You made it here, so what is it?
Empowering our community to alleviate hunger and improve health—that’s our mission. The Director of Neighbor Engagement is a highly visible leadership role responsible for shaping how TAFB connects neighbors to nutritious food, community resources, and supportive services. This leader will set strategy, build partnerships, strengthen programs, and drive measurable impact across Community Education, the R.E.D. Bus, Garden & Farm programs, and benefits navigation throughout our 13-county service area.
Where YOU make the impact!
- You’ll provide strategic oversight of the Neighbor Engagement Department including Community Education, the R.E.D. Bus, Garden & Farm programs, and benefits navigation while setting a bold vision for integrated, neighbor-centered services.
- Set the vision and strategy for an integrated, high-impact Neighbor Engagement department.
- Drive innovative approaches that expand access to nutritious food, benefits, education, and supportive resources.
- Build and influence partnerships with healthcare providers, growers, producers, community organizations, and food-system leaders.
- You’ll ensure federal, state, grant-funded, and contractual programs meet all performance, data, budget, reporting, and compliance requirements.
- Identify opportunities, remove barriers, and turn community needs and neighbor feedback into action.
- Use data and performance measures to evaluate impact, improve programs, and scale what works.
- Advance community education, nutrition, food-system, and neighbor-experience initiatives across TAFB’s service area.
- Lead program goals, budgets, work plans, grants, reporting, and compliance with a strong focus on results.
- Develop and empower a high-performing multidisciplinary team with clear expectations, accountability, and room to innovate.
- Bring teams and partners together to solve complex challenges and create stronger, more coordinated community solutions.
