Community Engagement Program Manager , Berkeley Food Institute

At the University of California, Berkeley , we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty, and staff, who are among the most talented and accomplished anywhere, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Mac Arthur Fellows. Since our founding in 1868, we have been an engine for innovation - driving intellectual, economic, and social progress that benefits California, the U.S., and beyond.

Together, we change the world.

At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth . We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups.

The Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) strives to transform food systems to expand access to healthy, affordable food and promote sustainable and equitable food production. We empower new leaders with the capacity to cultivate diverse, just, resilient, and healthy food systems.

BFI connects eight academic units:
Rausser College of Natural Resources, Graduate School of Journalism, Goldman School of Public Policy, School of Public Health, College of Environmental Design, Haas School of Business, Berkeley Law, and the College of Letters and Sciences, Division of Social Sciences. These academic units on the campus have partnered to create an interdisciplinary institute serving both UC Berkeley students and the general public.

We run programs in food systems education and public interest policy, and sponsor and perform rigorous scientific and community-based research. We partner with farms, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, food and agriculture businesses, other universities and advocacy organizations to understand our changing food system and provide data and evidence-based storytelling in four mission areas: urban and rural agroecology, good food access, fair and healthy jobs, and racial equity in the food system.

The Community Engagement Program Manager builds partnerships, coordinates events, and sustains behind-the-scenes infrastructure—from community partner and coalition engagement to fundraising and administrative support that allow BFI's programs to reach key audiences and scale its impact.

The First Review Date for this job is:
November 4, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

• Administer and coordinate community engagement programming in partnership with community stakeholders. Work with the Executive Director (ED) to identify opportunities for community engagement to support BFI's mission and program areas. Work with BFI program and student staff to coordinate related events, including fall community showcase, public talks, workshops, summits, etc. Support the development and maintenance of the community engagement program budget.
  
  Develop and analyze benchmarks for community engagement program success.
• Analyze small donor trends and opportunities for additional engagement. Work with the ED to coordinate grant application and reporting materials. Support the administration of crowdfunding and end-of-year donor campaigns. Coordinate the administration of fundraising, including processing of donor mailings, etc. Provide administrative support for small donor management, including communications coordination and database management.

• Work with the BFI Communications Program Manager and ED to support communications strategies for our…