Coordinator, Food, Nutrition and Food Security

2 days ago


Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Hourly - Student Management, Level A

Job Title

Coordinator, Food, Nutrition and Food Security

Department

Student Wellness Centre | Health Equity, Promotion and Education | Student Health and Wellbeing | VP Students

Compensation Range

$35.30 - $50.72 CAD Hourly

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Posting End Date

January 17, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

Working with the Student Health and Wellbeing unit as part of the Health Equity, Promotion and Education team, the Coordinator, Food, Nutrition, and Food Security is responsible for supporting student wellbeing and success through health education and/or health promotion initiatives, programs and projects, with the Okanagan Charter for Health Promoting Universities and Colleges as a key guiding framework.

The Coordinator is responsible for designing, delivering and assessing evidence-based approaches to support food literacy, food skill and food security for students. The Coordinator will oversee the Food Hub Market, a student led, volunteer run food security initiative, to provide low cost groceries to the UBC student community, improve food literacy, and amplify other food security initiatives.

Organizational Status
Working within the Student Health & Wellbeing portfolio, the Health Equity, Promotion & Education team, which oversees the Wellness Centre, Food Hub Market and the Student Recovery Community, is responsible for health education and health promotion initiatives that enhance health and wellbeing for individual students and for communities of students at UBC. Reporting to either the Manager or Director, Health, Equity, Promotion and Education, the Coordinator supervises student staff and student volunteers.

Work Performed

Administration and Operations:
- Provide leadership and management for the day-to-day operations of the Food Hub Market in collaboration with student position(s), volunteers and committees. Specific duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Lead volunteer recruitment, training, scheduling and management- Oversight of food sourcing, ordering, inventory tracking and management for the Food Hub Market- Oversight of electronic payment handling, budget & financial tracking & transaction reconciliation for the Food Hub Market- Troubleshooting day-to-day operational issues- Provide mentorship & facilitate learning opportunities to student volunteers- Oversee and provide advice to volunteer committees within the Food Hub Market to support operations (potential committees may include: social media, volunteer management, operations, programming)- Develop and/or implement plans for evaluating processes to streamline operations- Develop, implement and update any food safety procedures, as relevant- Inform and implement community engagement strategies to monitor and evaluate customer and volunteer feedback at the Food Hub Market- Develop, maintain & update operational documents & procedural guidelines- Provide strategic oversight of programs and services to ensure the values of the Food Hub Market are integrated into all operations

Partnerships, Community Building & Programming:
- Build relationships with student communities most impacted by food insecurity and seek opportunities for engagement or collaboration within the space to promote food security, social connection & cultural vibrance- Build capacity of partner units, student groups & other stakeholders to lead programming in the space- Lead and participate in knowledge sharing activities including conferences, reports, presentations.- Contribute to research opportunities led by SEEDS, CCEL, VOICE, and others as relevant- Other duties as assigned.

Consequence of Error/Judgement
They are a representative of VP Students with regards to the program and a member of community audiences, and as such will be required to demonstrate a high degree of professionalism.

Supervision Received
Works independently under the general direction from a Manager or Director, who will support the professional development and learning experience. The Coordinator will also have the opportunity



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