About Us

We are Queensland’s largest hunger relief charity. Our vision is a Queensland without hunger. We believe that access to healthy food is a basic human right. Each week, we support 135,000 Queenslanders in crisis and provide breakfast to more than 53,000 children each school week. We work in collaboration with 350 Community Partners and nearly 500 Schools. Alongside food relief, we rescue surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, reducing landfill and protecting the environment. We’re also focused on long-term change, partnering with communities to build fairer, more resilient food systems.

• Every $1 donated creates 2 meals.
• We provide more than 150 meals every minute and over 10,000 meals every hour of operation.
• Each year, we provide 12.7 million kilograms of food and groceries, which is the equivalent of 22 million meals and 1.1 million breakfasts.

About the Role

As our School Programs Manager, you’ll play a critical role in designing, delivering and continuously improving programs that support schools and families, and that help children learn, grow and thrive. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is passionate about social impact, solutions focussed and driven to create meaningful change for young people and their communities.

Reporting to the Chief of Impact and Engagement, you will lead the engagement, planning, implementation and evaluation of our school-based programs. You’ll work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure programs are effective, sustainable and responsive to the needs of children and schools across Queensland.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and improve the School Breakfast Program, the Food for Kids program and the Fresh Fruit for Regional Schools Program.
• Manage food forecasts, orders and stock, budgets, high level freight arrangements and distribution to keep programs running smoothly
• Use quantitative and qualitative data and feedback to drive continuous improvements
• Strengthen delivery in regional and remote Queensland, including access to fresh food
• Embed new projects into business-as-usual operations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Schools, Members organisations and partners
• Support schools with onboarding, training and problem-solving
• Visit program sites to understand challenges and improve delivery
• Measure impact and prepare government and donor reports
• Work with Operations Teams to get the food to Schools and Members
• Work with Marketing and Fundraising teams to support income opportunities
• Reporting to multiple audiences on activities, outcomes and impacts

Who You Are

You’ll be great in this role if you have:

• 2+ years’ experience managing and growing multifaceted programs, ideally within a not-for-profit environment
• Initiative and the ability to think and communicate strategically, practically and with a solutions focus.
• Experience in a warehousing or logistics environment is beneficial but not essential
• Strong ability to analyse feedback and quantitative and qualitative data to inform program improvements and strategic decisions
• Sound financial acumen, including budgeting, financial analysis and cost management
• Proven problem-solving and project management skills, with the ability to integrate new initiatives into existing programs/practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence engaging a diverse range of stakeholders
• Ability to work proactively, independently and flexibly within a small, collaborative team
• Strong administrative, organisational and time-management skills
• Confidence in learning and adapting new IT systems quickly
• Experience with ERP and/or CRM is highly regarded but not essential
• Ability to supervise and work with a volunteer/s

Why Join Us?

Be a part of a purpose-driven organisation where the work you do really does have an impact on the lives of many families living in Queensland. Enjoy benefits including:

• Not-for-profit salary packaging
• Flexible work options
• Learning, development, and career growth
• 12 weeks paid Parental Leave
• An employee assistance program for you and your family

Diversity and Inclusion

Foodbank Queensland is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including First Nations people, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We believe in fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone can thrive.

How to Apply

Job applications will be reviewed as they are submitted. If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your CV as well as a Cover Letter addressing the key role requirements as soon as possible.