No Boundaries Coalition
Director of Food Justice
Job Opening
Background:
The No Boundaries Coalition is a resident-led advocacy organization building an empowered Central West Baltimore across the boundaries of race, class and neighborhood. We mobilize residents from 7 21217 neighborhoods to improve public safety, increase police accountability, increase access to healthy foods, increase opportunities for young people and increase voter turnout.
One of the many ways Central West Baltimore resident experience systemic inequity is in the food environment. In 2015, The No Boundaries Coalition found that for every place residents could buy fresh produce in 21217 there were 10 places residents could buy hard alcohol.
Since 2016, The No Boundaries Coalition has operated a community-run produce stall at the Avenue Market. We also source 5 local corner stores with fresh and affordable produce.
The Director of Food Justice will be responsible for…
- Increasing food access in Central West Baltimore through policy advocacy, leadership development, economic development, nutrition education and produce distribution.
- Working with corner store owners, vendors, Baltimore City Health Department, other partners and coalition staff to maintain and expand the Healthy Corner Store Sourcing program at stores in Central West Baltimore.
- Managing the Fresh at the Avenue weekly produce market including volunteer management, ordering, inventory, marketing and promotion, and accounting.
- Identifying, meeting with, recruiting and developing Central West Baltimore residents into food access advocates.
- Working with existing partners including the Baltimore Public Markets Corporation and Baltimore Development Corporation to bring more healthy food vendors to 21217.
- Supporting local food entrepreneurs in 21217.
- Managing two multi-year grants including tracking, reporting and maintaining relationships with partners and funders.
- Seeking new funding to support the food access program and supporting The Coalition’s other grassroots fundraising initiatives.
- Measuring and collecting food access data for program evaluation.
- Working on policy change to decrease liquor store density in 21217.
- Maintaining and growing partnerships with health organizations, hospitals, and educational institutions to bring more health resources and education opportunities to Central West Baltimore.
- Coordinate the distribution of a communications campaign about healthy eating in Central West Baltimore.
- Representing NBC food access work at panels, conferences, and forums.
- Attending community meetings, media opportunities and events to promote food access work of NBC
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3-4 years of relevant work experience in community organizing or development.
- Desired: experience in food systems and/or nutrition education.
- Knowledge of and background in West Baltimore communities.
- Grant writing and tracking experience.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Self motivated and reliable.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance workload.
- Demonstrated ability to manage volunteers.
Compensation:
This is a full time position with health benefits. Salary range $45-50,000 annually based on experience.
To Apply:
Send resume, cover letter and three references to No Boundaries Coalition at noboundariescoalition@gmail.com. Qualified applicants will be interviewed on a rolling basis and the position will remain open until filled. All applications will be kept confidential.