Reports To: Senior Manager of Nutrition
FLSA Status: Exempt (Salaried)
Travel Required: No
Hybrid: Yes
About The Greater Boston Food Bank Takeda Center for Community Health and Nutrition
The Center for Community Health and Nutrition advances GBFB's mission by strengthening community partnerships, elevating neighbor and agency partner voices, expanding access to nutritious and culturally relevant food, and integrating food with health and community support systems. The Center serves as a bridge between communities, healthcare partners, researchers, and GBFB teams to develop equitable, community-centered solutions that address hunger and improve health outcomes across Eastern Massachusetts.
Position Summary
The Assistant Manager of Nutrition supports the Nutrition team in advancing nutrition and food safety initiatives that promote health and food security within The Greater Boston Food Bank Takeda Center for Community Health and Nutrition and its network of Agency Partners. This role leads the development of nutrition education resources, supports implementation of GBFB’s Nutrition Policy, and manages the growth and optimization of online nutrition tools for both the public and GBFB’s Agency Partner network. The role contributes to GBFB’s broader Food as Health strategy by supporting integration of nutrition across community programs, health care partnerships, and agency capacity-building efforts. The position also contributes to nutrition-related programs and trainings and supports broader departmental priorities as needed, ensuring continuity of core nutrition operations and the ability to adapt programing in response to evolving community needs, funding landscapes, and organizational priorities.
This role contributes to a broader movement to ensure that everyone in our communities has consistent, equitable access to nutritious food, and that our nutrition programs and supports are centered on the needs of people experiencing hunger. The Assistant Manager of Nutrition plays a key role in advancing this work alongside Agency Partners, healthcare collaborators, and neighbors, helping to build systems that are not only effective, but also rooted in dignity, community connection, cultural awareness, and our shared humanity.
Role & Responsibilities
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Support implementation of health and nutrition-related activities for GBFB’s agency network.
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Lead nutrition analysis of incoming inventory utilizing the SWAP ranking system.
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Execute food safety courses for GBFB staff and Agency Partners.
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Leverage Salesforce to ensure Agency Partner food safety training compliance.
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Assist the Senior Manager of Nutrition in content creation for GBFB’s culturally responsive initiative work and learning management system as needed.
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Lead and assist with implementation of nutrition initiatives within GBFB’s agency network as needed, including supporting partner capacity-building and alignment with GBFB nutrition standards and equity-centered practices.
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Collaborate with Senior Manager of Nutrition on managing Click ‘N Cook, and similar projects. Tasks include sourcing and editing recipes, identifying photos, and creating blog content.
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Support nutrition initiatives providing programmatic and operational support across nutrition and Food as Health initiatives (e.g. medically tailored food boxes, produce-based interventions, and other emerging models.), including client engagement, documentation and development of culturally responsive, person-centered nutrition education models.
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Maintain current knowledge of research and best practices in the areas of nutrition and food safety, cultural humility, solidarity with people experiencing hunger, and the social drivers of health.
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Provide cross-functional nutrition coverage to maintain consistent program delivery.
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Perform all other related tasks assigned.
Skills & Qualifications
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Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nutrition, public health, or related field required.
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Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) and active Massachusetts state (LDN) licensure preferred.
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At least 1 year of experience working in non-profit/anti-hunger/public health sector.
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At least 1 year of experience working with diverse populations, age ranges, and group sizes in a friendly and respectful manner, with a demonstrated commitment to equity and person-centered engagement.
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Experience with food service or recipe development preferred.
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Bilingual in Spanish preferred, additional language fluency enthusiastically encouraged.
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Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.
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Highly efficient in managing time and coordinating multiple responsibilities.
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Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
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Demonstrates the required digital competencies that result in the effective usage of the full range of digital technologies at GBFB.
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ServSafe Manager Certification or ability to complete within 3 months of hire.
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Valid driver’s license and access to personal vehicle; and willingness to travel within the GBFB Eastern MA service area preferred.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Ability to work in an office environment.
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Ability to sit for up to 3 hours at a time.
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Ability to lift up to 25 pounds with or without assistance.
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Ability to use hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
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Ability to travel based on business needs.
Work Location
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Hybrid: This role follows a hybrid schedule working in accordance with GBFB’s hybrid work policy on the team’s designated days. This schedule is subject to change based on the organization’s mission to end hunger.
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement:
GBFB provides equal employment opportunities to all Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, handicap, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.
No Team Member or applicant will be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged in or may engage in any of the following: (1) filing a complaint of employment discrimination; (2) assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance review, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any federal, state or local law requiring equal opportunity; (3) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by any federal, state or local law requiring equal opportunity; or (4) exercising any other right protected by any federal, state or local law requiring equal opportunity.
