Manager of Community Asset Building
Company: Chicagosfoodbank
Location: Chicago
Posted on: September 21, 2023
Job Description:
Job Details
Job Location: Greater Chicago Food Depository - Chicago, IL
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: None
Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 Salary
Job Shift: Day
Manager of Community Asset BuildingThe Strategic Relationships and
Community Planning team works cross-functionally to lead the
development and implementation of strategic community building and
relationship plans in Cook County. This team ensures that
activities executed at the community-level are in alignment with
community voice and Food Depository strategy by collaborating
bi-directionally with partners and other functions in the Community
Impact and Policy and Advocacy Departments.
The Manager of Community Asset Building will play a critical role
in advancing the mission and vision of the Food Depository by
addressing the issues affecting the well-being of Cook County
community members. The Manager will implement strategies to engage
individuals, groups, and organizations in our work, building and
maintaining relationships with stakeholders, and ensuring that our
programs and initiatives are responsive to the needs and interests
of each community.
The Manager of Community Asset building will work
cross-departmentally to support the organization/s mission of
ending hunger. They will work collaboratively to ensure that
community input and feedback is incorporated into the
organization/s decision-making processes. The Manager will also
support efforts to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of
community and population-level organization plans, centering a
racial equity and asset-focused approach.
The Manager of Community Asset Building will serve as an ambassador
for the organization, representing us in public forums, cultivating
partnerships, and advocating for our work in the community.
Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
In this role, the Manager of Community Asset Building will:
- Serve as a community/population landscape expert within Cook
County with knowledge of trusted community stakeholders, community
organizations, faith institutions, and other organizations that are
participating in meaningful impact and outcomes for the communities
they serve.
- Share key learnings and partnership opportunities that are
aligned with overall community/population-level strategy with
internal teams, including power-sharing opportunities, root cause
work, and emerging issues and assets in target community
areas.
- Maintain an understanding of the Food Depository's community
and population-level organizing plans, and of key activities and
engagements within assigned partner relationship
portfolio.
- Support an asset-based approach to community capacity building
across functions.
- Monitor and track the community or population-specific
capacity-building strategies implemented at the Food
Depository.
- Support the process of new partnership requests and existing
partnership expansions based on community need and co-developed
strategy.
- Support granting processes for new and existing partners with
the lens of power sharing and community asset building.
- Implement community advocacy mobilization strategies and
activities in collaboration with the Policy and Advocacy
team.
- Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders,
including community-based organizations, faith-based institutions,
schools, government agencies and businesses.
- Collaborate across teams to ensure that programs and
initiatives are designed to meet the needs of the community, and
that they are accessible and culturally responsive.
- Support the implementation of emerging opportunities to advance
strategy in community.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Strong team collaborator with an ability to support the
organization's core values
- High level of interpersonal and communication skills (verbal,
written and presentation) including clear, persuasive, and dynamic
communication in individual, small group, and large audience
settings
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and proactively in a
fluid environment, meet multiple concurrent deadlines, and organize
time and priorities
- Demonstrated success in implementing community engagement
strategies, including outreach, community organizing and
stakeholder engagement
- Strong customer service orientation and demonstrated awareness
and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from
diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations
- Knowledge of the food security landscape and/or experience
working with partners and programs within Cook County and across
Illinois preferred.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office
applications, as well as the ability to quickly learn new software
programs and online platforms
Exposure:
- 3 - 5 years of relevant experience preferred
- Normal office environment with some exposure to warehouse
environment
- Able to sit at a desk, walk, and stand for long periods of
time
- Some evening and weekend work may be required, depending on
program event schedules
- Interacts with Greater Chicago Food Depository staff, program
partners, agencies, clients, donors, and general pubic
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