Director, Central Brooklyn Food Co-op

Core responsibilities:

• Lead collaboration with coop leadership to schedule, convene and set agendas for board, committee, and membership meetings; staff and guide the development of high functioning member-led committees
• Work with the board, business strategy committee and fiscal consultants to propose an organizational budget, monitor project expenses, manage accounts payable/receivable, and lead grant writing and fundraising activities
• Manage the day-to-day operational functions with Board support and direction leading up to the opening of the food cooperative retail store; coordinate project activities and logistics
• Manage the relationship and contract with CBFC's strategic planning consultant; participate in strategic planning and implementation team sessions; collaborate to set project goals and KPIs

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting, transformative impact on food justice and systems building, neighborhood economic development, and Black self-determination by serving as a bridge between current organizing efforts and the store opening.

Required qualifications:

• Proven experience in executive management and supervision; membership development and/or organizational base-building; event and project coordination; fiscal management
• Understanding of cooperative/solidarity economy models and philosophy
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage diverse audiences
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with excellent time management skills and proficiency in project management tools and software
• Commitment to Black liberation, social justice, equity, and the empowerment of racially and economically oppressed communities

Remote work with occasional in-person meetings; flexible 37.5 hour per week work schedule with ability to work weekdays, weeknights and/or weekends when necessary. No salary information provided.

The Central Brooklyn Food Coop (CBFC) was organized to ensure access to affordable and fresh food for Black, long-term residents of Central Brooklyn by centering local Black leadership in the improvement of local food options, reclaiming the power of food to build a democratic community institution that is welcoming, self-affirming, and cooperatively-led.