Location: | Brentwood |
Finance: | Salary or Allowance |
Duration: | Full‑time |
Activity: | Church, Events & Networking, Hospitality, Other |
Posted: | 26 Sep 2025 |
Closes: | 25 Oct 2025 |
Foodbank Project Director
TO APPLY FOLLOW https://forms.gle/qPrL5FgTa5XKYxyM8, or email info@brentwood.foodbank.org.uk
***All applicants must reside and have the right to work in the UK***
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
Please mention OSCAR when responding.
Brentwood Foodbank
Doddinghurst Road Community Church
56-60 Doddinghurst Road
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 9EH
UNITED KINGDOM