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Employment Opportunities
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Employment Opportunities -- 3 openings
Position: Development Director
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00 -5:30; Fri 8:00-12:00
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
required with three to five years’ fundraising experience
- Experience with major
gift fundraising and/or capital campaigns strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability
to structure and implement fundraising programs
- Computer literacy –
Microsoft Office, Excel and experience with fundraising software
- Excellent interpersonal,
verbal and written communication skills; extensive external contact
- Ability to interact
with staff, board and contributors
- Grant writing
experience
- Must have reliable transportation – some travel
within our service area (31 counties)
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule
- Must be goal and detail oriented
- Acceptance of philosophy of food banking.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement,
maintain and enhance annual fundraising programs to include public and private contributions
and corporate, individual, foundation and church-based gifts. Strong emphasis on generating major gifts,
planned giving, new prospects and expanding
fundraising efforts to untapped sources throughout the Food Bank's service area
as well as maximizing existing programs.
This is not an events-oriented
position.
- Cultivate
relationships with donors
- Coordinate with the president
& CEO about the annual campaign among board members and the board’s
involvement in fundraising
- Supervise the
activities of the donor relations manager including timely and accurate gift
acknowledgement
- Maintain and manage
the donor database, with support from the donor relations manager, and generate
reports and updates as appropriate - full
knowledge of the fundraising software is required (Results Plus training
available)
- Work with the VP, communications
& development on the timing and donor level for direct mail campaigns
- Oversee the annual
holiday card and cookie letter program
- Work with the finance
director to collect pledge payments
- Take primary
responsibility for the collection of data for the annual report and other fundraising
materials
- Conduct tours and
make presentations to community groups as appropriate
- Maintain positive
interaction with other Food Bank staff
- Undertake other
duties as assigned
Send
resume and cover letter to Mid-South Food Bank, 239 S. Dudley St., Memphis, TN
38104
ATTN:
COO or email info@midsouthfoodbank.org
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Position: Transportation
Coordinator
Hours: M-Th: 7:00
a.m.-4:30 p.m., F 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
Qualifications:
- Three
to five years transportation and logistics experience; must be familiar with
transportation management systems. A minimum of two years of college preferred.
- Working knowledge of federal and state transportation regulations including DOT/Safety regulations and compliance record
keeping
- Computer
skills and the ability to maintain accurate and legible records
- Must
be able to drive a truck, operate a fork lift and pallet jacks; commercial
driver’s license preferred
- Ability to
communicate clearly and solve problems
- Ability
to work well with donors, vendors, agency representatives and Food Bank staff
- Acceptance
of philosophy of food banking.
Responsibilities:
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Coordinate all traffic functions relating to freight movement into and
out the Food Bank warehouses, maintaining prescribed service levels, and
keeping costs at a minimum while ensuring efficient resource utilization and
achievement of service goals
- Assure compliance with all government regulations through appropriate
transportation policies and programs designed to provide the required levels of
transportation services which meet cost and service objectives, along with Food
Bank and agency needs
- Coordinate with warehouse operations on dispatching drivers for
customer pickups and agency deliveries as required. Determine the most economical traffic
patterns
- Manage maintenance of the fleet to ensure that vehicles are clean and operating
properly
- Maintain timely inspections and licensing of all vehicles
- Arrange for carrier services by securing appropriate bids, prepare and
file claims for damages, lost shipments, and overcharges. Evaluate carrier performance and recommend
changes in mode and/or carrier.
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Work with executive
management to develop policies and procedures for rate negotiation and the
purchase of transportation, the Food Bank truck fleet, freight bill auditing
and overcharge claims and optimum traffic routes
- Analyze transportation costs,
equipment availability and service levels, making recommendations and
instituting corrective action
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Maintain working
relationships that ensure the success of Food Bank programs. This includes maintaining positive
interpersonal relationships with donors, agency representatives, Food Bank
management and staff
- Other duties as assigned.
Reports to: Vice President of
Operations
Apply in person or mail to: Mid-South Food Bank, 239 South Dudley,
Memphis, TN 38104, Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. or send resume via email to info@midsouthfoodbank.org
No phone
calls, please.
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Position: Truck
Driver
Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mon – Thurs, 8:00 a.m. -- Noon Friday
Responsibilities:
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Drive vehicles with capacities of no more than
seventeen tons in order to transport products to and from specified
destinations
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Load and unload deliveries and shipments
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Inspect and verify the contents of inventory
loads against shipping papers
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Inspect and maintain vehicle supplies and
equipment, such as gas, oil, water, tires, lights, and brakes in order to
ensure that vehicles are in proper working order
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Report any mechanical problems encountered with
vehicles
- Report delays, accidents or other traffic and
transportation situations to supervisor using mobile telephones
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Maintain records such as vehicle logs, records
of cargo, or billing statements in accordance with regulations
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Accurately pull order for pickup and delivery
- Provide assistance as needed to maintain orderly
and clean work area in compliance with Mid-South Food Bank safety and
sanitation policies; ensure that the warehouse facility meets the Feeding
America and Memphis and Shelby County Health Department guidelines by assisting
in daily cleaning as well as the maintenance of the outside perimeters
- Maintain working relationships that ensure the
success of Mid-South Food Bank programs.
This includes maintaining positive interpersonal relationships with
donors, volunteers, agency representatives, Food Bank management and staff
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
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High school diploma or equivalent; commercial
drivers license (CDL)
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Good verbal and written communication skills
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Demonstrated attention to detail, knowledge of
good record keeping procedures and the ability to maintain accurate and legible
records and current files
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Ability to read maps, and follow written and
verbal geographic directions
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Ability to operate a forklift and a manual or
powered pallet jack, forklift certification a plus
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Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds
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Ability to successfully complete a Safe Food
Handling Course
- Ability to work well with donors, volunteers,
agencies, senior aides and other Food Bank staff
- Acceptance of philosophy of food banking
Reports to: Senior Manager, Warehouse Operations
Please apply in person: Mid-South Food Bank, 239 South Dudley, Memphis, TN 38104, Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. No phone calls, please.
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