Share Lunch Fight Hunger Associate (Temp Position)

ABOUT CITY HARVEST:

City Harvest is New York’s first and largest food rescue organization, collecting high-quality, nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste to help provide free food for millions of New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity. Since our founding in 1982, we have rescued more than one billion pounds of fresh, nutritious food and delivered it—free of charge—to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens, community partners, and our own Mobile Markets® across the five boroughs. This year, we will rescue and distribute more than 81 million pounds of nutritious food to our neighbors in need. By redirecting that food to families, we will also prevent the equivalent of more than 20 million kilograms of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. Named one of America's Top 100 Charities by Forbes, City Harvest also works alongside our community partners to build their capacity, expand nutrition education, and advocate for systems change through effective public policy. For more than 40 years, City Harvest has been there to feed our city—one day, one meal, one New Yorker at a time. To learn more, please visit cityharvest.org.

The Business Partnerships team is hiring for a paid position to support Share Lunch Fight Hunger, a citywide peer-to-peer fundraising campaign that helps feed children and their families during the summer. This initiative encourages corporations to form teams and raise funds, with planning and outreach starting in February for a Spring launch. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone with some fundraising experience looking to grow their career in nonprofit management or corporate and community partnerships while contributing to a meaningful cause.

The Part-Time Associate is a paid position and will start Monday, February 25, 2025, and conclude on approximately Friday June 14, 2025. Candidates will preferably be available to work 35 hours per week.

The Associate will report directly to the Associate Director, Business Partnerships. This is a hybrid position, with some in-office dates expected at our Food Rescue Center in Sunset Park Brooklyn.

Responsibilities:

Work with the Business Partnerships team to perform the following tasks:

• Conduct outreach phone calls and emails to prospective team captains.
• Provide customer service support to team captains in executing fundraising at their respective offices, serving as their City Harvest / Share Lunch Fight Hunger point person.
• Provide online technical support to teams using City Harvest’s fundraising website.
• Record all fundraising team outreach and provide the Business Partnerships team with updates upon request.
• Support team with recording income data throughout campaign.
• Research current and prospective companies participating in campaign.
• Record and update team contact information in Raiser’s Edge donor management software.
• Assist Business Partnerships team with day-to-day tasks as needed.

Requirements:

• At a minimum, candidates must be either currently enrolled in college or recently graduated.
• Preferably available to work 35 hours per week.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines effectively and efficiently.
• Comfort with making cold calls or appeals.
• Customer service or sales experiences a plus.
• Proficient business writing and communication skills, personable on both phone and email.
• Proficient computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Raisers Edge and/or other Blackbaud software a plus).
• Possesses an impeccable attention to detail.
• Able to work independently and exercise good judgement.
• Well-organized with established administrative skills.
• Warm, outgoing, positive, problem-solving attitude.
• Holds oneself to a high standard of ethical behavior and confidentiality.