For 39 years, the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry has helped reduce food insecurity and hunger and their negative impact on the individuals who experience them and the community as a whole, by making nourishing food accessible in a humanitarian and compassionate manner to anyone in need. The Pantry seeks an executive director with a strong belief in the relevance and value of this mission.
It is a full-time, salaried, position in Aurora. The executive director of the Aurora Food Pantry works under and with the guidance of a board of directors and in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws of a 501.c.3 nonprofit organization.
The executive director will plan, organize, and exercise control over operations of the Pantry, including strategic planning, resource development, asset management oversight, and day-to-day operations.
Key attributes of the successful candidate will include:
• Senior level experience in nonprofit management;
• Proven experience in team building and management of staff and volunteers;
• Proven experience in fundraising;
• Familiarity with website marketing and social media that increases online awareness and support;
• External relationship management (donors, clients, vendors, partners);
• Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to a dynamic environment;
• Strong financial management skills;
• Strong communication skills with the ability to be the face of the organization to diverse audiences, including the public and stakeholders;
• Knowledge of and relationships within the Fox River Valley . . . .Local candidates are preferred.
The executive director will oversee the distribution of food from an 18,000-square foot facility located at 1110 Jericho Road in Aurora. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pantry has adapted to serve 52,000+ households and distributed more than 3,380,000 pounds of food and uses a no contact, drive-through distribution model . . . a 400% increase over the clients served and food distributed in the Pantry’s regular in-house client-choice market distributions. The Pantry will continue to use this no-contact model until the State reaches phase 5 in its pandemic response plan.
Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience.
The executive director position description may be downloaded from www.aurorafoodpantry.org.
For confidential consideration, please forward cover letter, salary requirements, and resume to Dave Bohman, Aurora Food Pantry Board president, bohmand@gmail.com.
—Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry