Program Manager

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Program Manager

The Be Good Project is looking for an experienced Program Manager for our Banana App project.

See more information at www.thebegoodproject.org/bananaapp

URGENT NEED

In response to the recent CoVid situation that has affected our communities, we believe that this is a great time to increase development work on our initiative as even though there are obvious changes in buying habits from both consumers and manufacturers, food waste is inevitable and must be addressed more than ever as hunger tend to exist more when an epidemic hits our local economy. This is an urgent opportunity to help us work on high-level development tasks to help us ship the Alpha version as soon as possible. Remote work available.

CONCEPT

The Banana App is a tech initiative of the Be Good Project in an effort to help alleviate poverty by preventing unintentional hunger and reducing food wastage.

The United States wastes 150,000 tons of food each day - equal to a pound per person. Up to 40 percent of the food in the United States is never eaten. But at the same time, one in eight Americans struggles to put enough food on the table - NRDC In 2015, according to the USDA, Americans threw away 133 billion pounds of food worth $161 billion, which equates almost 220 lbs per person. Wasted food is the single largest category of material placed in municipal landfills and represents nourishment that could have helped feed families in need. Additionally, water, energy, and labor used to produce wasted food could have been employed for other purposes. - fda Even though these levels are alarming, a lot of opportunities still exist to help farms, supermarkets and restaurants rescue food from being misallocated, misplaced and even misused. And that's why the Banana App is here!

SOLUTION

Our mobile-based project "Banana App" will provide supermarkets/groceries/produce-stands/restaurants a time-sensitive platform to donate bananas/produce/foods that are considered not aesthetically-pleasing for market display or sale but still edible and in good condition.

Verified no-to-low-income clients/homeless individuals will be able to register using our app. Upon completion and approval of the application, the user can accept and pick up these donations.

POSITION PURPOSE

The Program Manager fosters relationships with existing and potential agency partners. He/She provides direction and support to a team of Program Leads and Coordinators as they work to sustain, improve, and expand the Be Good Project’s Banana App program implementation, execution and distribution under .

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

Agency Relations

• Manage team of Program Leads and Coordinators who are the primary contacts for agencies and participants accessing and managing the Banana App program.
• Ensure Program Leads and Coordinators perform outreach in neighborhoods to identify, recruit, and retain community-based organizations to establish food programs.
• Oversee the effective deployment of Banana App services in assigned neighborhoods.
• Ensures community partnerships are compliant with Banana App policies.
• Educate partner agencies on Banana App programs and subsequent policies and processes.

Program Operations

• Ensure Program Leads and Coordinators facilitate flow of information from neighborhood agencies and participants to relevant Banana App stakeholders (partners, clients and volunteers)
• Support the deployment of applicable technology among the different teams across the Banana App Team
• Continually monitor the effectiveness of the development team, neighborhood program operations and business processes and make improvements as required.
• Assist in volunteer recruitment and management
• Submit, receive, research and approve budget requests

People Leadership

• Manage the Project Leadership Team which is composed of the Assistant Program Manager, Project Manager, Product Manager, User-Experience Leads, Sr. Dev Lead, Jr. Dev Lead, Dev Liaison while working with the Volunteer Coordinator, Marketing Coordinator and Communications Coordinator.
• Set and communicate a strong vision for direct and indirect reports, including clear priorities, objectives, and measurable goals. Oversee Assistant Program Manager work planning and performance evaluations for direct reports.
• Provide professional development support and mentor individuals toward greater professional achievement
• He/She develops SMART individual work plans for the Assistant Program Manager to meet organizational strategic goals ensuring the advancement towards our mission to end hunger in Seattle and beyond

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

• Programs managed efficiently and within budget
• Project Leadership Team is adequately appropriated in Seattle, WA (HQ)
• Programs meet strategic organizational goals and measures
• Appropriate policies and procedures are maintained and updated regularly

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

• BA or equivalent relevant experience
• Minimum 2 years managing teams
• Demonstrated success in managing comparable programs and efforts

Preferred knowledge:

• Extensive knowledge of traditional and modern Nonprofit Program Management approach
• Knowledge of WA state’s, King County and Seattle’s Human Services Department, reporting, and regulations.

Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word etc.) including advanced Excel skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
• Ability to work and interact well with individuals (staff, volunteers and participants) from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds in a culturally diverse environment
• Advanced knowledge of low-income Seattle, WA and/or King County and/or populations, service providers, and faith-based organizations preferred
• Ability to listen, identify, analyze, and guide lay users through system and procedural problems.
• Knowledge of the Be Good Project, partner agencies and neighborhoods preferred
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to work efficiently, independently, and as part of a team; to communicate regularly; and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Drivers license preferred
• Must pass background check

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: (The physical and environmental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

ENVIRONMENT: Work from office/home, meetings in various location with frequent travel to program sites

FINGER DEXTERITY: Requires typing on a standard computer.

TALKING: Ability to speak on phone and face to face.

HEARING: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.

REPETITIVE MOTIONS: Frequent and regular movements using the wrists, hands, and fingers.

AVERAGE VISUAL ABILITIES: Average, ordinary, visual acuity necessary to view computer screens and documents.

PHYSICAL STRENGTH: NOT APPLICABLE.

COMMUNICATION AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of complex intellectual and practical problems.

MATHEMATICS ABILITY: Ability to perform advanced math skills, use decimals to compute ratios and percentages, and to draw and interpret graphs.

LANGUAGE ABILITY: Fluency in English. Second language a plus.

SALARY: Volunteer Position

BENEFITS: Not Applicable

VISA REQUIREMENT -

Unfortunately, at this time we are unable to accept volunteers on certain U.S. visas with volunteering restrictions due to complications with work authorization and the possibility of putting one’s visa status at risk. We are currently working towards finding a permanent solution that allows U.S. visa holders to safely volunteer with us, but until then, please do not apply if you are a U.S. visa holder. We apologize for the unfortunate situation, and we hope to allow everyone an opportunity to become a volunteer soon. Please see our visa statement for more information.

LOCATION -

• For Seattle-based volunteer only
• We are based in Seattle, WA (Pacific Time)
• Volunteers outside the Pacific Northwest are welcome but are encouraged to check our location's time difference.

Please apply here and sign up using Volunteer Application form.

Help us create the Banana App, if you're ready to be our next teammate, our community needs you.

EOE Statement: The Be Good Project Equal Opportunity Nonprofit Organization.

DISCLAIMER: This is not a job contract but a representation of what is expected from the said volunteer role.