Junior Expansion Associate at Food For Education

About the Role

The Junior Expansion Associate will be tasked with supporting the scoping out and launching multiple concurrent pilots and successfully integrating them into the core kitchen operations of F4E’s business. The role will also be responsible for improving and embedding policies and processes aimed at evaluating and mitigating potential risks. This role requires excellent project management skills, building and construction skills, stakeholder management abilities, and a solution-oriented mindset

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Planning and coordination of expansion sites

• Assist Expansion associate with project management
  • Collaborate in developing project plans and timelines for kitchen and serving infrastructure maintenance, repairs and construction.
  • Facilitate timely hand over of complete projects.
  • Monitor and adjust project schedules as necessary to ensure the timely completion of repairs/maintenance/construction milestones.
• Site Supervision:
  •  Supervise repairs/maintenance/construction processes across expansion sites.
  • Ensure compliance with design specifications, building codes, F4E quality standards and safety regulations.
• Handover and Closeout:
  • Facilitate the smooth handover of completed projects to the business operations team, ensuring all necessary documentation is provided.

Operations

• Assist Expansion Associate in providing training and guidance:
  • Support the development and delivery of facility training programs for school and kitchen staff.
  • Offer guidance on proper use and care for kitchen and school infrastructure
• Ensure accurate Expansion records
  • Maintain accurate and up to date records of all Expansion data.
  • Assist in collating inferences from expansion data to inform expansion strategy and operational efficiency
• Communicate findings to the Expansion Associate
  • Regularly communicate findings from expansion databases, field work, partners and stakeholders to the Expansion Associate.
  • Provide insights, recommendations and strategies for continuous improvement and user centric solutions.
• Report and assist in correcting substandard works
  • Report any non-conformances to our quality standards to the Expansion Associate
  • Collaborate with partners and internal teams to implement corrective measures and prevent future non-conformance.
• Risk management.
  • Observe internal operational trends and external forces to forecast potential risks to expansion operations.
  • Mitigate potential risks even when it means changing strategy or suspending one or more aspects of a project
  • Develop and maintain an expansion risk register.

Desired candidate profile

• At least 2 years of relevant experience with a proven track record in a similar role. 
• An undergraduate degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or any other relevant technical field.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Detail-oriented, and with strong execution skills. 
• Solutions-oriented, able to think on their feet, and quickly pivot.
• Independent-minded, and can thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at the same time.