Associate Director of Food Sovereignty

Position Title: Associate Director, Food Justice and Sovereignty Programs

FLSA: Exempt, Full-Time

Pay Range: Starting at $125,000 to $135,000 annually with full benefits

Schedule: 40 hours/week | Monday
- Friday, some nights and weekends

Location: 100% In-Person, on-site in San Francisco, CA

Booker T. Washington Community Service Center (BTWCSC) is one of the Bay Area’s oldest Black-led, Black-serving nonprofit organizations with a century of service to San Francisco. A beacon of Black joy and self-determination, we have nurtured over five generations of Black San Franciscans. We stand embedded as an anchor institution, fostering intergenerational bonds and working in solidarity with allied communities to reform and reimagine a more inclusive San Francisco.

We prioritize serving the Black community and welcome all from cultures and ages 0-99 who walk through our door. We are one of the few urban spaces where anyone in the community can access comprehensive services, from a hot meal to childcare to academic support to senior services.

BTWCSC seeks a highly-strategic and experienced Associate Director of Food Justice and Sovereignty Programs to protect our community's right to healthy, culturally appropriate food produced sustainably. This role involves creating and implementing strategies to strengthen San Francisco food systems, such as leading BTWCSC’s self-sustaining food supply within the community to reduce dependency on external food sources, enhancing San Francisco and the District 5 neighborhoods’ nutritional well-being with access to fresh, and healthy foods;

building meaningful economic partnerships with local farmers, chefs and producer communities, and promoting understanding of permaculture and skills like growing, harvesting, and preserving food. The Associate Director will also co-lead our vital citywide food system advocacy and community nutrition education work with coalition partners.

This senior role requires a seasoned leader with exceptional skills in administration, people management, systems building, partner relations, and advocacy. The Associate Director will also be responsible for the overall success of our robust community food procurement and distribution programs, including our daily community meals, CSA boxes, and weekly Friday Fresh markets, ensuring the timely and safe distribution of high-quality, nutritious food.

Reporting to the Director of Programs and Impact, the AD of Food Justice and Sovereignty Programs will ensure equitable access to and distribution of food within the Fillmore/Western Addition and broader District 5 community, applying best practices in food safety, health, and nutrition and a participant-centered approach.

The Associate Director will also direct, coordinate, and collaborate with all staff and activities associated with all BTW food operations, education and engagement programs. By taking advantage of this opportunity, this role will contribute to the organization's mission of meeting community needs by providing efficient and effective program administration based on a data-driven approach that enhances BTWCSC's commitment to excellence.

• Lead and supervise the Food to Freedom Team. Use the organization’s vision, mission, servant leadership philosophy to coach staff towards a culture of excellence and service execution.
• Align and coordinate Food to Freedom staff and programs with broader organizational initiatives and BTWCSC’s strategic priorities.
• Serve as a conduit for clear and timely communication between leadership and frontline staff.
• Oversee administrative functions, including budgeting, scheduling, reporting, and documentation for all food-related programs.
• Contribute to strategic…