About OzHarvest

OzHarvest is a leading food rescue organisation on a mission to ‘Nourish our Country’ by stopping good food from going to waste and delivering it to charities that help feed people in need. Through our education and community programs and our advocacy work, we hope to inspire others to change their behaviour and help reach the national target of halving food waste by 2030.

Working at OzHarvest

We are 350+ staff and 3000 volunteers. We have a strong purpose, clear values and a deep connection to our cause. We each understand the role we play in Nourishing our Country and support each other to make a difference. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and value the connection we have to our purpose and each other. We provide flexibility. Fancy offices are not our thing. Food is our currency. And we love a dress up party. We celebrate each success and are here for each other.

About the Role

Are you passionate about nutrition and health education? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of people who experience food insecurity? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our NEST Program Coordinator position!

As a NEST Program Coordinator, your work will involve coordinating and delivering our NEST program, a six-week program that teaches adults how to cook and eat healthily on a tight budget. Travelling to different charitable agencies each week, you will be responsible for facilitating fun and interactive sessions that include nutrition and food literacy activities, practical cooking lessons, and always ending with a meal together.

This role is a 12 month fixed term parental leave cover based in Sydney.

About you:

• A strong commitment and enthusiasm towards the purpose of OzHarvest
• Energetic, positive and proactive, with a drive for achieving targets and growth
• A natural affiliation with people from diverse and challenging backgrounds and circumstances and the capability to work as an educator.
• A warm, friendly, and non-judgemental attitude, acting with compassion and empathy
• Great organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks and time manage; flexible and highly responsive to changing priorities and circumstances.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Ability to research, analyse and apply current information on nutrition, food literacy, health education and environmental sustainability
• Experience engaging with individuals from low socio-economic areas and may have been exposed to a range of challenging circumstances, environments and situations
• Demonstrated ability to deliver small group training workshops
• Competent cookery skills and confident in a kitchen environment
• High level communication and interpersonal skills, including strong written, presentation and verbal skills across phone and email and in person.
• The ability to communicate with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience or strong understanding of nutrition program evaluation – data collection and analysis

Why you should come and work with us:

• We are a team of magnificent people doing work we care deeply about, making a difference to both sustainability and our communities
• We offer up to 5 additional leave days, one for your birthday and one for a self care day, and gratitude leave across December and January.
• We support Learning and Development with a variety of development and career opportunities, both internally and externally.
• We offer salary packaging, enabling you to unlock pre-tax dollars.

A successful candidate will have:

• Minimum degree qualification in Nutrition/Dietetics, or higher (essential)
• 2+ years related experience in field of nutrition/dietetics
• Strong proficiency and accuracy in Salesforce, Foodworks, and Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook (including reporting).
• Drivers licence, valid police check, valid working with children check

To apply:

Please click Apply Now and follow the online application process and attach your CV, a cover letter, which includes information about how your experience can contribute to this role as well as answering "Why we should hire you for this job?” (creativity is encouraged!)

Please note that only applications with a cover letter addressing the questions above will be shortlisted.

OzHarvest is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that supports diversity, inclusion and belonging. Please note: If you have a Language or Cultural special consideration, a disability or impairment or use assistive technology, please let us know in your Cover Letter when applying. You can ask a support person to help you through the application and interview process.