[Hiring] School Food Policy Coordinator @Friends of the Earth

Role Description

The School Food Policy Coordinator will support the implementation and growth of Friends of the Earth's School Food Policy program by coordinating three interconnected areas of work: the Plant Powered Youth Fellowship, state-level school food policy initiatives, and the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition. The Coordinator will empower youth advocates, support state-level policy efforts, facilitate coalition activities, and strengthen member engagement while maintaining systems to track activities, evaluate progress, and document outcomes.

Through this work, the Coordinator will expand the program's capacity and help build a stronger, more effective movement to advance healthy, plant-forward meals in K–12 schools.

• Independently organize day-to-day activities, prioritize deadlines, resolve routine implementation challenges, and recommend improvements.
• Work closely with the School Food Policy Manager, Deputy Director of Food Systems and Agriculture Policy, and colleagues supporting communications, advocacy, and grant reporting.
• This is a remote position with preference for candidates in Washington state, Washington DC, California, New York, or Minnesota, and requires approximately 10 percent travel.
• Evening meetings between 5 and 9 p.m. Eastern Time and occasional weekend meetings may be required.
• The annual salary range for this full-time, remote position is $63,000 - $68,000.
• This position is represented by the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU).
• The first three (3) months of employment constitute an introductory (probationary) period.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or at least 3 years of professional experience in youth development, advocacy, organizing, public policy, coalition coordination, education, public health, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain productive relationships with stakeholders from varied backgrounds.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and maintain reliable administrative systems.
• Demonstrated interest in food systems, school meals, public health, environmental sustainability, or social justice.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently within established priorities and troubleshoot implementation challenges.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Requirements

• Coordinate day-to-day and year-round implementation of the Plant Powered Youth Fellowship.
• Facilitate student working groups, leadership development sessions, advocacy trainings, and workshops.
• Mentor fellows as they develop and implement school meal campaigns.
• Maintain campaign toolkits, educational resources, and communications systems.
• Coordinate major fellowship activities, including the annual Washington, DC, Capitol Hill fly-in.
• Coordinate day-to-day coalition activities that strengthen member collaboration.
• Research and track legislative, regulatory, administrative, and procurement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain shared systems for tracking workplans, milestones, deliverables, and outcomes.

Benefits

• 37.5-hour work week to support work-life balance.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage (80% for eligible dependents).
• Disability and life insurance for added security.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Generous paid time off, including:
  • 25 vacation days in the first year.
  • 15 paid holidays.
  • 20 sick days.
  • 3 floating holidays.
  • Summer Fridays (the last two Fridays in July and all Fridays in August).
  • Winter break (office closed between Christmas and New Year's).
• Parental leave, sabbatical options, and more.
• Professional development and IT stipend.
• Education reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Company Description

Friends of the Earth is a hard-hitting, progressive, environmental organization that pulls no punches and speaks sometimes uncomfortable truth to power. It's an approach that has worked for five decades to produce important victories that help protect our planet and its people.

We're part of Friends of the Earth International, a federation of groups working in more than 70 countries on today's most urgent environmental and social issues.

To accomplish our mission, Friends of the Earth is working at the nexus of environmental protection, economic policy, and social justice to fundamentally transform the way our country and the world value people and the environment.