Senior Manager, Community Relations (internal title: Senior Manager, Public Affairs)
Spoonfuls is a Massachusetts food recovery organization. This full-time role manages outreach, education, advocacy, and community engagement to advance food waste prevention, food recovery, food access, and climate work. The position reports to the Chief of Communications & Public Affairs and works with senior leadership.
Responsibilities include developing public engagement strategy; representing Spoonfuls at community meetings, panels, civic groups, media events, and presentations; managing the public affairs calendar with the Public Affairs Coordinator; building relationships with retailers, brands, elected officials, donors, and community partners; advancing advocacy priorities and policy engagement; coordinating communications and advocacy updates; supervising a full-time coordinator and/or interns; and tracking performance metrics.
Full-time, exempt, typically Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with occasional evening and weekend events and flexible scheduling. Hybrid; applicants must be within commuting distance of Greater Boston and report to the office two days per week. Local travel across the service area and a reliable personal vehicle are required; occasional national conference travel (about 2–3 times yearly).
Qualifications include 5+ years of relevant managerial experience or transferable skills; familiarity with food or environmental justice and legislative process; strong public speaking, writing, project management, and relationship-building skills; and people-management experience. Salary: $80,000–$98,000 annually. Benefits include health, vision, dental, and PTO. Cover letter and resume required.
