Senior Director of Community Engagement Food Project

The Senior Director of Community Engagement (SDCE) leads TNFP's community engagement programs, which include community agriculture, volunteerism, and education. These programs turn TNFP's mission into shared practice:
Through them, neighbors grow food together in gardens and orchards across the city, volunteers join in the daily work of nourishing Nashville, and learners of every age gain the skills and knowledge to advance TNFP's vision of vibrant community food security in which good food, belonging, and local leadership take root in every neighborhood. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the SDCE sets strategy for the community engagement programs, supervises the Community Engagement team, and is accountable for its budgets, workplans, and impact.

The SDCE builds relationships across communities and develops the systems, partnerships, and innovations that help these programs grow in both reach and depth.

• Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive community engagement strategy across volunteerism, community agriculture, and education, in alignment with organizational priorities set with the COO
• Oversee TNFP’s organization-wide volunteer engagement program and strategy, ensuring robust participation and meaningful experiences for individuals, groups, and partners
• Lead strategy for the growth of the Community Agriculture Network and Community Orchards, including site partnerships, resource support, and long-term sustainability of growing sites
• Develop strategies to secure long-term land access and water infrastructure for community growing sites, in coordination with the COO and CEO
• In partnership with the COO, design and oversee the phased implementation of TNFP’s education program, including nutrition and gardening workshops, school partnerships, and public learning opportunities that build understanding of food security and food systems
• Collaborate with the COO and the Communications & Marketing Manager to develop a communications strategy to raise awareness about and engagement with TNFP programs
• Build leadership pathways for garden and orchard stewards, volunteer leads, and community ambassadors, supporting them as they grow into leaders of their sites and programs
• Collaborate with the COO and program staff to identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement and scaling of TNFP’s community engagement programs, impact, and partnerships

• Manage incoming community engagement requests and delegate them to the relevant teams and departments within the organization, representing TNFP when appropriate
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with community stakeholders, public agencies, and landowners to increase the reach, land access, and impact of Community Engagement programming
• Cultivate and steward relationships with social, civic, and educational organizations to identify, develop, and expand opportunities to engage volunteer groups
• Collaborate with program teams to design recurring and one-off volunteer opportunities across all TNFP programs, including engagement events for corporate partners, in coordination with the Development team
• Ensure community engagement programs include diverse community members and partner organizations

• Provide direct supervision to the Director of Agriculture Operations, Volunteer Engagement Manager, and additional community engagement team members as needed
• Develop and oversee implementation of team and individual workplans and program calendars to ensure departmental progress towards annual strategic priorities
• Develop systems, processes, and standard operating procedures for managing programs and tracking volunteerism,…