Job Title: Programs Capacity Intern

Status: Internship, 6 month, 10 hr/week commitment

Salary/Wage Grade: Unpaid or for credit

Reports to: Programs Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY

As a Programs Capacity Intern you will serve as a liaison between our food bank and the many community organizations we work closely alongside. Your work will encompass office tasks as well as time in the field at local food programs throughout the county, evaluating the capacity of each partner agency to efficiently and effectively serve clients, and assessing how FSD can better support its partners in hunger relief efforts. You will speak directly with a wide and diverse range of agency staff, volunteers, and clients, and become knowledgeable about food program successes and the specific challenges that are faced by food programs of different sizes, with different resources, and in different geographical areas. Your collected data and findings will be used to create a need-assessment report and recommendations for Feeding San Diego as we continue to grow the capacity of our partner agencies and improve the quality of services we provide. You will be responsible for assisting the Programs Coordinator with maintaining positive agency relationships, tracking individuals served through FSD partner agencies each month, and ensuring agency compliance with Feeding America guidelines. This internship is an excellent opportunity for people interested in non-profit capacity building and relationship building.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Excellent verbal communication, written, analytical, and teamwork skills
  • Highly organized, ability to multi-task
  • Enthusiasm about assisting those in need
  • Knowledge about the challenges of poverty and food insecurity
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  • Regular access to reliable transportation

OFFICE PLACEMENT

  • Support Programs Coordinator in gathering monthly report data, placing calls and emails to all agencies missing information
  • Support Programs Coordinator by inputting data from all Mobile Pantry sites
  • Organize monthly report data, compiling total persons served each month
  • Send correspondence reminding agencies of missing documentation required for their Agency Capacity Building Review (ACBR)
  • Support Programs Coordinator by writing and compiling Monthly Menu newsletter and other e-communications from the Programs Department
  • Maintain up to date files for all agencies, filing all documents in a timely fashion
  • Update Agency Matrix and Distribution Map on a bi-weekly basis
  • Organize and record New Agency Interest Forms as they arrive at the FSD office
  • Organize Quarterly Survey data for Mobile Pantry and Partner Agencies as needed

FIELD PLACEMENT

  • Shadow Programs Coordinator on an ACBR, applying all knowledge gained through office placement
  • Independently conduct ACBRs to monitor current partners
  • Attend one Partner Mobile Pantry distribution and one Rural Mobile Pantry distribution

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please email the following to Rosa Cabral, Programs Volunteer Coordinatorat , with subject line “Programs Capacity Intern.”

1) Resume; 2) Cover letter detailing how your experience relates to the responsibilities and duties outlined above, along with your dates of availability. No phone calls, please.

FSD Interns must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university. If you are not currently enrolled but are passionate about alleviating hunger and poverty in our community, please submit your cover letter and resume as directed above to be considered as a volunteer.

Members of ethnic minorities, women, veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.