About OzHarvest:

OzHarvest is a leading food rescue organisation on a mission to ‘Nourish our Country’ by stopping good food from going to waste and delivering it to charities that help feed people in need. Through our education programs and our advocacy work, we hope to inspire others to change their behaviour and help reach the national target of halving food waste by 2030.

About the role:

This leadership role involves leading a regional team of Food Rescue Engagement Coordinators across NSW & ACT. The NSW/ACT Food Rescue Engagement Lead will be responsible for the day-to-day growth and development of our food donations, as well as strengthening relationships with our charity partners. This role encompasses planning, development, and leadership of food donations, charity partnerships, and the team.

This role also partners closely wiht our Engagement and Impact teams to identify opportunities for deeper engagement and in-kind dontations and support. Join a passionate team dedicated to making a positive impact on the community while working together to nourish our country!

This is a full time role based from our Headquarters at Alexandria, Sydney.

The successful candidate can demonstrate:

• Team leadership, including success cultivating cultures where you have attracted, retained and developed team members across a diverse region.
• Business development and demonstrated growth accross a food or food related industry.
• Account management skills and success in growing existing accounts. A bonus if you also have experience working with partner charities!
• Commercial capabilities, ensuring costs are appropriately controlled and effectively contribute to the development of department budgets while regularly monitoring progress
• Demonstrated capabilities in the use of digital tools and applications and the ability to learn quickly

Why you should come and work with us:

• We are a small team of magnificent people doing work we care deeply about, making a difference to both sustanability and our communities
• We offer 2 additional leave days, one for your birthday and one for a self care day.
• We also offer gratitude leave, an additional leave across December and January.
• We support Learning and Development with a variety of development and career opportunities, both internally and externally.
• We also offer salary packaging, enabling you to unlock pre-tax dollars.

To apply:

Please follow the online application process and attach your CV, a cover letter, which includes information about how your experience can contribute to this role as well as answering "Why we should hire you for this job?” (creativity is encouraged!)

Please note that only applications with a cover letter addressing the questions above will be shortlisted.

OzHarvest is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that supports diversity, inclusion and belonging. Please note: If you have a Language or Cultural special consideration, a disability or impairment or use assistive technology, please let us know in your Cover Letter when applying. You can ask a support person to help you through the application and interview process.