FareShare FoodCloud Project Coordinator Executive

Location & Benefits

Salary & Duration
Type of work
Location / £18,200 to £19,200
Field Worker
Glasgow & the West of Scotland (2 days per week in Glasgow) / Employment Type
Application Closing Date / Full Time, 1 year fixed term contracts (with possible extension)
Monday5thDecember

Applicants are advised that occasional work may be required in other regions or areas.

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About FareShare

FareShare is a unique charity fighting hunger and its underlying causes by redistributing surplus food to hundreds of local charities across the UK. By ensuring good food is not wasted, we turn an environmental problem into a solution.FareShare delivers environmental benefits by reducing food waste while supporting over 2,000 charitable organisations across the UK to feed 158,000 people every week. Last year this food generated a saving for UK charities of just over £16 million. More information can be found on our website

However the amount of food that can be redistributed is far greater and we have an ambitious plan to divert 100,000 tonnes per year to 13-14,000 front line charities saving the voluntary sector £250 million each and every year. This role is an important part of that ambition.

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About FareShare FoodCloud

FareShare and the Irish social enterprise FoodCloud have announced a collaborative partnership designed to help UK retailers address the issue of edible surplus food they may have within their stores. This innovative partnership, known as FareShare FoodCloud, brings together a technology platform and FareShare’s knowledge of the UK charity food redistribution market. Using this App we will connect even more charities with edible surplus foods. Initially this scheme will be launched with Tesco, with the view to roll this service out to all retailers across the UK & Ireland. Even more information can be found on our website at:

Since launching the scheme last year we have already connected over 3000 charities with 800 Tesco stores across the UK. Our ambitious target is to have all convenience Tesco stores donating by December 2017

FareShare is looking for exceptional individuals, with the range of skills that will make this project successful. As part of the FareShare team you will work with a range of inspiring individuals who care passionately about our mission, and the communities we serve.

About the role

This is a rare opportunity to become involved with a national project that will develop the FareShare FoodCloud service across the UK & Ireland. As Project Coordinator Executive you will be line managed by the local FareShare FoodCloud Project Officer and find leads, in the region you cover, to develop into permanent partnerships between stores and charities

The successful candidate must be resourceful and have the ability to build long lasting trusting relationships.

Your role will be to work closely your Project Officer and Regional Assistantsin Scotland to reach the most charities, in the least amount of time.

Successful candidates will work across their designatedareas, with the following key outcomes:

  • Charity Engagement: The Project Officer will be accountable for ensuring that recruitment targets of charities within your areas are surpassed. It is your role to ensure that your assigned face to face interactions are conducted timely and professionally. You will also receive appointments to visit, engage and train new charities on how to use the technology, whilst developing the relationship between the charities and the overall FareShare brand.
  • Store Engagement: Project Coordinator Executives may attend store launches, engage with store staff and offer any further support that may be needed with support of your Project Coordinator.
  • Food Safety: You will ensure that our exceptional standards of food compliance are adhered to by performing routine audits of kitchen and food handling facilities.

Please Note:

The successful candidates will be required to travel and occasionally spend time away from home, in furtherance of the aims of the project.

This role may occasionally require some evening or weekend working hours. You may also be asked to work in different parts of the country from time to time. We will only consider candidates who are flexible with their working arrangements, and we ask that applicants consider this before applying for the role.

Summary of Responsibilities

At its heart, this role is about making connections and building relationships.Successful candidates will demonstrate that they have the ability to work collaboratively with others and act with integrity and professionalism. Whilst we expect candidates to demonstrate that they have good technical and organisational skills, you must also have strong interpersonal skills tobe able to build trusting relationships.

Charity Recruitment

  • Support the FareShare FoodCloud Project Officer to develop regional implementation plans for the project.
  • Meet or exceed quarterly targets to recruit new charities and connect them to FareShare FoodCloud service.
  • Visit new charities and perform any training, as required.
  • Perform checks of kitchen facilities to ensure that new charities accessing this service are compliant to our food handling laws.
  • Create connections between this project and otherFareShare services.
  • Demonstrate expert knowledge of the FareShare FoodCloud service, responding to enquiries in a timely and professional manner.
  • Maintain up-to-date and accurate records of all interactions regarding FareShare FoodCloud with prospective and existing service users in a timely fashion.

Store Engagement

  • Attend store launch events and provide any additional support that may be needed from your Project Coordinators
  • Positively and proactively promote the work of FareShare FoodCloud at launch events.
  • Respond to enquiries regarding charities,that may arise from store managers and offer additional supportwhen it is needed.

Food Handling & Safety

  • Ensure that we strictly adhere to our high standards of food handling compliance.
  • Work with our National Operations team to resolve training needs regarding compliance to food handling.

Other

  • Act as a brand ambassador for FareShare FoodCloud and ensure the reputation of FareShare is professionally represented at all times.
  • Create brand advocates by championing the reputation of FareShare.
  • Report to other stakeholders across the FareShare network, and inform them of the positive social impact of the project.
  • Carry out any other duties as reasonably requested.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

  • Have a valid driver’s licence for the UK and access to your own car.
  • Have strong relationship building skills.
  • Canself-manage your own performance and work load.
  • Be organised, with a proven track record of achieving quality results or supporting others to help them deliver theirs.
  • Be a strong communicator who is able to engage with a variety of audiences.
  • Have a proven ability to create links across teams to share best practices.
  • Have strong IT skilland a knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Be flexible about your working arrangements as the role may involve high levels of travel to other areas of the UK.

Desirable Criteria

  • Level 2/3 Food Safety training is desirable, but training will be provided.
  • Have previous experience working with constituent relationship management (CRM) software. Experience using Salesforce is advantageous.
  • Be degree educated or have a strong career history doing similar roles in any sector.
  • Have some experience of training others

For any questions or queries about these roles, please contact our recruitment consultants Harris Hill on telephone number 0207 820 7300.

FareShare is an equal opportunities employer