Job Title: Policy Coordinator, Food and Nutrition Services
Position Supervisor: Manager, Food and Nutrition Services
Department: Influence
Classification Level: Exempt
Location: Remote/hybrid
Position Timeline: Two-Year Term Limited Position
APHSA represents leaders from state, county, and city human services agencies to advance the well-being of individuals, families, and communities nationwide. As a bipartisan membership association, we work with our members to generate pragmatic solutions grounded in lived experience with a lens for racial equity and belonging. With and through these members, we work to advance solutions centered on administering, overseeing, and aligning programs to provide access to food, housing, employment, childcare, community support, and other key building blocks.
Join a team of dedicated professionals who are results-oriented and are impacting systems to promote well-being across the nation! You will gain hands-on experience and work with various partners and projects.
Your direct supervisor and coach will be the Manager, Food and Nutrition Services. Your support will be the entire APHSA organization because we work best when we all work together!
Position Summary:
The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) is recruiting a Policy Coordinator, Food and Nutrition Services to support their growing body of work in federal food and nutrition policy, with a specific focus on summer hunger. In response to the newly created, nationwide Summer EBT program, this new position will work under the direction of senior policy staff to engage and support state agencies that are designing and implementing Summer EBT programs. The Policy Coordinator will also promote the alignment of strategies across nutrition and anti-hunger investments and support APHSA’s SNAP policy portfolio. APHSA is looking to bring on ambitious new talent that is ready to dive into these areas that are ripe for building systemic change in the food and nutrition space within human services.
Major Responsibility #1: Support virtual and in-person peer community spaces for public agencies responsible for operating S-EBT (40%)
Major Responsibility #2: With direction from senior policy staff, support policy analysis, knowledge product development, and project management related to Summer EBT and other nutrition and anti-hunger programs (30%)
Major Responsibility #3: Contribute to the ongoing operations of APHSA’s Food and Nutrition Services policy portfolio (20%)
Major Responsibility #4: Other duties as assigned (10%)
Requirements
Qualifications
At APHSA, we value and support the health, well-being, and future of our staff. Our benefit package is based on improving employee morale, which fosters a work environment where staff feel they can thrive and feel accomplished. Aside from basic benefits such as 100% employer coverage of health, dental, and vision insurance, we also offer additional employee benefits and perks like these:
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume, cover letter, and salary requirement.
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Job Title: Policy Coordinator, Food and Nutrition Services
Position Supervisor: Manager, Food and Nutrition Services
Department: Influence
Classification Level: Exempt
Location: Remote/hybrid
Position Timeline: Two-Year Term Limited…
At APHSA, we value and support the health, well-being, and future of our staff. Our benefit package is based on improving employee morale, which fosters a work environment where staff feel they can thrive and feel accomplished. Aside from basic benefits such as 100% employer coverage of health, dental, and vision insurance, we also offer additional employee benefits and perks like these:
At APHSA, we value and support the health, well-being, and future of our staff. Our benefit package is based on improving employee morale, which fosters a work environment where staff…