Job details
Salary $21.50 - $23.80 an hour job type temporary
Full job description
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
This position is part-time, temporary and not eligible for benefits.
This part-time role is through january 7, 2022.
The work is currently remote through december of 2021.
The pay range for this role is $21.50-$23.80 per hour
Who we are:
Oregon food bank (ofb) believes that no one should be hungryOur mission is to eliminate hunger and its root causesWe believe that food and health are basic human rights for allWe know that hunger is not just an individual experience; it is also a community-wide symptom of systemic barriers to employment, education, housing and health care such as systemic racism, sexism, and cissexismThat’s why we work systemically to achieve our mission to end hunger: we foster community connections to help people access nutritious food, and we build community power and strengthen networks of support and the safety net to eliminate the root causes of hunger for good.
We build community power to dismantle systems and policies that drive hunger and poverty.
Oregon food bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we strongly encourage applications from candidates who can increase the diversity of our organization and strengthen our capacity to eliminate hungerWe believe strongly in the power of lived experience — and we actively seek individuals who have experienced hunger and its root causes to join our teamOur organization is stronger because of the leadership of people who have faced food insecurity in their own lives and/or hail from historically under-represented communitiesLearn more about our commitment at oregonfoodbank.org/equity.
Who you are:
You care deeply about community, about people experiencing hunger and hold them in the center of all that you doYou are committed to apply equity as a process and an outcome of your work to disrupt systemic social patterns that promote hunger such as racism, sexism, and cissexismYou have a strong affinity with ofb’s 10 year vision and are profoundly excited to achieve this vision for and with our community.
Position summary: as the community philanthropy year-end food & fund drive coordinator – corporate & community relations, you will contribute to the organization’s success by serving as a point of contact for corporate and community organizations interested in initiating drives (food and/or funds) to support the oregon food bank network this coming holiday season.
You will join a department of 35+ dedicated, collaborative, values-driven, and effective philanthropic development professionals who are passionate about resourcing an end to hunger and hunger’s root causesWe innovate, risk, learn and refine as core practicesWe value relationships and aspire to shape oregon food bank into a political home for donorsWe believe philanthropy should be accessible to all facets of our community and, in how we work, we reclaim philanthropy’s true meaning - a love for humankind and any voluntary action for the common goodWe vanguard practices and policies that reflect philanthropy’s potential as a more just institutionAnd we design resource and relationship development programs rooted in equity.
Primary responsibilities:
Help coordinate corporate and community food and fund drives in a timely manner.
Pair food and fund drive donors with partners in the oregon food bank network.
Provide technical support for donors conducting drives using oregon food bank’s peer-to-peer online fundraising pages.
Work with the corporate & community relations coordinator and other members of oregon food bank’s staff to provide accurate information to donors with inquiries about food and fund drives.
Use asana to record and track donor inquiries.
Work with the corporate & community relations coordinator to enter donors’ contact info and actions into raiser’s edge nxt.
Encourage all food drive organizers to also consider collecting funds for oregon food bank and/or partner beneficiaries.
Utilize equity-driven messaging that centers ofb’s clients, identifies systemic oppression as hunger’s root cause, and uses ofb’s equity lens.
Interact with staff and external supporters, valuing and respecting differences of race, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ability.
Deep passion for eliminating hunger and its root causes.
To be an ambassador of ofb’s vision and mission, a collaborator, and an active contributor to end hunger for good.
Skills and experience:
Strong organizational skills and ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects; proven ability to follow through on details and meet deadlines.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including phone skills.
Proficiency with office technology and information systems including google workspace.
Demonstrated commitment to a workplace that values and respects differences of race, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ability.
Deep passion for eliminating hunger and its root causes.
Ability to thrive in a creative, responsive, and fast-paced culture while working remotely.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience with project management platforms such as asana.
Experience with donor databases, preferably raiser’s edge or re nxt.
Organizational level preferred qualifications of non-exempt employees include:
Multilingual skills at a minimum professional level of proficiency or greater in english and any additional language/s, defined as being able to speak the languages with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on practical and professional topics.
Multicultural skills of adaptation and integration are strongly preferred.
Adaptation is defined as the capacity to communicate and interact with people of multiple cultures, backgrounds, and styles by incorporating and adapting to the world view and perspectives of others.
Integration is defined as being able to “code-switch” or move in and out of one`s worldview and help others understand different cultures, backgrounds, and styles to promote diversity and inclusion.
Commitment to continued professional development to strengthen capacity to work through an equity lens for equity and racial justice.
Strong capacity to consider multiple perspectives and to pivot to respond to emerging needs and organizational changes.
Personal living/lived experience of hunger and/or systemic inequity/oppression.
The fine print:
Hours will not exceed 19 hours in a single weekAll work will be completed within general working hours of 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, monday-friday.
Work environment:
Work is performed remotely at a computer screen for extended periods and will use a computer and phones extensively(yes)
Work is performed in a warehouse environment while moving around and/or using heavy machinery for extended periods of time(no)
Work primarily performed independently driving for extended periods of time, collecting and delivering food(no)
May work outside of general working hours of 8:00 – 5:00 p.m., such as evenings and weekends, and occasional travel out of town may occur(no)
This role requires travel/personal vehicle use /work outside normal hours(no)
Work may require to lift, move and carry objects from 20 to 40 pounds, such as boxes containing office and other suppliesCrouching, bending, kneeling and reaching when filing(no)
Background check:
This position does not require a criminal background check.
