Food Security Coordinator

At United Way of King County, we are working side by side with communities to build an equitable future for everyone. We believe that having staff, volunteers, and supporters that represent diverse backgrounds will allow us to better accomplish our mission. We continue to work diligently to ensure that the field of philanthropy is welcoming to diverse communities. We strive to have a diverse staff and particularly encourage Black, Indigenous and people of color to apply and be part of our team.

Our culture fosters collaboration, teamwork, open communication, leadership, integrity, and accountability.

Job Summary:

United Way of King County envisions equitable and just communities where all people can thrive. We bring partners together to build a community where people have homes, students graduate, and families are financially stable.

Across Washington, too many families continue to experience hunger, with food insecurity disproportionately impacting BIPOC households. United Way works across the food system to reduce hunger and increase access to federally funded nutrition programs, including school meals, summer meals, Summer EBT, SNAP, and WIC. Through our Hunger Free Washington initiative, United Way partners with schools, school districts, community-based organizations, state agencies, and anti-hunger advocates to strengthen statewide coordination, expand access to nutrition programs, and advance policy and systems change.

This position will support United Way's food security team in reducing hunger, with a particular focus on supporting federally funded child nutrition programs. This position will provide a blend of programmatic communications, marketing, project coordination, advocacy, and program support, to help partners understand and advance food security priorities across Washington State.

This is a grant-funded position with an anticipated end date of June 30, 2027. The position may be extended based on the availability of continued grant funding.

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Compensation:

• The hourly rate for this position ranges from $28.58 to $30.08.
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• PTO (including holidays)
• 403(b) retirement savings plan
• Subsidized Transit Pass (Orca Card)

Essential Duties:

• Programmatic Communications and Resource Development

• Develop engaging written and visual materials that support United Way's food security work, with a focus on the Hunger Free Washington initiative and federal child nutrition programs.

• Translate complex program and policy information into accessible materials for a range of audiences, including community partners, school districts, policymakers, funders, and community members.

• Draft and support content for partner- and community-facing materials, including Hunger Free Washington blog posts, newsletters, presentations, social media content, and reports.

• Create impactful print and digital materials using Canva or other design tools that effectively communicate program impact, available resources, and opportunities for partners, policymakers, and community members.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to coordinate effective and aligned storytelling, ensuring information conveys impact while being accurate and audience appropriate.

• Advocacy, Policy, and Public Awareness Support

• Provide logistical and communications support related to food security advocacy priorities, including tracking policy developments, preparing summaries and briefing materials, drafting advocacy communications, and supporting public awareness campaigns.

• Assist with the creation of briefing materials, talking points, one-pagers, partner alerts, and other tools that help communicate policy priorities.

• Event Planning and Support

• Coordinate high quality in-person and virtual events that advance food security priorities, including but not limited to statewide meetings, trainings, advocacy events, webinars, and partner convenings.

• Support a positive participant experience by ensuring events are well-organized, accessible, and responsive to partner needs.

• Provide communications, administrative, and project coordination support for broader statewide food security initiatives and special projects as assigned.

• Support broader work maximizing access to federal nutrition programs statewide as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated understanding of social and racial justice and equity, with a proven commitment to apply racial and economic justice lenses

in both personal and workplace contexts.

• Lived experience and/or demonstrated professional skills working within a diverse work environment.
• Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills. Ability to tailor communications, including blogs, reports, social media content, and other mediums, for a variety of audiences and platforms.
• Basic proficiency using Canva or similar graphic design platforms to create visually engaging materials.
• Interest in public policy, advocacy, and systems change related to food security. Previous policy experience is not required.
• Ability to quickly and concisely synthesize large amounts of information.
• Ability to execute at a high level, with strong follow-through, in fast-paced environments with tight deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task; effective time and project management skills; able to independently plan projects from inception to execution.
• Passion for helping alleviate hunger in our community.
• Demonstrated understanding of social and racial justice and equity, with a proven commitment to apply racial and economic justice lenses in both personal and workplace contexts.
• Act as a team player who is resourceful and proactive.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in communications, marketing, public relations, nonprofit management, public policy, or a related field preferred.

Additional Information:

United Way of King County is an exceptional workplace that can provide you with:

• Opportunities to work with smart, passionate, and enthusiastic team members and volunteers.
• Ongoing collaboration with diverse staff and other constituents
• A desirable culture of high-performance expectations and accountability
• Exciting and challenging work
• Opportunities to help solve the community's toughest problems.
• Competitive pay is commensurate with demonstrated successful performance and experience.
• Many other benefits that we are happy to discuss with you.

Application Procedures:

Please click here to apply online via the following link. You will be asked to upload your resume and provide a cover letter as well as complete the United Way of King County application.

Candidates who apply early will receive priority consideration.

• Applicants MUST apply at the United Way of King County Career Center to be considered for this position. Click here to access the Career Center to apply.*