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Midwest Regional Program Manager

The Regional Program Manager will lead day-to-day program execution while also serving as Food Connect’s key representative in the Twin Cities, building trusted relationships with partners and the community. This role balances hands-on program management with external representation, ensuring Food Connect’s impact is both operationally excellent and deeply rooted in community needs.

Salary

$70,000- $82,000

Workday & Location

Monday through Friday 9:00am- 5:00pm

Location:

Twin Cities

About Food Connect

Who We Are

Food Connect is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the gaps in our food system to build healthier communities. We are passionate about leveraging technology and existing community efforts to bring about a more thoughtful, sustainable, and connected food system. There are amazing initiatives happening all over the world, but so much momentum is lost when there is no easy way to connect and collaborate in real time. We are building solutions to help lower the barriers to collaboration and increase efficiencies in food distribution and collaboration to drive better health outcomes for communities and individuals.

Our Values

Awareness – You communicate clearly, even in complexity

Courage – You own your voice and take initiative

Passion – You believe in the mission and the message

Curiosity – You ask the right questions to drive clarity

Integrity – You deliver what you say you will

Our Mission

Food Connect bridges the gaps in our food system through innovative technology and focused collaboration to build impactful, sustainable hunger relief solutions. We are committed to reducing food insecurity and improving food equity in real-time and working hand in hand with existing community organizations.

Our Vision

Food Connect envisions a world where our food ecosystem thrives on real time, open-network collaboration and scalable distribution services to enable equitable access to healthy food resources.

About the role

Responsabilities
Program Operations & Logistics
  • Oversee daily food rescue, delivery, and distribution operations across Twin Cities programs.
  • Manage driver workforce scheduling, dispatch, and performance to ensure reliability and efficiency.
  • Track and analyze program data (deliveries, pounds of food, partner reach) to ensure KPIs are met.
  • Troubleshoot operational challenges in real time, maintaining high standards of quality and dignity in service delivery.
  • Collaborate with the national operations team to align processes, technology, and reporting.
  • 10-15% may support cross-market and national efforts.
Partnership & Community Engagement
  • Serve as Food Connect’s local representative to community partners, funders, and coalitions.
  • Build and sustain strong relationships with food donors, recipient organizations, and community leaders.
  • Represent Food Connect at community meetings, events, and speaking engagements.
  • Partner with local advisory councils and stakeholders to integrate community voice into program design and evaluation.
Reporting & Compliance
  • Prepare regular impact reports highlighting program metrics, challenges, and successes.
  • Ensure compliance with funder requirements, food safety standards, and internal protocols.
  • Contribute insights and lessons learned to inform Food Connect’s national strategy.
Candidate Qualifications and Traits
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in program management and proven program launch and execution required.
  • Proven ability to manage day-to-day operations and ensure programs run smoothly and effectively.
  • Strong relationship-building skills, with experience representing an organization to external partners and stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
  • Comfortable using Google Workspace, Excel/Sheets, and project management tools (e.g., Asana).
  • Resident of the Twin Cities metro area with knowledge of local communities; familiarity with the food system is a strong plus but not required.
  • Deep commitment to equity, community-driven solutions and service..
  • Ability to travel within the Twin Cities region for key stakeholder meetings.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and benefits package. $75,000-$82,000
  • Flexible, remote-friendly work environment with occasional travel to regional sites.
  • Opportunity to make a measurable difference in reducing hunger and food waste nationwide.
  • A collaborative, mission-driven team that values innovation, compassion, and impact.

Additional Benefits:

  • Paid Time Off: 10 vacation days + 5 sick days + 1 birthday leave + 1 work anniversary leave
  • 12 Paid Holidays per year
  • Healthcare benefits
  • 401k benefits plan
  • 4 week paid sabbatical policy after 5 years of employment at Food Connect

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Interview Process
Don’t meet every single requirement?

Research indicates that women and people of color often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet all qualifications. At Food Connect, we value diversity and inclusivity. If you're excited about these roles but don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply, you might be the perfect fit!

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Midwest Regional Program Manager

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