raisers Edge
Successful working both independently and cooperatively exercise independent judgement and creativity.
Proven history of successful fundraising project management or community event planning.
Passionate about community service and working knowledge of non-profits.

Allowable Substitutions: Combination of education experience and/or training that provides the required knowledge and skills for the position may be considered in lieu of education/experience at the organizations discretion.

Competencies: Attention to Detail/Result Orientation and Execution/Quality Improvement/Customer Service

Other requirements: Our pre-hire process requires acceptable results from the following: professional reference feedback criminal background Motor Vehicle Record. Current Drivers License and automobile insurance are also required. Criminal backgrounds are evaluated on a case-by-case basis considering several factors (timing frequency severity and job relation).

What Second Harvest has to offer:

Work with a purpose: As one of middle Tennessees largest nonprofits our local hunger relief work is uniquely rewarding hands on and solutions oriented. We are innovative mission-focused diverse collaborative values-driven and focused on results. A career with Second Harvest ensures that you not only earn a paycheck but also help your local community through meaningful work. If you are passionate about serving your neighbors in need and are committed to our mission to nourish and empower people we invite you to join our 120 person team in the fight against hunger as we work to achieve our vision of a community where everyone has equitable access to the food and resources they need.

Award winning workplace: we are a best-in-class workplace because we are passionate and people focused we listen respect care and challenge each other so that our neighbors can count on us. Our employees have identified us among The Tennesseans Top Workplaces based solely on employee surveys and feedback. There is ample opportunity to be engaged have work-life-balance and grow with Second Harvest.

Compensation & Benefits: Second Harvest is proud to offer rich and affordable total compensation packages. Full-time employment includes 34 days off medical (employee-only is 100% employer paid) dental vision 403b retirement (up to 3% match 5% base length of service vesting) disability insurance (short and long term) and long-term care insurance.

DEIB & Equal Employment Opportunity: Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee provides equal employment to all applicants and employees based on merit qualifications and abilities. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability veteran status genetic information or any other legally protected status. We believe that inclusion and belonging strengthen our team drive innovation and enhance our ability to serve our community.

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