Outreach Manager, Early Childhood and Afterschool Nutrition

Outreach Manager, Early Childhood and After school Nutrition

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 an Outreach Manager, Early Childhood and After school Nutrition 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.

The Role:

Project Bread is expanding our Child Nutrition Outreach work into the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The Outreach Manager will lead this new initiative from the ground up, building the CACFP outreach program and helping childcare and after school providers across Massachusetts serve more children through it.

This role blends program development with hands-on execution, translating best practices into action, and providing direct technical assistance and support to childcare and after school providers. It's a great fit for someone who's energized by both building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and doing the behind-the-scenes program management that makes a new initiative succeed. The ideal candidate brings strong organizational, communication, and strategic skills, along with some prior experience in childcare nutrition programs or CACFP.

• Assess the current landscape of childcare and after school providers' CACFP utilization across Massachusetts to identify opportunities, gaps, and program development priorities.
• Research CACFP outreach best practices from other states, consulting with experts, providers, and stakeholders, to shape program planning across both childcare and after school settings.
• Develop outreach plans and strategies to bring more childcare and after school programs into CACFP and help them serve more children through it.
• Work closely with the full Child Nutrition Team to align childcare and after school outreach strategies with statewide program goals, integrating CACFP outreach into the team's existing work with school nutrition departments and community-based organizations.

• Grow Project Bread's relationships across the early childhood education and after school sectors, maintaining strong working relationships with state agency staff, childcare administrators, after school providers, and local community networks.
• Provide outreach, technical assistance, and customized support to childcare and after school providers to strengthen and expand CACFP participation, using evidence-based strategies that follow USDA nutritional guidelines and program requirements.
• Equip other Child Nutrition Outreach team members to deliver the same technical assistance and support to CACFP providers.

• Partner with the Child Nutrition Team and Project Bread's Research and Evaluation team to analyze program data and improve outcomes.
• Lead program initiatives that affect the Child Nutrition Team's statewide work, such as data projects, outreach campaigns, or resource development.
• Present on the Child Nutrition Team's work at external conferences, community meetings, and internally to Project Bread board and staff as needed.
• Maintain accurate record-keeping systems to support weekly, monthly, and annual reporting.
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives with other Project Bread departments to advance the organization's work across Massachusetts.

• 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 listed below.

• Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving:
  Comes up with strategic, pragmatic, and equitable solutions to new challenges, and has a track record of taking an idea from concept to implementation.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Builds strong, collaborative relationships with external partners and…