Vacancies at Food For Education

About the Role

F4E is scaling its US fundraising operations, and the US Development Assistant will support donor management, data entry, and administrative processes. This role will report directly to our US Development Associate and play a critical role in ensuring accurate donation processing, donor tracking and moves management. This role is a great opportunity for an individual looking to start their career in development and learn about fundraising from individual and corporate donors and through direct mail in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key Duties & Responsibilities (sample below, but this is a dynamic office and never boring) 

Database & Reporting (Salesforce)

• Work with caging company to sync daily donor data into Salesforce and maintain update dashboard for team  
• Prepare and send $100+ donor thank-you letters and tax receipts.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date donor records on Salesforce.
• Support list management, suppressions, and basic reporting for all direct mail work.
• Assist in data cleaning and ensuring high-quality records.

Fundraising Support

• Provide logistical support for donor mailings and campaigns, review of larger donors and writing notes, adding in personal cards from kids, tracking monthly and multi-month donors.
• Assist with corporate prospect research and maintain prospect trackers, providing analysis and recommendations to Head of US Philanthropy and Food for Education’s Kenya development team
• Create, organize donor materials, and contracts on shared drives.
• Maintain share drive consistency

Team & Administrative Support

• Provide day-to-day support to the US Development Associate.
• Assist with donor scheduling, meeting prep, and event logistics as needed.
• Collaborate with colleagues on special projects across the US and Kenya-based teams.
• All support around annual donor parlor meetings and events 

Desired Candidate Profile

• Must be based in New York City with the flexibility to pick up donor mail.
• Undergraduate degree or relevant coursework (recent graduates encouraged to apply).
• 0–2 years of experience in development, nonprofit administration, or related support role.
• Highly organized with attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office; Salesforce experience is a plus.
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional, proactive, and solutions-oriented.
• Passion for Food4Education’s mission and values.

Compensation & Hours

• $30/hour, 35 hours per week.
• Paid via direct deposit within 7–12 days of weekly invoicing.
• Initial contract as a 1099 consultant with potential for renewal or transition to a fixed-term employee position.

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About the role

• As Senior Manager, Internal Consulting, you’ll lead this new team from the ground up.
• You’ll build systems, lead projects, and develop a small but mighty team of two Associates (and growing).
• You’ll scope and deliver cross-functional projects that strengthen the foundation for scale—whether testing operating models for expansion, improving core internal systems, or partnering with leadership to solve strategic bottlenecks.
• You’ll think like a management consultant but act like an operator: comfortable moving from frameworks and data to field realities and follow-through.

What you’ll do

• Scope and build a new function. Define how Internal Consulting adds value and sets standards across F4E.
• Deliver high-value projects. Strengthen the systems that enable F4E’s national expansion and advisory work across Africa.
• Lead and grow a team. Manage two Associates and shape their professional development.
• Engage senior leaders. Work directly with the COO and functional heads on organization-wide priorities.
• Develop as a systems leader. Build experience that positions you for future strategic or operational leadership roles.

Who you are

• You think like a management consultant: you can structure ambiguous problems, use data to drive clarity, and communicate insight simply.
• You’ve managed people and projects and enjoy both.
• You have 5-7 years of experience in consulting, strategy, finance, engineering, or similarly analytical roles in fast-paced, client-service environments.
• You’re confident shifting between doing and leading: building analyses one day and coaching your team the next.
• You have strong organizational and communication skills; you can synthesize information for any audience.
• You value curiosity and humility, your success comes from making others better.
• You’re energized by purpose-driven work and excited by the idea of building systems that feed millions of children.

Key Duties & Responsibilities 

Team set-up and leadership (~25%):

• Help establish and set up Food4Education’s internal consulting team, including providing input on strategy and processes for soliciting, selecting, and executing projects.
• Inform the design of internal team processes to ensure coordination, common standards, and continual improvement.
• Create, test, and improve tools to enable team management and growth (e.g., project trackers, impact dashboards).

Project management (~60%):

• Lead or co-lead projects that address critical areas of need or opportunity for the organization, from scoping through execution and handover.
• Support the design and implementation of select organizational pilots, innovations, or growth projects to accelerate impact.
• Manage internal client relationships to build demand for the team’s work and ensure work is effective and well-received.
• Create and utilize project implementation tools that establish a long-term standard for this team’s operations.

Ecosystem scanning and engaging (~15%):

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the critical dynamics in the markets and environments relevant to Food4Education’s work, including school feeding, nonprofit strategy and operations, and technological innovation.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with select peers, partners, and supporters to enable and sustain information sharing and growth (e.g., think tanks, businesses, and similar non-profits).
• Formulate Food4Education’s Internal Consulting function to be best-in-class relative to peers in the field, utilizing industry knowledge and expertise.