Job Listing

NHHS is looking for a passionate and motivated individual to join our team who has a background in meeting facilitation, advocacy, and an understanding of school meal programs. 

Regional Community Engagement Coordinator Scope of Work:

• Work with NHHS Deputy Director and Manchester Food Collaborative (MFC) and Greater Nashua Food Council (GNFC) partners to facilitate and coordinate MFC and GNFC meetings including: sending meeting invites, coordinating outreach, developing and disseminating meeting agendas, participating in meetings, creating minutes, communicating with coalition partners and completing follow up tasks

• For both MFC and GNFC, facilitate strategic planning and goal creation, track collaborative activities, and provide evaluation of activities

• Meet individually with regional partners to build/strengthen relationships and understand resources and needs in the community and engage them in the local coalition work.

• Attend community events to provide outreach and engagement, collect surveys, and present opportunities for community involvement to improve food and nutrition access 

• Provide communication and education to collaborating organizations related to current federal, state, and local food policies and legislation

• Work with NHHS Child Nutrition and Communications Coordinator to keep food resource guides up to date and translated into the necessary languages.

• Coordinate and facilitate the joint subcommittee of MFC and GNFC, Cultural Pantries, and ensure the two coalitions are working toward meeting the identified goals and priorities 

• Draft articles for newsletters, annual reports, and other documents as requested

• Deliver relevant presentations as appropriate

• Help to conduct focus groups and coordinate and engage community partners in survey collection and conduct analysis of these data as necessary 

Community Engagement to Improve Child Nutrition:

• Work with Deputy Director and Child Nutrition and Communications Coordinator to develop, build, and strengthen relationships with Manchester and Nashua food service directors and school district staff to improve school breakfast participation

• Engage local coalitions and schools to participate in school meal teams and to provide community outreach to encourage school meal participation and free and reduced meal form completion 

• Use the evidence based model, Breakfast After the Bell, to provide technical assistance and support to school district staff to implement this model in Manchester and Nashua schools

• Identify institutional policy opportunities at the food service level, school level, or district level to ensure breakfast is offered after the bell in all schools

• Work with the Deputy Director to get Manchester and Nashua schools to increase participation to 70 free and reduced eligible students participating in school breakfast for every 100 free and reduced eligible students participating in lunch

• Run data analysis to determine each school’s progress toward this goal

• Connect the Child Nutrition and Communications Coordinator with coalitions and their partners to share social media messaging as well as connect them to partners who can assist in school meal and school pantry work

• Support organizational efforts to strengthen and stabilize use of school meals, summer meals, and CACFP programs

• Develop expertise in understanding all aspects of school and summer and CACFP meal programs

• Help to grow relationships with local partners in school districts and community organizations, to build a common language and understanding around the importance of food security for NH children

• Assist Deputy Director in K-12 school and summer meal team development and management

• Assist Deputy Director in K-12 school and summer meal data analysis and evaluation.

• Assist with grant management and development when needed

• Provide support for AmeriCorps VISTAs, student interns, and volunteers, as necessary.

• Perform other duties as assigned