Foodbank Project Director

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FOODBANK PROJECT DIRECTOR 

Job Description and Person Specification

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible to: The trustees of Brentwood Foodbank/ Doddinhurst Road Community Church

Responsible for: Central management and coordination of the Foodbank project

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Permanent: 6 month probation period

Overall responsibility of the job: To lead and oversee the various operations of Brentwood Foodbank. With special concern for the strategic development of its vision. Leading and chairing the steering group: guiding the ongoing development of the Foodbank project, ensuring it sustainability. To implement structure to the existing charity apparatus of Foodbank.

Specific responsibilities:

Reporting to Trustees

• Report to the charity’s trustees bi-annually or at such special meetings as the trustees may call
• Advise the trustees of exceptional events, such as complaints, major press contacts, accidents, external evaluations or risk to reputation

Strategic development

• Provide vision, leadership and direction in collaboration with the Trustees
• Call meetings of the steering group monthly, providing a report in advance and agenda
• To line manage the project coordinator and lead the volunteers in Foodbank’s operations

Management Responsibilities

• To lead and direct all other members of staff.
• Instruct the Accounts Clerk in any change to policy or adaptions required to financing.
• Direct the Project Coordinator to any administrative avenues to pursue including grants and funding.
• To lead and serve, by example all volunteers and volunteer leadership positions     

Trussell Trust compliance

• Comply with the terms of the Foodbank franchise, including standard operating procedures

Communications

• Maintain a Foodbank phone and email account
• Create and protect clear communication with all elements of Brentwood Foodbank.

Foodbank centres & Volunteers

• Visit all Foodbank places of operation on a regular basis
• Liaise with Foodbank centre supervisors to enact and encourage operational standards

Food store

• Visit the warehouse on a regular basis
• Liaise and assist with the (volunteer) warehouse manager to monitor operational efficiency
• Support the (volunteer) warehouse manager to monitor Health and Safety, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and good practice

Food supplies

• Liaise with the (volunteer) warehouse manager to assure the whole operation can adapt and run sustainably.

Data

• Be familiar with the on-line data system and utilise it where it is needed to raise support and address concerns.

Agencies

• Pursue partnerships with referral agencies
• Represent the foodbank when required.

Public Relations

• Issue press releases as appropriate, and respond to local press enquiries
• Conduct a Foodbank themed church service across Brentwood.  

Finance

• Comply with the Foodbank’s finance policy.
• Liaise with the steering group to identify resources for central purchase

Quality Assurance

• Undertake the annual Quality Assurance visit from The Trussell Trust

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience:

• Experience of managing people
• Experience of working or volunteering in an organisation that deploys volunteers – preferably a charity or Foodbank
• A sound understanding of, and experience of engagement with, churches and Christians of different denominations
• Experience in the operation of a Foodbank is preferred

Key Skills:

• Ability to manage and monitor the development of a project
• Good oral communication
• Confident user of email, document and spreadsheet applications, and internet
• Ability to work independently and unsupervised
• Numerate and comfortable interpreting statistical data
• Empathy and ability to work with people from disadvantaged, marginalised, or socially excluded backgrounds.

Personal attributes:

• Honesty and integrity
• Passionate about tackling poverty
• Servant-hearted – As a charity the Foodbank project seeks to put into practice the teachings of the Jesus Christ. For this reason and the expectation that Church services would be conducted it is a genuine occupational requirement that the candidate be a practicing Christian.

Other Requirements

• Driver with clean licence
• Upon acceptance of the role a DBS will be required

Training provided

Induction training

IT training as required

H&S, Environmental Health & Manual Handling as appropriate

Children and adults with care and support needs protection

Food Hygiene as required

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