Food Donation Coordinator

Job Details

Job Location:

Fargo, ND 58102

Position Type:
Part Time

Food Donation Coordinator Job Description

Department:
Operations

Reports to:

Dining Services Manager

FLSA Classification:
Non-exempt

Full-time/part-time:
Part-time, Monday-Friday, less than 20 hours a week

Starting Wage: $20/hr.

The Food Donation Coordinator is responsible forcultivating, managing, and expanding relationships with community food donors, vending partners, and supporting organizations to ensure consistent, high-quality food donations that support New Life Center’s mission. This role serves as the primary relationship manager for food donation partnerships and oversees coordination of food donationlogistics, communication, scheduling, and stewardship. The Food Donation Coordinator helps maximize donated food resources, strengthen community collaboration, and support efficient food supply systems for dining service operations.

This position requires strong relationship management, organizational skills, logistical coordination, and alignment with New Life Center’s Christ-centered mission of serving individuals experiencing homelessness and hardship.

At New Life Center, our work is rooted in our Christian faith and driven by our mission to guide people experiencing homelessness or addiction toward holistic transformation through the love of Jesus. Every role contributes to this ministry and advances our shared vision. Our team members are followers of Jesus Christ, affirm our Statement of Faith, and demonstrate our BEACON values—Bring Your Best, Engage with Empathy, Act in Unity, Choose Humility, Offer Hope, and Never Stop Growing—in the way they serve guests, support one another, and represent New Life Center each day.

• Build,maintain, and strengthen partnerships with grocery stores, restaurants, food distributors, churches, community organizations, and individual food donors.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all food donation relationships.
• Regularly communicate with partners to coordinate donations, schedules, needs, and stewardship.
• Identify and pursue new food donation opportunities within the community.
• Represent New Life Center professionally and missionally in all donor and community interactions.
• Ensure partners feel valued through consistent communication, gratitude, and relationship development.

• Coordinate food donation pickups, deliveries, and scheduling.
• Work collaboratively with the Dining Services Manager and kitchen staff to align incoming donations with operational needs.
• Safelyload, transport, and unload donated food.
• Ensuretimelyand dependable pick-ups that build confidence with community partners.
• Assist with receiving and organizingdonatedproductupon arrival.
• Monitor donationflowto maximize usability and reduce waste.

• Maintainaccuraterecords of donor contacts, donation schedules, and partnership activity.
• Ensure proper documentation of all food donations.
• Assist leadership with forecasting food donation needs andidentifyingsupply gaps.

• Support compliance with food safety guidelines related to donated goods.
• Maintain proper storage temperatures.
• Follow food safety regulations and organizational procedures during transportation and handling.
• Monitor donated food for quality and usability.

• Maintain cleanliness and organization of New Life Center vehicles used for pick-ups.
• Report maintenance concerns promptly.
• Safely operate New Life Center vehicles whilerepresentingthe organization professionally.

• Assistin directing volunteers and guests.
• Promote a welcoming and organized experience for volunteers and guests.
• Provideinstructionon safe food handling and storage.

• Reflect and uphold New Life Center's Christian mission, values, and culture.
• Help communicate the impact of food partnerships on guest care and…