Senior Program Associate

Project Bread connects people and communities in Massachusetts to

reliable sources of food while advocating for policies that make food more accessible—so that no one goes hungry. To assist us in meeting our mission, Project Bread is seeking a Senior Program Associate to join our team.

At Project Bread, we have a deep commitment to creating positive social change and recognize that hunger and racism are inextricably linked. We work in a fast-paced environment that values learning, innovation, and diverse perspectives. Knowing its centrality to our work, Project Bread is committed to equity and inclusion. We aspire to build a diverse team, including groups that are traditionally underrepresented among our sector leadership. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Supervisor: Chief Program Officer

Starting Salary Range: $63,000-$66,000

The Role: The Senior Program Associate will provide critical logistical and administrative support across Project Bread’s program teams, helping each team to focus on their programs that remove barriers and make achieving food security easier for people. The successful candidate for this role will be excited for the opportunity to leverage their exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills in support of Project Bread’s radical approach to end hunger, while in a position that provides visibility into strategic and programmatic decision making.

Primary Responsibilities:

Program Support

• Coordinate technical and administrative logistics for program team events, such as monthly School Food Fellowship trainings.
• Help with the planning and execution of Project Bread’s annual Summer Eats conference.
• Provide administrative support for program teams, including updating our online maps, fulfilling materials requests, and monitoring email and voicemail boxes.
• Assume other duties and responsibilities to support program teams, as needed, that are appropriate to the position.

Executive and Administrative Support

• Manage the Chief Program Officer’s (CPO) calendar and scheduling, including preparation of materials, which may include briefing materials and PowerPoint presentations. 
• Collaborate with support staff across departments to coordinate and triage requests for meetings, reports, and other critical information updates, including reports to Project Bread’s Board of Directors.     
• Proactively cultivate and steward relationships among internal stakeholders and external partners.       
• Maintain discretion and confidentiality in relationships with all Program Directors and Senior Directors.

Organizational Responsibilities: 

• Participate in the annual Walk for Hunger, including working as event staff the weekend of the Walk (first weekend in May), and attending pre-Walk events as assigned.   
• Participate in organization-wide events and meetings.     
• Act to promote, sustain, and grow Project Bread’s positive, productive, and inclusive working environment. 

Qualifications:

There are innumerable ways to learn, grow and excel professionally. We know people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. Project Bread recognizes this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. We want to get to know you and the unique strengths you will bring to the work. This said, we are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate most of the qualifications and experiences listed below.

• Personal commitment to solving hunger in Massachusetts.
• High organized with an impeccable attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative, adapt and respond to change effectively.
• Agility to balance multiple projects, triaging priorities as needed.   
• Strong interpersonal skills and professionalism; comfort interacting and supporting individuals of a variety of backgrounds..
• Ability to manage by influence and build strong internal and external relationships. 
• Experience synthesizing and editing written content from various sources to create a cohesive draft.
• Excellent PowerPoint skills to prepare for presentations.
• Skilled in use of Outlook, Excel, and Word. Experience with Asana a plus.
• 1-3 years prior professional experience, especially in nonprofit, communication, or project management setting.

All employees are currently working a hybrid remote and in-office model and are expected to spend at least some time in the office per week. The Senior Program Associate will need to be present in the East Boston office on a regular basis to support the Chief Program Officer and Programs Team.

For the safety and protection of Project Bread Staff & Constituents we do have a COVID-19 Vaccine Policy that requires all staff to be fully vaccinated per the CDC definition.  Accommodation requests will be considered through our normal request process.

Benefits include Blue Cross Blue Shield health and dental, flexible spending accounts, retirement plan, life and long-term disability, contributions to commuting costs and wellness expenses, and unlimited paid time off.

Please apply here by completing our application form and uploading your resume and cover letter in MS Word or Pdf format.

Review of applications will begin April 22 and continue until the position is filled.

Project Bread is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services. Please contact us at jobs@projectbread.org if you would like to request special accommodations during the interview process.