Health & Nutrition Programs Leader | FiM & Community Impact

Community-Food-Bank-of-New-Jersey-1; Hillside (NJ); On-site; USD 62,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

14 paid holidays

Tuition assistance & certificate reimb

401(k) plan with company match

Job summary

Community Foodbank of New Jersey is seeking a Community Health and Nutrition Manager to execute our FiM strategy, oversee medically tailored nutrition services, and expand healthcare partnerships. You will translate nutrition standards into sourcing specs and guide Nutrition Policy implementation.

You will supervise across teams, develop training, and collaborate with fundraising and finance to ensure accurate reporting and program growth. Travel and flexible hours accommodate partner needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science/Dietetics or related field.
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential required.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and/or expanding nutrition programs with a large population and/or statewide focus and associated federal or state budget oversight and grants management/reporting.
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse populations (e.g., African-American, Hispanic, senior and youth communities)
• Demonstrated experience working in the areas of food insecurity, diet-related chronic diseases, or public health
• Ability to have a varied work schedule that includes nights and weekends to meet the scheduling needs of partnering organizations.
• Must possess personal vehicle and valid driver's license
• Technical aptitude with MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and ability to utilize data management systems are essential for success.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision as well as part of a team and with all levels in the organization.
• Detailed oriented; strong time management.
• Following hiring, must successfully complete and stay up to date with ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Lead CFBNJ's Food is Medicine (FiM) program planning, implementation, evaluation and associated grant requirements.
• Oversee FiM program services including medically tailored groceries, medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, food farmacies and other healthcare-linked programs designed to reach neighbors with diet-related chronic diseases.
• Develop and review product selections, menus, and recipes for FiM programs to ensure they align with program-specific nutrition requirements.
• Translate nutrition requirements into practical specifications to be implemented through CFBNJ's food sourcing operations.
• Identify opportunities to expand FiM programming through healthcare partnerships, grants, and other funding models.
• Oversee ongoing organization-wide Nutrition Policy implementation.
• Monitor nutrition ranking inventory trends and provide nutrition expertise and guidance to the Food Sourcing team to identify opportunities to increase access to foods that align with CFBNJ's nutrition standards.
• Oversee the development of Nutrition Policy training opportunities for our network of partners and collaborate with the Engagement and Fulfillment teams on implementation.
• Support the Senior Director in working closely with CFBNJ's Resource Development team to secure program funding, and Finance team in maintaining accurate programmatic financial accounting and required reports.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships, including statewide alliances, hospitals and healthcare locations, etc., to promote and expand CFBNJ's suite of community nutrition programs to reach limited resourced, food insecure individuals.
• Support the design and implementation of a comprehensive dietetic internship program to expand CFBNJ's ability to support and achieve priority community nutrition goals.
• Proactively work with internal teams to ensure community health and nutrition strategies are integrated into program development, marketing and communications, advocacy, and healthcare quality improvement activities.
• Provide strong leadership in program development and relationship building; lead and direct individuals across multiple functional areas.

Skills

Leadership

Grant management

Budget oversight

Communication

Data analysis

Bi-lingual (plus)

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science/Dietetics or related field

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Community Foodbank of New Jersey is seeking a Community Health and Nutrition Manager to execute our FiM strategy, oversee medically tailored nutrition services, and expand healthcare partnerships. You will translate nutrition standards into sourcing specs and guide Nutrition Policy implementation.

You will supervise across teams, develop training, and collaborate with fundraising and finance to ensure accurate reporting and program growth. Travel and flexible hours accommodate partner needs.