This is an exciting, newly created role working with the Peak Body for Volunteering and the Community Information Service Provider for the Canberra region. We have an opportunity for a Food Security Project Coordinator to engage with community organisations, our members, partners, and a wide range of other stakeholders to coordinate the codesign of Food Security projects supporting food and emergency relief services in the Canberra region.

You will take a leading role in developing and delivering a range of projects, including community engagement, data research and analysis activities, creation of a Food Relief Network, and key communication strategies.

You will enjoy working from our Community Info Hub in the City, flexible working conditions, great salary packaging options, being part of a fun collaborative team, and enjoy meaningful work that really makes a difference in people’s lives.

VolunteeringACT is the peak body for volunteering and community information in the Canberra region, as well as being a service provider of programs for people experiencing disadvantage and isolation, people with disability, and people needing support for mental wellness.

Through our activities we improve inclusivity, enable sustainable volunteering, and create a more resilient Canberra community.

We connect people to volunteering opportunities; support volunteer involving organisations with training, advice, and volunteer recruitment; make sure information on services and supports is easily accessible to everyone through our Community Information services; support people experiencing poverty, unemployment, or other social disadvantage; and provide programs to help people reconnect with their community and access supported volunteering roles. ​

VolunteeringACT is a people driven, service-focused organisation that represents the interests of its members, advocates for and supports volunteers, and engages with the broader Canberra community.​

Responsibilities of the role

• Establish a Food Relief Network for the region that enables providers to network, share best practice and create partnerships and connections.
• Utilising codesign methodology, support the development of a food security database in partnership with key stakeholders, including scoping, procurement, development, testing and evaluation.
• Provide high level secretariat for the Food Security Database Advisory Committee.
• Design research and analysis activities from the data produced within the database to inform policy and advocacy.
• Develop the scope and procurement of a communication strategy and deliver upon key objectives.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with relevant Community service providers and other stakeholders in emergency and food relief in the Canberra region.
• Research and compile information regarding emergency and food relief providers to provide ongoing up to date referral pathways
• Work in partnership and communicate effectively with the Operations Manager, staff, volunteers and stakeholders to ensure the emergency food relief is directly reaching those in the community experiencing financial hardship.
• Work from our Community Info Hub and support members of the public to assess services, programs and events.
• Contribute to organisational priorities including ongoing program alignment and partnering.
• Respond to all general enquiries including resolving member and VACT’s online platform enquiries in a professional and timely manner.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records of all interactions with external stakeholders.
• Identify, research, and recommend new service or product opportunities in line with operational and strategic plans. 
• Actively and professionally represent the organisation at events, expos and meetings including identifying other opportunities to work collaboratively.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

• High level experience in delivering projects that exceeded key objectives, developing reporting tools to monitor outcomes and managing projects to budget.
• Demonstrated time management skills and initiative.
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills including excellent written and oral communication skills and ensuring an exceptional stakeholder engagement experience
• Efficient at using IT platforms and databases including maintaining accurate and timely records.

Other requirements

• Current Working with Vulnerable People Check or willingness to obtain one.