Produce Rx Nutrition Program Specialist

Capital Area Food Bank; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 44,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Area Food Bank seeks a Nutrition Prescription Initiatives Specialist to support Produce Rx and related nutrition prescription initiatives. You will coordinate food distribution, partner sites, participant communications, and billing under the Senior Manager’s guidance.

You will help expand access to nutritious food for people facing insecurity, work with healthcare partners, and manage education materials and staff training. Local travel across DC, MD, and VA is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (nutrition or public health preferred).
• At least two years of office or clinical experience providing administrative or program support (healthcare or Food is Medicine programs preferred).
• Experience coordinating projects across teams, including operational details and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication, meeting coordination, organization, and attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of diet-related diseases and basic epidemiology.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project plans, workflows, milestones, electronic records, and program documentation.
• Coordinate with Operations, Food Resources, Volunteer, and other teams to ensure food is ordered, received, stored, packed, and staged for delivery.
• Track deliveries, missed orders, replacement boxes, vendor issues, and distribution from satellite sites.
• Process invoices and work with Finance to complete accurate monthly billing on schedule.
• Prepare education materials and operating procedures and help train healthcare partner staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Project coordination

Microsoft Office

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NetSuite

Partner Link

SurveyMonkey

Job description

Capital Area Food Bank seeks a Nutrition Prescription Initiatives Specialist to support Produce Rx and related nutrition prescription initiatives. You will coordinate food distribution, partner sites, participant communications, and billing under the Senior Manager’s guidance.

You will help expand access to nutritious food for people facing insecurity, work with healthcare partners, and manage education materials and staff training. Local travel across DC, MD, and VA is required.