Description

OVERVIEW
Hunger Free Oklahoma is seeking a full-time Child Nutrition Hunger Outreach Program Specialist to support our Federal Child Nutrition Program outreach and implementation across Oklahoma – including, but not limited to, Afterschool Meals, Summer Meals, School Breakfast and Lunch, WIC.

The ideal candidate for this position is passionate about working collaboratively with stakeholders and providing support through outreach, technical assistance, convening, research, and guidance. They are an effective verbal and visual communicator, facilitator, trainer, and presenter and prioritize excellent customer service. They engage in collaborative decision making to provide thoughtful, dynamic, and creative solutions.

WHO WE ARE
Hunger Free Oklahoma is a statewide nonprofit established to leverage the power of collaboration to solve hunger in Oklahoma by improving systems, policies, and practices, facilitating public/private partnerships, and providing backbone support to existing organizations addressing hunger. 

Hunger Free Oklahoma’s primary focus is to collaboratively work with community-based organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders who directly serve individuals. We provide support through technical assistance, convening, research, and policy guidance to nonprofits, governments, and other stakeholders statewide.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
The Child Nutrition Hunger Outreach Program Specialist reports to the Child Nutrition Hunger Outreach Program Manager. The role will evolve over time, but the core of your work will be:

• Expanding Federal Child Nutrition Programs: Build working knowledge of federal child nutrition programs; develop and implement outreach, communication, training, and technical assistance strategies; increase program awareness, access, and participation
• Building Strategic Partnerships: Cultivate strong relationships, networks, and strategic partnerships across the state; serve as a resource, connector and facilitator
• Developing Resources: Utilize research, best practices, and data to inform strategy and development of new resources and support tools; collect data and feedback to inform program improvements
• Managing Projects and Implementing Workflows: Provide coordination and operational support, maintain project documentation and tools; utilize available tools to track and meet project timelines and deliverables; support projects and project stakeholders; support continuous learning and improvement and implementation of project plans; track child nutrition partner engagement and services delivered
• Supporting and Facilitating Coalitions: Support the Oklahoma Childhood Food Security Coalition meetings; recruit, communicate and engage with members to advance coalition objectives; identify, support, and distribute training and capacity building resources to partners; coordinate with HFO staff to ensure relevant staff participation

Requirements

WHO YOU ARE
To qualify for this job, you will:

• Have a high school diploma or equivalent and have 4-6 or more combined years of post-secondary education and/or work experience in a relevant field
• Have experience in child nutrition programs, community partnerships, program coordination, or a related field
• Bring strong communication, relationshipbuilding, presenting, and facilitation skills
• Be detailoriented, organized, and comfortable in developing and improving workflows 
• Demonstrate the ability to collect and apply best practices, build subject matter expertise and support both internal teams and external partners 
• Be proficient in MS Office Suite and comfortable using tools like Salesforce, Planner, and other programmanagement platforms
• Experience performing needs assessments (3 years or more, strongly preferred)
• Experience helping schools navigate child nutrition programs (3 or more years, strongly preferred)

KEYS TO SUCCESS
To be successful in this job, you will have strong written and verbal communication skills, be proficient in MS Office Suite, and excel in the areas described below. A background in project management, community development, and/or customer service is a plus but not required.

•  Passionate Engager: You embrace and promote HFO’s mission and values and can communicate to a broad audience how hunger impacts their work to get them excited about addressing it.
• Committed Learner: You are committed to curiosity and learning new skills and knowledge on a continual basis. You are self-motivated to expand your skills, knowledge, and abilities.
• Strategic and Innovative Thinker: You can reason and solve problems, manage partner expectations, and recognize strategic opportunities for systems change.
• Goal Oriented: You have a history of setting and accomplishing ambitious goals and moving barriers to achieve your desired outcomes. You meet your goals because you think ahead, plan, and work collaboratively.
• Collaborator: You understand the importance of working with internal and external partners to achieve a common goal. You are an active listener, have high emotional intelligence, and respect other collaborators’ diverse needs, experiences, and perspectives. You can find points of collaboration even when there are competing interests. 
• Relationship Builder: You develop and maintain strong working relationships and can communicate and foster a sense of partnership with diverse partners and program participants of diverse races, ethnicities, incomes, and experiences. People who work with you comment on your quality and timely customer service and problem-solving approach. 
• Community Advocate and Inclusive Problem Solver: You are a community advocate and inclusive problem solver, demonstrating a deep understanding of diverse community needs and perspectives, and amplifying underrepresented voices in decision-making. You're passionate about creating positive change and addressing community challenges in ways that work for everyone.

WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW   
Hunger Free Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations.  

This position is full-time and based in Oklahoma City or Tulsa, Oklahoma. This role requires the ability to independently travel to sites across the state for up to 25% of working time and may require occasional evening and weekend work to support events and programming. This position requires the ability to perform medium physical effort consisting of occasionally handling, lifting, or moving objects 20-30 pounds for handling resources and supplies, and to sit or stand to complete office-oriented work an average of 8 hours a day.  

Benefits:  

Hunger Free Oklahoma benefits include the following insurance: medical, dental, short-term disability, and life; 401K contribution (no match requirement); competitive paid time off; and eligible for annual cost of living increase and annual merit salary increases. Additional insurance is available at employee expense: vision, accident, and additional life. Hunger Free Oklahoma offers partial coverage of medical insurance premiums for qualified dependents.  

Hunger Free Oklahoma offers the benefit of a hybrid work schedule. This office-based position will offer up to 3 days a week for remote work. Participating in the hybrid work schedule requires access to reliable internet and a dedicated workspace at home. Hunger Free Oklahoma provides the equipment.  

In order to be considered for this position, you must upload a resume and cover letter. Please include applicant name in the file name.  

For more information about Hunger Free Oklahoma, and to apply, visit https://www.hungerfreeok.org/about/staff/join-the-team/