Director of Communications & Development

Worcester County Food Bank (WCFB) believes that food is a fundamental right of all people and that hunger is an issue of social justice. WCFB’s mission is to engage, educate, and lead Worcester County in creating a hunger-free community. As the leading food security organization in Worcester County, WCFB coordinates the collection and distribution of quality donations of fresh, frozen, and non-perishable food to people in all 60 communities of Worcester County through a network of food pantries and meals programs, advocates for programs that increase access to healthy food and policy solutions that address the root causes of food insecurity.

Job Summary

The Director of Communications and Development will develop, implement and manage a multi-faceted marketing and development program. The position provides strategic leadership, as well as day-to-day support for all aspects of WCFB’s communications and development program, including collaborating with WCFB’s CEO to plan and strategize, ensuring WCFB is educating and myth-busting about hunger in Worcester County, working to establish and maintain a thriving financial base for WCFB to do its work from. This position will work with the agency partners, donors and other stakeholders to ensure that WCFB continues to be seen as a leader and innovator in ending hunger in Worcester County and Massachusetts. This is a full-time senior leadership position reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.

This role inherits a small, committed team and carries the exciting responsibility of helping to shape and grow WCFB’s communications and development capacity in collaboration with the CEO and COO. WCFB is about to enter a strategic planning and visioning process. The Director will play a defining role in building the department structure that will carry the organization’s next chapter. 

Required

• 7–10 years of progressively responsible      experience in communications, development, public affairs, or related      fields, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven      experience with fund development, including major gifts, annual giving,      and donor stewardship. 
• Demonstrated      experience engaging culturally, economically, and racially diverse      communities.
• Strong writing, editing, public      speaking, and storytelling skills.
• Experience      managing staff, budgets, and complex projects.
• Ability to travel regionally and work      occasional evenings for events and board meetings. 
• Strong desire to learn and grow within an organization      in transition. 

Preferred

• Knowledge of state and federal food      security practices that impact our mission and vision to create a hunger      free Worcester County. 
• Bilingual      in a second language, Spanish preferred.
• Experience      with DonorPerfect or comparable donor management databases strongly      preferred. 
• Expertise in digital communications,      data analytics, and content strategy strongly preferred.

Benefits

WCFB provides comprehensive and competitive benefits including paid time off, health and dental insurance, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, health savings account, and 403(b) retirement savings plan with an employer match. 

WCFB is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.