We are Hiring an Associate Resource Manager

Full time (35 hr/week) 16-month contract (renewable). Salaried based on a wage of $26.50/hr. United Church of Canada Pension & Benefits after a 3-month probationary period, 15 days annual paid vacation. Most work onsite at 1470 Gerrard Street E (Gerrard and Coxwell.)

Nourish East End hosts a busy market-style food bank delivering services to over 600 clients weekly in a multi-user space known as the East End Food Hub. We are seeking an efficient and well-organized individual to manage the logistics of securing and storing sufficient food for our clients each week, who has the personality to support a team of volunteers and to engage and negotiate with in-kind food donors and vendors.

This transitional role will work with the direction of the retiring Resource Manager training to gradually assume managerial responsibilities.

The Associate Resource Manager will manage food deliveries from key partners (Daily Bread, Second Harvest, local bakeries and butchers) in collaboration with volunteers, oversee the storage, rotation and distribution of inventory as well as the purchase of supplementary goods to ensure that there is a broad and fresh selection of food each week for clients. The Associate Resource Manager will also work to develop and implement key food management policies and practices, and to support their implementation. This individual will represent Nourish in operational discussions with other Food Hub partners and will be a key operational contact for the Board, participating in Board and Board Executive meetings. This role is supervised by the Executive of the Nourish Board.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Collaborate to create a welcoming, safe and sustainable service for our neighbours.
  2. Manage food/client good inventory, storage and safe food handling.
  3. Secure and share food resources.
  4. Build collaboration with partners and donors.
  5. Document, enhance and implement food safety policy.
  • Previous management experience in food/grocery services, foodbank or facilities management
  • Passion for social justice and food security, as well as a commitment to welcoming clients in an authentic and respectful manner, reflecting our value of radical hospitality
  • Proficient English language communicator and writer
  • A respectful team-based, solutions-focuses approach: ability to “pivot”, as needed
  • Openness to work with potentially vulnerable volunteers of diverse skills and backgrounds
  • Ability to enhance relationships with partners, within and beyond the Food Hub
  • Capacity to negotiate with store managers, as well as in kind donors and partners, representing Nourish needs and maximizing satisfaction for both parties
  • Able to compile best practice policies, to assess pragmatic implications of change and to negotiate implementation tensions in an organization with longstanding practices
  • Physical strength (lift up to 50 pounds)
  • Driver?s license required, option to use own vehicle for purchases and deliveries desired
  • A vulnerable sector check is required

About Us

Nourish East End is a program of East End United Regional Ministry, a progressive Christian community guided by ancient and modern stories and spiritual practices that teach justice, compassion and resiliency. Nourish East End is one expression of the church?s value of radical hospitality offering service to all regardless of religion, class, ability, age, race, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. Staff and volunteers at Nourish are drawn from a wide spectrum of communities, of many faiths and none, with a shared commitment to supporting neighbours facing poverty and food insecurity. Over 50% of our volunteers are also clients, bringing a lived experience that helps shape our commitment to food justice. We advocate for a society where no one needs to turn to a foodbank for assistance.

Nourish East End offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment process. If you are contacted to participate in an interview or screening process, please advise us if you require accommodation.

East End United is committed to employment equity and to meaningful engagement with our neighbours and community in all that we do. Individuals of any faith, or no faith, are encouraged to apply for this position, if they share our commitment to radical hospitality and are comfortable representing our values. We encourage applications from people with culturally diverse backgrounds and those with personal experiences of food insecurity.