Manager USDA Foods, CNP Procurement and Farm to CNP (Grants, Loans, & Programs Manager 1)

Initial Posting Date:

10/24/2025

Application Deadline:

11/09/2025

Agency:

Oregon Department of Education

Salary Range:

$6,667 - $10,311

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Manager USDA Foods, CNP Procurement and Farm to CNP (Grants, Loans, & Programs Manager 1)

Job Description:

Position Title: Manager USDA Foods, CNP Procurement and Farm to CNP

Classification: Grants, Loans, and Programs Manager 1

Salary: $6,667.00 - $10,311.00 ($7,128.00 - $11,028.00 PERS Rate)
 

We are seeking a Manager USDA Foods, CNP Procurement and Farm to CNP to join our Child Nutrition Program at the Oregon Department of Education. This is a permanent management Service position.
 

This role is a hybrid position and will need to report to office when business or operational needs are dependent on onsite activities. Remote work is embraced to the fullest extent possible without interfering with business. This position may be required to travel in and out-of-state that may also include weekends or extended working hours.

About Us:

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) oversees the education of students in Oregon's public K-12 education system. ODE encompasses early learning, public preschool programs, the state School for the Deaf, regional programs for children with disabilities, and education programs in Oregon youth corrections facilities. While ODE isn't in the classroom directly providing services, the agency (along with the State Board) focuses on helping districts achieve both local and statewide goals and priorities through strategies such as: developing policies and standards, providing accurate and timely data to inform instruction, training teachers on how to use data effectively, effectively administering numerous state and federal grants; sharing and helping districts implement best practices. At the Oregon Department of Education, we are guided by the following values: integrity, accountability, excellence, and equity.

This position is in the Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) section of the Oregon Department of Education's (ODE) Office of Student Services. CNP provides state-level administration for United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) Child Nutrition Programs, including National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Special Milk Program and USDA Foods. State- funded programs include Farm to School and School Gardens, expansion grants, and state meal subsidies for federal Child Nutrition Programs. CNP administers approximately $400 million in state and federal meal reimbursement and grants each biennium. Child Nutrition Programs are operated by about 500 eligible local organizations statewide.

 

What You Will Do!

• Direct, supervise and administer the USDA Foods Program by directing the procurement, processing, storage and distribution of upwards of$19,000,000 in foods to schools, residential and non-residential childcare institutions and other organizations participating in the National School Lunch Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program.

• Supervise CNP Program Procurement of all Child Nutrition Programs, including, but not limited to, man