Child Nutrition Program Associate

Project Bread connects people and communities in Massachusetts to reliable sources of food while advocating for policies that make food more accessible—so that no one goes hungry. To assist us in meeting our mission, Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger is seeking a Child Nutrition Program Associate to join our team.

At Project Bread, we have a deep commitment to creating positive social change and recognize that hunger and racism are inextricably linked. We work in a fast-paced environment that values learning, innovation, and diverse perspectives. Knowing its centrality to our work, Project Bread is committed to equity and inclusion. We aspire to build a diverse team, including groups that are traditionally underrepresented among our sector leadership.

We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Supervisor:
Assistant Director of Child Nutrition

Starting Salary Range: $56,

The Role:

The Child Nutrition Program Associate will play a critical support role on the Child Nutrition Team, improving children's access to quality nutrition across Massachusetts. The Associate will work across multiple program areas, including Summer Eats, School Breakfast, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), while also providing broader administrative support that keeps the team's work running smoothly. This is a solution-oriented, collaborative role, ideal for someone who enjoys wearing many hats: moving between administrative tasks, research projects, and hands-on outreach with schools and communities, sometimes all in the same week.

The ideal candidate brings strong organizational and relationship-building skills, is energized by a fast-changing to-do list, and is excited to help build out a brand-new area of work as Project Bread expands into CACFP.

• Program Outreach & Support
• Support the expansion of Summer Eats in targeted communities, in collaboration with the Assistant Director, including conducting community-level research and identifying potential collaborative partners.
• Assist in developing partnerships with local community and school district leaders, community-based organizations, and community networks to support the creation of new program sites.
• Help implement outreach strategies that increase participation in child nutrition programs, including providing technical assistance, resources, and support to new and existing program operators.
• Execute research and exploratory projects, in collaboration with Child Nutrition Team members, to inform outreach programming for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) — a new area of work for Project Bread.

• Collaborate with the Program Manager on event management and administrative tasks to plan, execute, and evaluate the annual Summer Eats Conference.
• Organize and execute mailings of child nutrition program materials to meal providers across the state.
• Support the outreach team with key program functions, such as fulfilling material requests, organizing photos and content, and preparing presentation slides.
• Maintain program data and record-keeping systems, including monthly and annual program tracking and reporting.
• Collaborate with team members on special projects as assigned by the Director or Assistant Director of Child Nutrition.

• Support the annual Walk for Hunger, including working as event staff the weekend of the Walk (first weekend in May), and attending pre-Walk events as assigned.
• Participate in organization-wide events and meetings.
• Act to promote, sustain, and grow Project Bread's positive, productive, and inclusive working environment.

There are innumerable ways to learn, grow and excel professionally. We know people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. Project Bread recognizes this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. We want to get to know you and the unique strengths you will bring to the work.

This said, we are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate most of the qualifications and experiences…