OAT Project Coordinator

Reports To:      OAT Organizing Manager: Operations

Exempt Pay Grade:             Grade 3 & Steps 1-4

Application Guidelines:

Applications will be open to ONLY internal OFB employees from Oct. 15th - to Oct. 29th, please apply promptly.

A cover letter is required for consideration.

This position is currently hybrid.

Who We Are:

Oregon Food Bank (OFB) believes that no one should be hungry. Our mission is to eliminate hunger and its root causes.  We believe that food and health are basic human rights for all. We know that hunger is not just an individual experience; it is also a community-wide symptom of systemic barriers to employment, education, housing and health care such as systemic racism, sexism, and cissexism. That’s why we work systemically to achieve our mission to end hunger: we foster community connections to help people access nutritious food, and we build community power and strengthen networks of support and the safety net to eliminate the root causes of hunger for good.

We build community power to dismantle systems and policies that drive hunger and poverty.

Oregon Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we strongly encourage applications from candidates who can increase the diversity of our organization and strengthen our capacity to eliminate hunger. We believe strongly in the power of lived experience — and we actively seek individuals who have experienced hunger and its root causes to join our team. Our organization is stronger because of the leadership of people who have faced food insecurity in their own lives and/or hail from historically under-represented communities. Learn more about our commitment at oregonfoodbank.org/equity. 

Who You Are:

You care deeply about community, about people experiencing hunger and hold them in the center of all that you do. You are committed to apply equity as a process and an outcome of your work to disrupt systemic social patterns that promote hunger such as racism, sexism, and cissexism.  You have a strong affinity with OFB’s 10 Year Vision and are profoundly excited to achieve this vision for and with our community.

Position Summary (Essential Functions):

As an Advocacy and Organizing Project Coordinator you will contribute to the department’s success by supporting project implementation and coordination, documentation of workflow and internal processes, work planning, and standard operating procedures. This position is focused on supporting our policy change and movement building work; including events and meetings, and will include significant administrative support functions.  

This role will manage complex Advocacy and Organizing projects that make essential resources more accessible to communities and disrupt systems that drive hunger and poverty. The successful candidate will have a sincere interest in collaboration, problem-solving and continuous learning;  

Primary Responsibilities:

Project Management (50%):

• Working closely with our project managers to prepare comprehensive action plans, including resources, workflows, delegate work, timeframes, and budgets for projects. Break projects into doable actions and set timeframes.

• Building strong relationships with team members and understanding of working styles in order to develop effective systems for project management and supporting team progress; developing or refining communications, etc.

• Attend department and cross-department meetings to plan resources, coordinate workflow, suppor