School Food Policy Coordinator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee the daily and year-round execution of the Plant Powered Youth Fellowship, encompassing recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, student engagement, milestones, and deliverables.

• Facilitate student working groups, leadership development sessions, advocacy training, and workshops.

• Provide mentorship to fellows as they develop and implement school meal campaigns.

• Manage campaign toolkits, educational resources, shared documents, and communication systems.

• Organize the annual Washington, DC, Capitol Hill fly-in, including legislator meetings, student presentations, and final projects; document outcomes effectively.

• Coordinate activities for the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition and enhance member collaboration.

• Schedule quarterly coalition meetings, working groups, and Steering Committee decision-making processes.

• Prepare meeting agendas, document decisions, follow up on action items, and maintain communication with members.

• Support collective advocacy, campaign initiatives, and policy efforts.

• Link fellowship activities and youth perspectives with coalition campaigns and advocacy opportunities.

• Research and monitor legislative, regulatory, administrative, and procurement opportunities related to plant-forward K–12 meals.

• Aid state advocacy campaigns by creating policy materials, coordinating with partners, and reaching out to decision-makers.

• Contribute to the establishment or substantial support of at least five new state-level policies by 2028.

• Keep records of policy opportunities, campaign activities, partner engagement, and program progress.

• Develop and maintain systems for tracking workplans, milestones, deliverables, and outcomes.

• Monitor organizational priorities and grant obligations, contributing information for funder and leadership reports.

• Gather feedback, evaluate program activities and outcomes, and suggest improvements for implementation.

• Facilitate information sharing across workstreams and communicate progress, needs, and challenges to program leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in youth development, advocacy, organizing, public policy, coalition coordination, education, public health, or a related area.

• Ability to cultivate and maintain productive relationships with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, navigate differing perspectives and organizational interests, and promote trust and collaboration.

• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, maintain reliable administrative systems, follow through on commitments, and adapt to changing deadlines and priorities.

• Demonstrated interest in food systems, school meals, public health, environmental sustainability, or social justice, alongside the ability to learn new subject matter.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the capacity to facilitate meetings and coordinate collaborative projects.

• Ability to work independently within established priorities, troubleshoot implementation challenges, produce accurate work, and exercise sound judgment regarding when to seek guidance.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Experience utilizing spreadsheets, shared documents, and digital tools to organize information and track projects.

• Experience advocating for plant-based meals or beverages in institutional settings (preferred).

• Experience working with high school or college students through organizing, mentorship, leadership development, or training and workshop facilitation (preferred).

• Experience supporting legislative, regulatory, administrative, or procurement policy initiatives, particularly at the state level (preferred).

• Familiarity with Google Workspace, Airtable, Canva, Mailchimp, Slack, Asana, or similar tools (preferred).

• Firsthand understanding of K–12 school meal programs or barriers to nutritious school food, including experience with free or reduced-price school meals (preferred).

• Candidates residing outside the preferred locations should have reasonable access to a commercial airport to facilitate frequent domestic business travel.

🏝️ Benefits

• 37.5-hour work week to promote work-life balance.

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage (80% for eligible dependents).

• Disability and life insurance included.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) available for healthcare and dependent care.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.

• 25 vacation days in the first year.

• 15 paid holidays annually.

• 20 sick days provided.

• 3 floating holidays offered.

• Summer Fridays (the last two Fridays in July and all Fridays in August).

• Winter break (office closure between Christmas and New Year's).

• Parental leave available.

• Sabbatical options for long-term employees.

• Professional development and IT stipend provided.

• Education reimbursement opportunities available.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offered.