Food business, foodservice supply chains, food rescue

Elevate Your Career and Impact at Second Harvest

Position: Foodraising Manager (Ontario)
Organization: Second Harvest
Location: Etobicoke, GTA, Ontario

• Date: January 2025
• Department: Food Recovery and Partnerships
• Reports to: Senior Manager, National Foodraising
• Status: Full-Time
• Salary: $60,000 Per Annum Plus Benefits
• Time Required on-site: 20% (approximate)
• Time Required in the Field: 60% (approximate, including regular travel for external meetings)

The Opportunity Awaits—Where Passion Meets Impact!

Are you passionate about sustainability, hunger relief, and food security? At Second Harvest, we’re not just Canada’s largest food rescue organization, we’re pioneers in perishable food redistribution. We work with food businesses across the supply chain to ensure unsold surplus food is redirected to non-profit organizations that feed communities from coast to coast.

As the Foodraising Manager (Ontario), you will lead the charge in expanding our network of food donors in Ontario. With your strong relationship-building skills and drive for results, you’ll work closely with food businesses, retailers, and foodservice partners to secure valuable surplus food and ensure it reaches those in need.

This is your opportunity to drive positive social and environmental change by playing a pivotal role in reducing food waste while supporting food security across the province.

Enter Second Harvest…

Think we're just about redirecting food surplus? Think bigger.

Here's why Second Harvest is your next career leap:

• Pioneers in food rescue, we are a renowned leader in perishable food redistribution across Canada.
• With a mission fueled by a no-waste, no-hunger ethos, we're not just changing the game—we're rewriting the rules.
• Our strategic approach aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), making every day a step towards global change.

The Role:

As the Foodraising Manager (Ontario), you will lead efforts to expand and sustain our network of food donors throughout the province. You’ll focus on sourcing surplus, unsold food from midstream and upstream businesses such as producers, processors, manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. In addition to building and maintaining donor relationships, you will collaborate with our Retail & Foodservice team to engage regional retailers and foodservice chains, ensuring they use our innovative Second Harvest Food Rescue App. Your work will be vital in driving food donations, improving efficiency, and maintaining strong relationships with existing donors.

Your Impact:

• Continuously improve Second Harvest’s food donor landscape by implementing strategies to attract and retain food donors.
• Research food production landscapes and supply chains in specific regions to identify new donor prospects.
• Travel extensively across Ontario to recruit new donors, aiming to increase the quantity, quality, and efficiency of food donations.
• Conduct cold calls, follow up on referrals, and track outreach activities while gathering donor feedback.
• Engage lapsed donors and those reducing their support to ensure continued, consistent donations.
• Collaborate with regional stakeholder groups, institutions, and industry associations to promote Second Harvest’s services.
• Assist in implementing a donor retention plan that celebrates and recognizes food donors to ensure their continued support.
• Deliver presentations and participate in speaking engagements to increase food donor acquisition and retention.
• Represent Second Harvest at regional trade shows and conferences, managing booth logistics and leading post-event food collections.
• Create and submit regular reports on food recovery efforts as requested.
• Perform other duties as required to support the overall goals of the organization.

Who You Are:

• Enterprising: you have the initiative and drive to get the job done and can find (or build) the resources needed for any task.
• Partnership-Minded: you’re a people person who connects easily and can leverage existing relationships to build program success. You earn trust and confidence from prospects, donors, and stakeholders.
• Communicator: you have exceptional communication and diplomacy skills; you have a knack for making complex ideas seem clear and simple.
• Client-Focused: you’re slightly obsessive when it comes to delivering an exceptional donor/customer experience.
• Meticulous: you have a keen attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects effectively.
• Analytical: data is your friend; you can translate numbers into action and pave the way for efficiency.
• Flexible: this role will require some weekend work to attend trade shows and events on behalf of Second Harvest

An interest in sustainability, food rescue and hunger relief would be considered an asset. Must be based in Ontario, Valid driver’s license, and able to travel across Ontario for meetings and fieldwork (mileage compensated if using own vehicle)

About the Perks:

• A competitive salary paired with a robust benefits package.
• Professional growth in a role that makes a real difference.
• Flexible work hours and a commitment to work-life balance.

Apply For This Role:

Ready to lead at the forefront of food security and sustainability? Join us at Second Harvest and be part of a team that's not just meeting the standard but setting it. Apply today and be the change you want to see in the world. Please mention you saw this at FoodWork.ca.

Second Harvest is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals, especially those from equity-deserving groups, including racialized persons/persons of color, Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community.