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As Share Our Strength continues to succeed and expand, so do the exciting employment opportunities.

About Share Our Strength

Share Our Strength®, a national nonprofit, is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting children with the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives. Through its No Kid Hungry® Campaign—a national effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015—Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in effective federal nutrition programs; invests in community organizations fighting hunger; teaches families how to cook healthy, affordable meals; and builds public-private partnerships to end childhood hunger, at the state and city level. Working closely with the culinary industry and relying on the strength of its volunteers, Share Our Strength hosts innovative culinary fundraising events and develops pioneering cause marketing campaigns that support No Kid Hungry. To learn more about Share Our Strength, please visit www.strength.org.

Open Positions

 

Breakfast Coordinator

Reports to: Sr. Coordinator, Maryland Campaign
Location: Baltimore, MD
Date Posted: February 7, 2012

Responsibilities

The Breakfast Coordinator for the Maryland No Kid Hungry Campaign will be responsible for all facets of outreach to approximately 30 K-12 public schools targeted by the First Class Breakfast Initiative, a project of the Maryland Partnership to End Childhood Hunger. The Breakfast Coordinator will establish contacts, build relationships, and convene meetings with relevant stakeholders to encourage schools to adopt alternative breakfast delivery models in an effort to increase participation in the school breakfast program.

  • Organizing outreach to all relevant stakeholders including school principals, food and nutrition directors, superintendents, PTA leaders, teachers, elected officials, parents, and other community members;
  • Tracking meetings and all follow-up contact, actions and communications, and maintaining these within a database;
  • Coordinating the distribution of outreach materials, including toolkits, videos, student surveys, brochures, mailers, and presentations;
  • Providing technical assistance to schools to address issues related to implementation of alternative breakfast, including one-time costs, impact on learning environment, etc;
  • Collecting and compiling data from participating schools to track progress and provide impact stories on the program's success;
  • Evaluating project grant applications and monitoring grant use to ensure effective implementation;
  • Collaborating with the grants staff and the Maryland Senior Coordinator to collect, summarize and disseminate breakfast grants information;
  • Promoting the annual statewide "breakfast challenge" amongst all Maryland schools to encourage increased school breakfast participation;
  • Maintaining relationships and contacts with staff within state agencies and other anti-hunger policy groups to coordinate efforts as needed;
  • Developing and coordinating outreach with other audiences, including members of the faithbased community and elected officials, to educate them about opportunities to contribute to ending childhood hunger through the First Class Breakfast Initiative;
  • Identifying and cultivating supporters or champions involved in the first year of the First Class Breakfast Initiative, and encouraging their involvement in the project's second year;
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and two years of work experience in a professional environment;
  • Knowledge of federal nutrition programs and/or the Maryland school system preferred;
  • Exceptional attention to detail and highly organized;
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment, lead projects, meet multiple concurrent deadlines, and organize time and priorities;
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills, and intuitive interpersonal skills;
  • Emotional intelligence and strong orientation towards customer service (internally and externally);
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, with a focus on PowerPoint;
  • Highly effective within a fluid, entrepreneurial environment;
  • Ability to collaborate and work well as a member of a team;
  • Impeccable integrity and discretion;
  • High energy and a demonstrated passion for our work

To Apply

Submit resume, cover letter and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Breakfast Coordinator" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Program Manager, No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices

Reports to: Director, No Kid Hungry Program
Location: Washington, DC
Date Posted: February 7, 2012

Responsibilities

The Program Manager will be responsible for providing technical assistance to state and local No Kid Hungry campaigns; and helping to manage a best practices center that will develop resources, foster cross-state learning, and communicate lessons from our No Kid Hungry campaigns.

  • Provide technical assistance and consulting to public and private partners working to end childhood hunger;
  • Analyze and synthesize research, and track policies and practices at the federal, state, and local level that increase access to food and nutrition programs for low-income children;
  • Communicate best practices and policies to a wide variety of audiences through written memos, issue briefs and case studies and through presentations;
  • Plan and facilitate conference calls, webinars and workshops for partners;
  • Oversee research projects and evaluation of No Kid Hungry campaign strategies;
  • Represent Share Our Strength at conferences, briefings and coalition meetings; and
  • Work with organization's marketing, communication and development teams to provide information about childhood hunger and support specific projects.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 4-6 years of relevant work experience required, Master's degree in public policy or related field preferred;
  • 3-5 years' work experience with a focus on anti-hunger or anti-poverty work;
  • Knowledge of SNAP and/or child nutrition programs required;
  • Experience providing technical assistance, strategic planning or consulting services to nonprofit organizations preferred;
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment;
  • Highly effective within a fluid, entrepreneurial environment;
  • Familiarity with analyzing data and efficiency with Microsoft Excel
  • High energy and a demonstrated passion for our work;
  • Proficient computer skills, including the operation of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

To Apply

Submit resume, cover letter and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Program Manager, NKHCBP" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Graphic Design Senior Manager

Reports to: Director of Communications
Location: Washington, DC
Date Posted: December 19, 2011

Responsibilities

The Graphic Design Senior Manager leads the design program for a fast-paced national nonprofit known for its No Kid Hungry campaign and its innovative corporate and culinary industry partnerships. The senior manager handles multiple print and electronic design projects, oversees free-lancers and a staff designer, coordinates production schedules, and maintains brand integrity. The senior manager will also be expected to implement and communicate to staff an orderly, strategic system for handling the queue of design projects.

  • Create a strategic, transparent system for prioritizing and managing the organization's design needs.
  • Manage production schedules and budgets for multiple simultaneous projects; work with internal clients to set goals, develop concepts, determine objectives and meet deadlines.
  • Reinforce brand identity, established in 2008, through graphic design and ensure that all materials produced meet Share Our Strength's brand guidelines and visual identity standards.
  • Work closely with the Director of Communications, other Communications team members, and program staff to develop consistent, innovative design for organizational marketing materials. These include, but are not limited to, brochures, annual reports, advertisements, event collateral, logos, consumer packaging, print public service ads, newsletters, online banners, web pages, web graphics and formatted electronic communications.
  • Supervises graphic designer and engages and supervises freelance designers and agencies as necessary.
  • Manage printers, photographers, vendors, and suppliers.
  • Prepare pre-press materials for print and production.
  • Help web team ensure all web designs meet quality and compliance standards.
  • Ensure brand compliance for partners and events that support Share Our Strength.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in graphic or communication arts or equivalent.
  • 6+ years demonstrated graphic design experience (nonprofit and agency experience a plus).
  • Advanced technical expertise with Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Thorough technical understanding of printing methods and print production. Highly organized with experience managing multiple projects and priorities while managing workflow in a deadline driven and service-focused environment.
  • Proven track record of successful brand or identity management.
  • Able to multi-task and adapt to changing circumstances in a busy environment, while maintaining a creative, service-oriented approach to solving design challenges.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to maintain strong professional relationships with a diverse range of groups, volunteers and associates in different locations.
  • Excellent problem-solving and implementation skills. Attentive to detail.
  • Ability to create and edit video and work with Flash and Dreamweaver a plus.

To Apply

Please send your resume and cover letter outlining your relevant experience and qualifications to jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Graphic Design Senior Manager" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Senior Manager of National Allies

Reports to: Director of State Partnerships
Location: Washington, DC-HQ
Date Posted: January 18, 2012

Responsibilities

The Senior Manager of National Allies will be responsible for developing the relationships and managing the implementation of partnerships with national organizations in the non-profit, education, agriculture, faith based, and political spheres. This will include establishing memoranda of understanding, identifying core areas of shared work related to the No Kid Hungry campaign, building ties between national offices and campaign stakeholders at the state/city level, organizing events, and tracking progress towards campaign goals.

  • Serve as the principal point of contact between Share Our Strength and other national nonprofit organizations fighting hunger and poverty in the U.S.
  • Design and implement multi-faceted partnerships between national organization (both hunger related and otherwise) that would leverage their strengths to advance the goals of the No Kid Hungry Campaign at the national and state levels. These partnerships would include but not be limited to
    • Developing coordinated, long term communications and plans to be executed by national partner organizations with the support of Share Our Strength;
    • Identifying surrogates (such as teachers, parents, and others) who could represent the No Kid Hungry Campaign in the press and at events;
    • Drawing upon national partners to advance the state and federal legislative goals of the No Kid Hungry Campaigns.
  • Working with communications to develop an online toolkit for our national allies.
  • Leverage Share our Strength's state based network and capacity in order to demonstrate value to national anti-hunger allies. Also work to leverage Share Our Strength's national allies in order to demonstrate value to our state campaigns.
  • Work with the Program Expansion Director (and relevant consultants) to develop and execute a multi-layered advocacy campaign leveraging the assets of the organization - including national allies - targeted at legislation and agency policies tied to federal nutrition programs.
  • Other duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, community development, public service or a related discipline required.
  • 3-5 years related experience preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience managing high level organizational relationships.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and / or implementing a state or federal advocacy campaign.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills required.
  • Ability to work well with multiple groups of people.
  • Ability to work at a fast pace with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Ability to handle multiple activities, events and projects simultaneously.
  • Short and long-range planning and follow-through skills.
  • Ability to work with diverse populations.
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends as necessary.
  • Proficient computer skills, including the operation of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

To Apply:

Submit resume, cover letter and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Sr. Manager, National Allies" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Development Writing Manager

Reports to: Senior Manager, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Location: Washington, DC
Date Posted: January 18, 2012

Position Summary

The Development Writing Manager is responsible for understanding and communicating the mission, programs and goals of Share Our Strength in written solicitation and stewardship materials that will educate and inspire corporate and foundation partners and individual donors, and increase revenue to the organization.

  • In collaboration with staff from Creative Enterprises and Development, Community Investments, Cooking Matters and Communications, this position will write and keep updated template proposals, stewardship reports and other materials for fundraising purposes, focused on the programmatic work of Share Our Strength;
  • Serve as project manager, editor, and/or principal writer for a variety of print and electronic projects, including funding proposals for corporations, foundations, and occasionally for individual donors; stewardship reports; correspondence; website and social media updates; and project summaries;
  • Adapt and/or create template materials and internal documents (e.g., program reports) for fundraising purposes;
  • Maintain high-level of knowledge of Share Our Strength's programmatic priorities and projects, as well as hunger and nutrition community trends, in order to share updates with existing donors and to keep written materials current with this information;
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in English, journalism or similar field;
  • Two to five years of fundraising experience in a nonprofit setting, with experience in writing successful proposals securing programmatic and/or unrestricted support from foundation, corporate and major donors;
  • Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills, including ability to adapt tone and style for various audiences and purposes; expertise in use of English grammar, punctuation, and syntax; ability to conduct research; ability to "ghost write" for executive and senior-level staff and volunteers; ability to learn subject-specific terminology for use in developing written materials and to adapt technical language for lay audiences; knowledge of when and how to use different channels of communication;
  • Ability to gather information quickly and easily through interviews, database research, and review of internal reports and meeting notes;
  • Ability to organize information for effective presentation in proposals, publications, web sites and other media;
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office; experience with Raiser's Edge preferred;
  • Emotional intelligence and strong orientation towards customer service (internally and externally);
  • Exceptional attention to detail and highly organized;
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment, lead projects, meet multiple concurrent deadlines, and organize time and priorities;
  • Ability to collaborate effectively and to work well as a member of a team;
  • High energy and demonstrated passion for Share Our Strength's mission.

To Apply

Submit cover letter, resume, salary requirements and two writing samples to jobs@strength.org. Writing samples should include the following: one program-focused funding proposal and one stewardship report on a funded program or project (each 5 pages or less). Reference job title "Manager, Development Writing" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Restaurant Partnerships Manager

Date Posted: June 21, 2011
Location: Washington, DC

Responsibilities

The Restaurant Partnerships Manager will be responsible for, in conjunction with the Director of Dine Out for No Kid Hungry, raising revenue from restaurant companies for Share Our Strength through cause related marketing, corporate partnerships and strategic philanthropy.

  • Raise operating revenue from restaurant partnerships for Share Our Strength with the department goal amount of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
  • Prepare and implement strategic sales / restaurant partnership plan for Share Our Strength's Dine Out for No Kid Hungry.
  • Build Share Our Strength's restaurant multi-unit partnerships through extensive business development and creative and entrepreneurial approaches, leading to growth of revenue sources for the organization for the child hunger strategy.
  • Represent Share Our Strength to corporate leaders, business executives, marketing agencies, corporate foundation officials, board members, the Executive team, other staff, and vendors of support services.
  • Work with the key account manager, communications team and community investment team to execute partnership terms and benefits.

Qualifications

  • Degree in marketing, business or equivalent experience. Master's degree preferred.
  • A minimum of five years of experience in sales, business development or cause marketing partnership experience.
  • Experience in the multi-unit restaurant industry, a plus.
  • Excellent leadership skills and the ability to impact decisions through a driven, yet collaborative style.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications (oral and written) skills.
  • Experience in strategic sales with the ability to create presentations, conduct meetings and facilitate contract negotiations.
  • Experience in development and marketing with major corporations preferred.
  • Ability to work well inter-departmentally and ability to be a team player.
  • Demonstrated ability in strategic thinking and tactical application.
  • Possess high energy, enthusiasm and commitment to fight childhood hunger.

To Apply

Submit resume, cover letter and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Restaurant Partnerships Senior Manager" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Financial Planning Analyst

Location: Washington, D.C.
Updated: November 11, 2011

Position Summary

Share our Strength is hiring two Financial Analysts for the Community Investment Team who will play a significant role in efficient and effective financial management of the programs including billings, tracking project costs, and invoice processing. The Financial Analysts also play an important supporting role in the development of Share Our Strength's general operating budget and multi-year plans, and in enhancing communication within Share Our Strength's internal departments.

The position requires at least 2 years of experience in a comparable role, preferably with a nonprofit organization. The individual must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and must be able to work effectively across organizational and functional boundaries.

Responsibilities

  • Generate and explain monthly billings.
  • Receive, review and submit vendor invoices to Accounting for payment against the appropriate expense budget and coordinate with Operations, Accounting and vendors to resolve payment issues.
  • Assist in ensuring that proper procurement and accounting procedures are followed, and submit monthly accruals for open items to ensure the accuracy of financial statements.
  • Provide various analyses to Program and Finance Managers. Track data for special projects, and identify and propose areas for improvement, cost reduction, revenue generation and for more efficient business practices.
  • Review financial statements monthly and work with Finance and Accounting to ensure accuracy, explain budget variances and develop accurate projections.
  • Effectively bridge communications among internal departments and constituents at all staff levels. Develop useful financial reporting tools for various audiences.
  • Assist in building Share Our Strength's general operating budgets.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Finance and/or Business strongly preferred. MBA a plus.
  • Two years of finance experience.
  • Excellent communication, relationship building and problem solving skills.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Expertise in Excel.
  • Demonstrated interest in nonprofits.

To Apply

Submit resume, cover letter and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Financial Planning Analyst" in the Subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Senior Systems Administrator

Reports to: Senior Manager, Information Services
Location: Washington, DC-HQ
Date Posted: January 26, 2012

Responsibilities

The Manager of Systems Administration for Share Our Strength is responsible for effective provisioning and operation of software systems and major applications. The manager participates in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. The manager will also assist project teams with technical support and direction during all phases of our project life cycles; these activities include the definition of needs, benefits, and technical strategy; research & development within the project; technical analysis and design; and support of operations staff in executing, testing and rolling-out the solutions. Participation on projects is focused on smoothing the transition of projects from development to production by performing operations activities within the project life-cycle.

  • Accountable for the following systems: Convio, Salesforce, Sharepoint 2010, Office 365, MessageOne, Microsoft Dynamics, Central Desktop, Basecamp, and others as necessary. Responsibilities on these systems include engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance and research and development to ensure reliable operation and continual innovation.
  • Act as systems administrator for SharePoint 2010 will interact regularly with others to assist in the development of the SharePoint environment in accordance with the growth of the organization. Duties will include managing and designing site collections, implementing web part pages, page design, and site features, security policies, user account management, provisioning new sites, and problem resolution.
  • Act as systems administrator for Exchanges 2010 service integrations with other Microsoft products.
  • Develop and maintain installation, configuration, and deployment procedures, contribute to and maintain system standards.
  • Write project proposals, RFPs, status reports, technical standards and procedures, to include technical as well as operational needs. Present IT project information to managers, technical teams and all staff.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor (4-year) degree, with a technical major, such as engineering or computer science.
  • Four to six years system administration experience.
  • Experience with Convio, Sharepoint (2007 or 2010), and Salesforce preferred.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Maintains strong attention to detail in complex solutions.
  • Solid understanding of business practices with fundamental understanding of project management methodology.
  • Requires excellent computer skills.

To Apply:

Submit resume, cover letter and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Senior Systems Administrator" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Senior Support Administrator

Updated: November 2, 2011

Responsibilities

The Senior Support Administrator for Share Our Strength is responsible for the effective provisioning and operation of all major applications and the administration of client and server systems.

  • The Administrator provides oversight on Technical Support operations, and acts as lead coordinator for escalated Support cases with service providers.
  • Provides on-site maintenance and support for servers, client/server applications, voice system support and administration, and streaming audio and video support. Maintain data center environment and monitoring equipment.
  • Monitor centralized backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or online archives are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.
  • Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues. In some cases, repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.
  • Develop and maintain installation, configuration, and deployment procedures, contribute to and maintain policies and procedures for major applications and resources in common. Administrate and maintain documentation on all systems and applications.
  • Coordinate with vendors, make purchases and place orders. Manage consultants and temporary staff.
  • Direct the support and training for all staff, including satellite location employees.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (4-year) degree, with a technical major, such as engineering or computer science.
  • Four to six years system administration experience.
  • Experience with Convio, Sharepoint 2007 or 2010, and Salesforce preferred.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Maintains strong attention to detail in high-pressure situations.
  • Solid understanding of business practices with fundamental understanding of project management methodology.
  • Requires excellent computer skills.

To Apply

Submit resume, cover letter and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Senior Systems Administrator" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Manager of Executive Team Support

Location: Washington, D.C.
Posted: October 31, 2011

Responsibilities

The Manager of Executive Team Support at Share Our Strength leads the support for the Executive Team of the organization, specifically focused on supporting three executives including the CEO, President, and Co-Founder. Incumbent will work closely with the Executive Assistant and ensures executives have the highest possible quality of administrative and project management support.

In addition, the Manager of Executive Team Support will serve as a liaison between the Executive Team and other key staff and departments, in order to ensure the time and relationships of the executives are being leveraged appropriately and proactively to further the organization's priorities and goals.

  • Supervises the Executive Assistant(s) on the administrative support of executives. This includes but is not limited to providing guidance on scheduling priorities, overseeing the process for preparing briefings before meetings/events, and helping the assistant problem solve with an eye to the bigger picture goals and priorities of the executives;
  • Works with Executive Assistant to proactively organize the executives daily schedules to reflect and emphasize the strategic objectives they have laid out for themselves and Share Our Strength, and delegating to others when appropriate;
  • Works with a cross-collaborative team with representatives from all key departments to make sure we are taking a proactive approach to travel and scheduling in order to maximize executives' time in key markets (includes running bi-weekly scheduling meetings);
  • Leads the support for the management of the organization's national Board of Directors and board committees, specifically coordinating the preparation leading into four annual meetings/calls, taking minutes during board meetings, overseeing the introduction and implementation of new policies or motions requiring board approval, etc.;
  • Coordinates regular communications with Board members and acts as a conduit of information between executives and board leadership, triage issues and facilitates communication among stakeholders;
  • Works with the President to set agendas and coordinate follow-up items for regular, reoccurring Senior Team and All Staff meetings;
  • Manages aspects of events that involve the Executive Team, such as the annual national conference, speaking engagements, and major fundraising dinners, events and trips;
  • Manages special projects when they are specifically centered around core priorities or relationships of the three executives supported by this position;
  • Ensures that the right contacts (donors, corporate partners, thought leaders) of executives are invited to participate in Share Our Strength cultivation events and opportunities (in coordination with Development staff);
  • Ensures that the executive team is pro-active in reaching out to donors, partners, and prospects, with information about events, news developments, policy developments, etc.;
  • Helps leverage CEO's writing and widely-respected thought leadership to the benefit of Share Our Strength's public reputation; including but not limited to maximizing his use of online social media tools (Twitter, blogging), coordinating strategic communications to constituents with Development and Communications departments, and working with Public Relations Director to proactively leverage him via media interviews, op-eds, etc.;
  • Works with executives to proactively manage and track the executive department's annual budget;
  • Approves and edits all letters, emails, quotations, thank-yous and written text that is being printed, circulated or published in executives names
  • Approves writing to be published in CEO's name in order to ensure his authentic voice and writing style is reflected;
  • Acts as a general liaison between the Executive Team, the Senior Team and our entire staff.
  • Performs other duties and responsibilities as directed.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors' degree with five to seven (5-7) years' of similar work experience.
  • Experience working directly with executives or leaders with diverse support needs;
  • Previous experience with scheduling preferred;
  • Experience working on nonprofit board management and coordinating communications with board members and key external stakeholders;
  • Instinctual problem-solver with honed diplomacy skills;
  • Experience supervising staff preferred, but not required;
  • Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills and must be highly focused;
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment, lead projects, meet multiple concurrent deadlines, and organize time and priorities;
  • Emotional intelligence and strong orientation towards customer service (internally and externally), highly desirable;
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, knowledge of Raiser's Edge database a plus;
  • Highly effective within a fluid, entrepreneurial environment;
  • Ability to collaborate and work well as a member of a team;
  • High energy and a demonstrated passion for our work;
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication (both verbal and written) skills;
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion and sound judgment.

To Apply:

Submit resume, cover letter and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Manager, Executive Team Support" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Digital Communications Manager

Reports to: Online Community Director
Location: Washington, DC-HQ
Date Posted: December 19, 2011

Responsibilities

The Digital Communications Manager's primary responsibilities will be to lead the strategy and implementation of Share Our Strength's growing email program that supports fundraising, ticket sales and community engagement. The incumbent will oversee the organizational email calendar and creation and production of online marketing materials for related mailings. Will work with staff, regional partners and volunteers to assist in reinforcing Share Our Strength brand identity through visual and graphic support in both Web and email campaigns.

  • Oversee the organizational email calendar, scheduling mailings and the resulting work flow that is needed in order to execute them from the concept state through completion.
  • Coordinate with a variety of partners to determine ideal content to promote events, including text, pictures, logos, etc.
  • Edit email copy received from volunteers and staff, suggesting revisions and changes.
  • Create and implement best practices around managing and selecting audience lists, ensuring that lists are up to date and best targeted for each mailing.
  • Build a report structure for tracking and evaluating the performance of email campaigns, including testing, performance metrics and revenue implications. Manage and design a testing regimen to ensure timing, subject lines, and content are optimized.
  • Implement and code emails, preparing them for delivery.
  • Coordinate and streamline the process for all email campaigns from inception through postdelivery metrics. Lead quality control/proofing and a review process to ensure that all materials have been screened for a high degree of accuracy and professional image.
  • Coordinate site development related to email campaigns including graphic design, content creation, page layout, navigation and, where applicable, optimizing the donation or ticket buying experience, within established templates and content management systems.
  • Manage development of graphics and artwork for the Web in coordination with the Senior Graphic Designer (landing pages, email header graphic, etc.).
  • Contribute to social media and blog as it relates to events and local activities.
  • Provide Convio support to internal partners and volunteers, as needed.
  • Manage consistency of the Share Our Strength brand across email campaigns that serve a wide variety of purposes, enforcing established guidelines for emails with partners.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • 3 - 5 years of project management experience in an email focused position with solid HTML and email best practices experience required. Experience working with content management systems required. Experience with Convio or Kintera ASPs strongly preferred.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Experience with specific graphic design applications including Adobe Creative Suite elements is important Experience with PHP/MySQL, Podcasts, and/or Webcasts a big plus.
  • Strong writing and editing skills.
  • Highly organized with the ability to handle multiple projects and priorities while coordinating work flow in a deadline-driven and service-focused environment.
  • Experience working with and managing external partners including graphic designers.
  • Proven understanding of online marketing terms and processes.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to maintain strong professional relationships with a range of groups, volunteers and associates both in person and by writing/phone.
  • Excellent problem-solving and implementation skills.
  • Must be proactive and a self-starter.

To Apply

Please send your resume and cover letter outlining your relevant experience and qualifications to jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Digital Communications Manager" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

No Kid Hungry Senior Field Coordinator

Reports to: Director of State Partnership
Location: Washington, DC-HQ
Date Posted: January 26, 2012

Responsibilities

The No Kid Hungry Senior Field Coordinator will be responsible for managing communications between the No Kid Hungry Field Team in the Community Investments Department and the broader organization. Under the direction of the Field Manager, the Senior Field Coordinator will work closely with the Field Managers and other members of the Community Investments Department to maintain communication between the Field Team and other departments throughout Share Our Strength.

The No Kid Hungry Field Team, housed within the Community Investments Department, includes the No Kid Hungry National Campaign Director and a team of Field Managers assigned to manage daily communications with and provide support for the 18 No Kid Hungry state partnerships.

The Senior Field Coordinator oversees the following:

  • Evaluation of organizational communications needs concerning No Kid Hungry Field work. This includes working closely with other departments to assess their information needs and helping to create efficient solutions that meet those needs.
  • Development and production of materials to keep the organization up to date on the field activities such as briefings, budget documents, PowerPoint presentations, reconciliation documents, and meeting agendas.
  • Working closely with Field Managers and the Center for Best Practices to research and maintain a working knowledgebase of metrics related to the Federal Nutrition Programs, and working to identify ways to package and communicate that data to other internal teams.
  • Coordinating internal organizational communications, including scheduling meetings, identifying action items, and producing reports for directors on the work happening among the state partnerships.
  • Coordinating the approval of Online and Development reporting materials internally by working with the Communications team, Development team, and Field Managers.
  • Managing internal and external information requests about campaigns from within and outside of the organization.
  • Providing administrative oversight as required. This will include scheduling, arranging travel, coordinating the execution of contracts, and payment of invoices.
  • General administrative support for office including, but not limited to, backup and lunchtime phone coverage and support for large mailings.
  • Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in business, communications, community development, public service or a related discipline preferred and 3 or more year's related experience required.
  • Experience with research, quantitative analysis, and/or evaluation methods strongly preferred. Project management experience is also an asset.
  • Experience or knowledge of federal nutrition programs preferred.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills required.
  • Ability to work at a fast pace with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Ability to handle multiple activities, events, and projects simultaneously.
  • Short and long-range planning and follow-through skills required.
  • Ability to work with diverse populations and tailor strategies to meet their needs most effectively.
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends as necessary.
  • Proficient computer skills, including the operation of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

To Apply:

Submit resume, cover letter and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "NKH Sr. Field Coordinator" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Database Coordinator

Reports to: Database Administrator
Location: Washington, DC-HQ
Date Posted: January 18, 2012

Responsibilities

The Database Coordinator will be responsible for quick, accurate, and timely gift entry. Additional responsibilities include assisting the Database Manager and Development staff with routine database cleanup and other tasks as needed such as list production, mail, file management, and routine administrative support.

  • Data entry of constituent biographical and gift information, including attributes, relationships, actions, and notes into Raiser's Edge database. Ensure entry follows guidelines for producing appropriate acknowledgment letters, receipts, and lists.
  • Assist with acknowledgement and receipt mailings.
  • Assist as needed with database list production.
  • Assist with performing quality assurance on all data entry.
  • Provide administrative support to prepare miscellaneous letters, proposals, reports and other documents as needed.
  • Assist with online and offline database cleanup, including record merges.
  • Perform other administrative duties as necessary, such as regular file management.
  • Maintain regular contact with all SOS staff members, and interact with individual donors and event attendees as needed.
  • Assist in reconciliation of Raiser's Edge and Great Plains on a monthly basis.
  • General administrative support for office including, but not limited to, backup and lunchtime phone coverage and support for large mailings.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree;
  • Strong knowledge of gift processing procedures and 1 - 2 years of Raiser's Edge or other fundraising database experience preferred;
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities;
  • Excellent attention to detail;
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills;
  • Strong organizational skills;
  • Excellent customer service skills;
  • Proven ability to excel in a team environment;
  • Strong computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook;
  • Convio experience is a plus.

To Apply:

Submit cover letter, resume and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "Database Coordinator" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

No Kid Hungry Field Coordinator

Reports to: Field Manager
Location: Washington, DC-HQ
Date Posted: January 26, 2012

Responsibilities

The No Kid Hungry Field Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the internal day-to-day work of the No Kid Hungry Field Team in the Community Investments Department. Under the direction of the Field Manager, the Field Coordinator will work closely with the Field Managers to maintain communication among Community Investments team members.

The No Kid Hungry Field Team, housed within the Community Investments Department, includes the No Kid Hungry National Campaign Director and a team of Field Managers assigned to manage daily communications with and provide support for the 18 No Kid Hungry state and city partnerships.

The Field Coordinator oversees the following:

  • Development and production of materials to keep the department up to date on the field activities such as briefings, budget documents, PowerPoint presentations, reconciliation documents, and meeting agendas.
  • Keep the notes of biweekly calls with our active campaigns and be responsible for communicating follow items and responsibilities across the team.
  • Maintaining and developing information systems to support internal communications.
  • Schedule internal meetings and calls with other Community Investments divisions as necessary to discuss field work or other activities that relate to the campaigns.
  • Process check requests for campaign expenditures including working closely with the Finance and Development teams to assure proper coding and filing.
  • Coordinating the approval of outreach materials internally by working with the Communications team and Field Managers.
  • Providing administrative oversight as required for the Field Team. This will include scheduling, arranging travel, and coordinating the execution of contracts and payment of invoices.
  • General administrative support for office including, but not limited to, backup and lunchtime phone coverage and support for large mailings.
  • Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, community development, public service or a related discipline preferred and one or more years related experience required.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills required.
  • Ability to work at a fast pace with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Ability to handle multiple activities, events and projects simultaneously.
  • Short and long-range planning and follow-through skills required.
  • Ability to work with diverse populations and tailor strategies to meet their needs most effectively.
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends as necessary.
  • Proficient computer skills, including the operation of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

To Apply:

Submit cover letter, resume and salary requirement to: jobs@strength.org. Reference job title "NKH Field Coordinator" in the subject line. No calls please. Share Our Strength is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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