Consider a career that allows you to make a positive impact on others’ lives while enhancing your own. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank, the largest hunger relief organization in Northeast Ohio, provided over 50 million meals in 2024 to those in need across Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Ashland, and Richland counties.

Greater Cleveland Food Bank Mission Statement: “We work to ensure that everyone in our communities has the nutritious food they need every day.”

Join the Greater Cleveland Food Bank team and experience a supportive culture of continuous learning and development. We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits, including:

• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay beginning day one
• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous retirement plan
• Wellness programs
• Childcare assistance
• Tuition and Student Loan assistance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance

Apply today and become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to making a difference in the community.

SUMMARY

This position coordinates the Food Bank’s major fundraising special events and provides support to additional smaller events throughout the year and general communications efforts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is not all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Serve as the internal key staff person on a variety of Food Bank fundraising, marketing, and cultivation events including Taste of the Browns and Market at the Food Bank. Work in partnership with volunteers, staff and vendors to ensure events raise dollars, visibility and friends for the organization.
• Develop and implement annual event plan and budget with the assistance of the director of Communications and Special Events.
• Oversee all details for each event including logistics, budget and coordination of all planning ensuring that all deadlines are met for each event.
• Serve as staff liaison with committees to secure restaurant participation and in-kind sponsors and develop relationships with the various donors.
• Manage event-day scheduling and logistics.
• Handle post-event wrap-up including prompt recognition of all supporters and volunteers, and restaurant participants.
• Handle logistics and work with key staff on Harvest for Hunger events, Annual Meeting, major donor events and other events as assigned.
• Support Executive Assistant & Project Manager with room rentals at each of the Food Bank’s locations with the assistance of the executive assistants.
• Provides general support to Food Bank development, advocacy and communications initiatives.
• Maintains required job knowledge and skills and core professional competencies. Attends and participates in required educational programs and staff meetings.
• Actively support and champion initiatives aimed at driving continuous improvement throughout the organization. May participate in one of the following: LEAN council, a kaizen, 5S campaign or other process improvement efforts to support continuous improvement and improved processes within the food bank.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A or description of duties.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university; and 2 to 3 years related event, nonprofit communications or marketing experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Willingness to work beyond normal working hours, when necessary. Proficiency in Windows based computer programs is required. Emphasis on event management, desktop publishing, InDesign and Photo Shop experience preferred. This position requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, ability to work in a team atmosphere and manage a flexible schedule. Required commitment to making interactions across different cultures and backgrounds a strength of our organization as demonstrated through work, life or community experience.

Physical Requirements and Environment

The physical requirements for this position include: Ability to frequently remain in a stationary position. Ability to move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. frequently. Ability to operate a computer or other office productivity machinery constantly. Occasional ability to ascend/descend stairs to access work spaces. Ability to position or move body to access filing cabinets or other work equipment on seldom occasions. Ability to frequently exchange accurate information and communicate in person or via telephone with clients, partners, donors, coworkers and other members of the community. Must be able to frequently view a computer screen. Ability to move office equipment/supplies occasionally. Ability to lift 25-50 lbs on a regular basis. Travel is occasionally required for this position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary Range: $55,000-$65,000 commensurate with experience

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Please note that the Food Bank does not sponsor work visas for our positions. Candidates must have the legal right to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship. Offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of an initial background check, drug screening, physical examination, and employment verification, and will be completed during the onboarding process.