Community Outreach Team Member - Dallas Branch

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Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc. ("RLC") is a non-profit food rescue organization based in New York City that delivers excess food from food businesses and corporations to local human service agencies such as homeless shelters and soup kitchens to feed the hungry. We have thus far delivered over 4.6 million pounds of food with the lowest cost per delivery in the industry. Our business model is centered around four stages: (1) proactively seek out businesses with leftover food for partnerships, (2) deliver excess, wholesome food directly to local agencies, (3) use our expertise in food rescue to consult each partner different ways to reduce food waste, (4) partners successfully graduate from the RLC food rescue program with reduced food cost and food waste.

Position Summary:

RLC is seeking a community outreach team member to strengthen our organization by developing new partnerships with two key groups in Dallas: charitable organizations and volunteers. The team member will have the exciting responsibility of overseeing all parts of the partnership development process.

Responsibilities:

• Recruit new Rescuers
• Keep up with current Rescuers via Facebook group (weekly)
• Collect feedback on how to improve experience
• Collect pictures/videos from Rescuers to share with Media team
• Carry out recruiting campaign for Rescuers (quarterly)
• Find organizations and businesses for RLC Dallas to partner with
• Helps Outreach team when needed

Qualifications:

• Self-starter; ability to initiate and work independently
• Persistent, tactful, outgoing, and persuasive
• Ability to interact professionally with potential partners in person, via phone, and email
• Previous experience canvassing is a plus
• Loves variety in their work and is comfortable balancing many competing priorities
• Has a history of achievement in an academic and extracurricular environment
• Is excited about the opportunity to work in a young, growing, mission-driven nonprofit

RLC team members have the chance to work closely with the founders of the branch and have the opportunity to make a true, meaningful impact in their time with the organization. This is a part-time, unpaid position. Team members will be expected to work 5 - 7 hours per week for at least 4 months (tentative exact start and end dates).

APPLY:

Interested applicants should apply by submitting a resume. Candidates for initial phone screenings will be contacted on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.