Our Mission

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s mission is working together to ensure that everyone in our communities has the nutritious food they need every day. The Foodbank is the cornerstone of Northeast Ohio’s hunger relief efforts, serving as the link between members of the food industry that have excess food and over 600 local hunger programs. The Foodbank is the sole nonprofit provider of food to local nonprofit hunger centers in our six-county service area, distributing nonperishable food, fresh produce, perishable and frozen foods, and prepared meals.

The Foodbank was founded in 1979 when representatives from the food service industry partnered with local charities to find an efficient way to distribute surplus food that might otherwise go to waste.

Join Our Team!

 Please visit our website at www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org

The Director of Programs ensures that Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s programs meet the needs of the Food Bank’s customers and researches and implements new initiatives to address the changing needs of agencies and their clients. Manages the direction of programs operated by the Food Bank through supervision of the: Produce Distribution Program, Kids Café, Summer Feeding Program, Backpacks for Kids, and School Pantries as well as the Food Bank’s focus on nutrition. This position ensures that existing programs have value and evaluates their success in terms of agency and client satisfaction.

Some of the duties for this position include:

Development, design and adjust the criteria of Food Bank programs to meet agencies’ needs and support organizational goals for various kinds of food assistance.

Promote services and programs to member charities and interested community organizations, create and implement special projects that are customer driven (capacity building).

In partnership with appropriate management staff, coordinate efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of programs to meet the needs and capacity of member agencies. Cultivate relationships with staff at new programs.

Program coordination and development; providing direction and leadership in further developing Produce Distribution Program, Kids Cafes, Summer Feeding Programs, Backpacks for Kids, School Pantries, senior meals, GCFB’s monthly produce distribution and Nutrition initiatives, education / promotion.

Responsible for monitoring, data/statistical collection, completing, filing reports including financials (CACFP-Kids Café and SFSP-Summer Feeding, and Produce Distribution Program) to appropriate agencies and maintaining records and files on all programs

Responsible for all aspects of the agency programs budgets including development and monitoring.

Leads efforts to implement the Food Bank’s Nutrition Policy. Supervises Nutrition Manager in efforts to inform, educate, support and advocate to ensure that everyone in our community has the nutritious food they need every day.

Supervises Programs Manager in the administration, delivery and expansion of Kids Café Programs, Summer Feeding Programs and Backpack for Kids programs.

Supervises the Produce Partnership Manager in the administration, delivery and expansion of the Food Bank’s efforts to distribute fresh produce.

Ensure that Foodbank programs conform to local, state and Feeding America regulations for handling prepared food.

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university required. Master’s Degree in non-profit management, public health, social services, or related field preferred. Previous management/supervisory experience in human services or non-profit preferred. Six years related experience in social services; policy management or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous database management experience and knowledge of Ohio Department of Education – Child and Adult Care Food Program preferred.

ServSafe Certified preferred. Unencumbered State Driver’s License required.  Must be willing and able to travel for organization with short notice. Must be able to exercise leadership in various internal and external relationships, including cultivation and networking. Willingness to work beyond normal working hours, when necessary. Must possess outstanding leadership abilities and communication skills to effectively work in an environment of highly diverse people. Must possess strong attention to detail. Proficiency in Windows based computer software, with an emphasis on spreadsheets, word processing and database management mandatory.