Our culture and environment can be described as high-trust, collaborative, open, and fun. We are team of approximately 55 people. We value individuals who bring their life experiences to their work, knowing that the ways that they have experienced racial, economic, or gender injustice drive their passion to create change. We invite individuals from different abilities, ethnicities, genders, races, religions, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic backgrounds to take part in and shape the work in the community.
The Food Group seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds. We are proud to have a work environment that welcomes skilled, insightful people. Together we can build a better food system and share access to nutritious food across Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Greater Minnesota.
Current openings
Staff Accountant
The Staff Accountant supports the Finance Department by performing day-to-day accounting and finance functions including maintaining accurate finance records, managing Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions and ensuring accurate reconciliation between the accounting system, the donor/development database, and inventory systems. This role supports accurate financial reporting, month-end close, and compliance with nonprofit accounting standards in a large, mission-driven organization.
Anti-Hunger Program Specialist
The Anti-Hunger Specialist will serve as the primary contact for Partners (e.g., food shelf, meal program, and community food distribution partners). This position will coordinate and support the programming to ensure that all TEFAP-eligible (The Emergency Food Assistance Program, a federal program of the USDA) comply with federal regulations and provide client-centered, culturally appropriate, and dignified services for people to access food.
HelpLine Coordinator (Temporary)
The HelpLine Coordinator is responsible for connecting individual callers to public assistance programs, food resources and providing relevant referrals to partner organizations. This role is important to ensure that the Minnesota Food HelpLine responds to callers and partners in a timely fashion and that those responses are tracked and included in regular reporting.
Farm Operation Specialist (Seasonal)
The Seasonal Operations Specialist will support the operations of the farm by performing general property maintenance, perennial crop management, and general equipment and infrastructure repair. To succeed in this position, the Operations Specialist needs to be collaborative, a proactive communicator, an independent worker, organized with attention to detail, curious, and have a dedication to working with communities who face discrimination in farming.
This position is based at our farm office in Marine on St. Croix, MN and will include routine work at our New Hope microfarm and Agrisolar farm located in Big Lake, MN.
The Food Group values organizational culture and the dedicated staff that make the mission of the organization possible in the community. We offer a competitive benefits package for eligible employees that includes:
- Medical & Dental
- 401k Employer Contribution
- Employer-paid life insurance/AD&D up to 2x the employee’s annual salary
- 16 days of Paid Holidays
- Up to 18 days of Paid Time Off
- Volunteer Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Many more!
The Food Group is an equal opportunity employer.
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