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Specialist, Health Initiatives (Chicago/Hybrid)

Feeding America
remote work
United States, Illinois, Chicago
35 East Wacker Drive (Show on map)
Dec 20, 2025
Description Work. Serve. Thrive. Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives. Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission. We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results. Feeding America is the nation's largest charity and the leading domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. This is ahybrid position based out of Feeding America's Chicago office location. At Feeding America, we believe in offering a flexible work environment. Employees can be in the office an average of 2 days a week (when not travelling for work) and work from home on other days. Employees also have access to a 30-day "work anywhere" program during the course of each calendar year that can be combined with PTO and/or holidays. Learn more about Feeding Americahere. The Opportunity The Specialist, Health Initiatives role providescritical programmatic, dataand operational support to the Health Initiatives team, advancing efforts tostrengthenfood bank-healthcare partnerships and expand models that increase access to nutritious foodandpromote better health outcomes. This roleengages across the organization, with the national network of food banks, and with external partners to ensure Feeding America's work is informed by current Food and Health evidence and best practicesto support the emerging needs from the network. The specialist plays a key role incontributing to continuous quality improvement by supportingdata collection, analysis and learning initiatives,and translatinginsights into actionable resources, tools,and guidance for the network. In addition, the role helps strengthen the visibility, credibility,and influence of Feeding America in the Foodand Health space through knowledge-sharing, technicalassistance, and cross-networkcollaboration. Compensation Here at Feeding America national organization, equality is central to our mission and is an integral part of our compensation policies and structures. As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges and clearly defined practices for how our team, including new hire salary offers, moves through these ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front based on these clearly defined pay practices with little room for negotiation. We make exceptions for highly experienced (multiple years of at-level experience) new hires in accordance with our pay practices. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions. Salary Range: $75,000 - $80,000 Based on Experience. Benefits:A comprehensive list of benefits available to full-time employees can be found here. Responsibilities: Takes direction from Manager/Director ofHealth Initiativesto implement project tasks,processesand analysis forFood & Health capacity buildinginitiatives (e.g.,food as medicine,and healthcare partnerships focused),progressing key project components and coordinating withteam members,appropriate personnel, and/or consultants ina timelyand clear fashion. Collaborates withHealthInitiativesmanager and director to define project goals,programdesignand deliverablesand to draft and manage project budgets. Whenappropriate,delegatestasks to team members,appropriatepersonnel, and/or consultants to support key project activities and deliverables. Support in the implementation of Feeding America's enterprise-level Health Impactefforts and Holistic Supports strategies, as well as any other related strategies, providing guidance and consultation to key FANO and network food bank stakeholders to support implementation of these strategies, as appropriate Support collaborative efforts across departments, to support theevidencebuilding, translation, and dissemination of models, programs, and partnerships thatseekto improve key outcomes, build capacity, and inform continuous learning across the network. Support the facilitation of trainings,technicalassistanceand sharing of knowledge and resourcesto the network and other stakeholders via a range of modalities, includingtoolkits,design and facilitation of workshops,trainings,and peer-learning spaces,documenting anddisseminatingkey learnings and resources with internal and external audiences. Supportdata-informed processes and platforms tomonitorand evaluateinitiatives throughout our network for the dual purpose of sharing promising practices and scaling what works. SupportHealth Initiative teamfunctions andgoalsby providing project management functions, includingcoordination of meetings and communications, progressand projectmanagement, and support activities. Support fulfillment of performance measuresandidentifiedprocesses to support the implementation of rapid prototyping and testing ofnew solutions, where needed. Act as a partner to the network, developing relationships that create transparency and trust with our members to ensure our service reflects the capacity and needs of our members. Usegathered data to create data visualizations, executive summaries, and other deliverables that interpret anddisseminateoutcomes and key findings fromfood &healthcapacity buildinginitiatives. Collaborate withhealth initiativemanager and director tocontribute to the Feeding America Food and Health narrative, and broader Evaluation strategy. Required Experience and Qualifications: 3or more years of experience in non-profit,privatesectoror healthcareroles at increasing levels of responsibility. Specific experience in the Food as Medicine programming, public health, communityhealthor health policy spacestronglypreferred. Demonstrated experience in program implementation and service delivery, technical assistance and capacity building, and continuous quality improvement. Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. Experience collecting, analyzing and synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data; familiarity with evaluation methods preferred. Comfortable leveraging technology to support project implementation; proficiency in platforms such as Excel, SmartSheets, Salesforce, SharePoint or similar tools preferred. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, accessible language to diverse audiences Demonstrated ability to develop learning materials, deliver presentations, and facilitate meetings, workshops and peer learning sessions Inherent curiosity and a learning mindset. Someone who thrives in thinking through gray areas of undefined opportunities with an ability to drive innovation and inspire people outside of their comfort zones in order to shape thinking, while maintaining credibility. Ability to apply "systems thinking" with experience developing or informing operational or strategic frameworks and roadmaps that outline current state, future state and strategies or transformational initiatives needed to achieve the future state. Experience translating this thinking effectively for donors or customers to successfully generate funding or sales, strongly preferred. Demonstrated ability creating productive working relationships within a large, complex organizations, federated network or diverse stakeholder groups. Required Leadership Competencies: Fosters an Enterprise Mindset Fosters an Open and Supportive Environment Leads with Accountability Collaborates Internally and Externally Focuses on People and Teams Manages Organization and Business Complexity Communicates with Impact and Influence Feeding America's goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented diverse workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging andcontribute to a culture that values differences, ideas, and experiences. We intentionally seek out diverse perspectives and skills on our teams, knowing that it makes us stronger as an organization and better equipped to serve our neighbors in need. We encourage all individuals, including those from historically under-represented communities and individuals with lived experience of hunger, to apply. Feeding America participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.