Strategic Donor Engagement Lead

Food Bank of South Jersey; New Jersey; On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Bank of South Jersey seeks a Donor Engagement Manager to lead donor relationship development across Food Sourcing, coordinating with coordinators and leadership to align donor opportunities with capacity and mission impact.

You will act as an ambassador at events, manage donor programs, and drive acquisition, engagement, and retention strategies while collaborating with Operations and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, supply chain, nonprofit management, or related field, OR equivalent experience.
• Minimum of three years in donor or account relationship management, business development, or food procurement/sourcing.
• Working knowledge of food safety standards and donation handling requirements.
• Proficiency with donor/customer relationship management databases (e.g., Salesforce) and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple relationships, priorities, and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop, cultivate, and expand relationships with existing, prospective, and lapsed food donors, industry partners, and community organizations.
• Contribute to donor acquisition, engagement, stewardship, recognition, retention, and reactivation strategies.
• Build relationships to support growth and diversification of the Food Sourcing network.
• Represent the Food Bank at donor, community, industry, and networking events.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support successful implementation of donation programs and partnerships.
• Maintain donor relationship management systems, records, and engagement tracking.

Skills

Donor relationships

Relationship management

Business development

Communication skills

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Travel coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business/related field

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Food Bank of South Jersey seeks a Donor Engagement Manager to lead donor relationship development across Food Sourcing, coordinating with coordinators and leadership to align donor opportunities with capacity and mission impact.

You will act as an ambassador at events, manage donor programs, and drive acquisition, engagement, and retention strategies while collaborating with Operations and cross-functional teams.