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FEAST With Us
Camden Town, London
Posted: 14 Sep 2023
Deadline: 30 Sep 2023
Compensation: £30,000 - £34,000 Annual Gross pro rata (depending on skills and experience)
Paid Part-time
Job description
Job Title: Camden Food Partnership Coordinator
Reporting to: FEAST Operations Manager
Hours: 3-4 days per week (21-28 hrs), flexible days
Holiday: 25 days pro rata + bank holidays
Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 Annual Gross pro rata (depending on skills and experience)
Location: Hybrid - remote and Camden (various locations)
Contract: 7-month fixed-term contract with opportunity to move to a permanent role with FEAST (subject to funding)
FEAST With Us - Feeding and Empowering All Sustainably Together (FEAST)
FEAST started in 2015 as a weekly community meal at a hostel for homeless people, using surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away. Each meal is a collaboration whereby volunteers and people experiencing food insecurity cook and dine together as equals. We support people with daily nutritious meals per week in multiple hostels for people experiencing homelessness, and 1-2 services per week in and delivered to community centres for anyone struggling with food poverty. We now work with 14 partner venues across London.
FEAST is expanding its services including offering training on nutrition and practical experience in the kitchen for vulnerable people experiencing food poverty, to give opportunities to help people become independent from food aid services. In partnership with UCL we were awarded funding by the British Dietetic Association (BDA) General and Education Trust (GET) Fund to conduct an 18-month cross-sectional study assessing the nutritional status of homeless adults residing in temporary accommodation. This research is much needed to identify dietary health inequalities and solutions to support this disadvantaged population group who are known to experience food insecurity and likely malnutrition.
Our Mission:
Our Values:
Inclusive; Collaborative; Empathetic; Empowering; Innovative
Camden Food Partnership (CFP) Background
FEAST work in partnership with the London Borough of Camden to coordinate the CFP - a network membership of 40 voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations providing free or low-cost food across the borough, and other cross-sector food organisations, including SMEs, food suppliers, retailers, growers, educators. They share best practice and collaborate on joint initiatives to improve food insecurity and work towards the Camden Food Mission – that by 2030 everyone eats well every day with nutritious, affordable and sustainable food.
The CFP started as a crisis response during COVID 19 lockdown, bringing together a group of initiatives from Camden organisations working on food poverty, either as their sole and purposive mission or as a tangent from their charitable objectives. The aim for Camden Council was to lead it from VCS sector, and FEAST were awarded that role in October 2021.
Main Responsibilities
The CFP coordinator will lead the existing CFP network of VCS and other cross-sector food organisations in Camden Borough, chair the CFP steering group and oversee the delivery of CFP initiatives and action plan.
Support CFP initiatives and innovation (40%)
Develop and oversee delivery of the CFP action plan (25%)
Coordinate the CFP network, meetings and membership (25%)
Communications (10%)
Additional roles and responsibilities may be added over time as required to deliver the role.
Person Specification
Essential:
We are looking for the following skills, aptitude, experience and attitude; you may be stronger in some areas than others and FEAST will provide training to support personal development. Your experience should evidence your shared values with FEAST and a personal commitment to our mission to reduce food poverty amongst vulnerable people. You must be able to travel to and work from Camden for at least 50% of your working time.
Skills & Experience:
Knowledge:
Personal Qualities:
Desirable Skills & Experience:
FEAST will provide formal induction and training to meet the needs of the successful applicant.
Application information
To apply for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter to careers@feastwithus.org.uk by 30 September 2023. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis when received, and we aim for interviews to be held between 2 – 13 October.
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About FEAST With Us
FEAST With Us mobilises volunteers to use surplus food to cook nutritious meals for and with Londoners facing food poverty.