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    "description": "<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\">About Food Connect</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Food Connect is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the gaps in our food system to build healthier communities. We leverage technology and existing community efforts to create a more thoughtful, sustainable, and connected food system. There are incredible initiatives happening across the country, but momentum is lost when there is no easy way to connect and collaborate in real time. We build solutions that lower barriers to collaboration, increase efficiencies in food distribution, and drive better health outcomes for communities and individuals.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\">Role Overview</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">The Regional Director will serve as Food Connect’s senior leader in the Greater Newark area, responsible for establishing and growing our presence in a new and strategically important market. This is not a plug-and-play role. Newark’s food system landscape is deeply interconnected, politically nuanced, and requires someone who can build trust and credibility with community organizations, government agencies, and institutional stakeholders from day one.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">The Regional Director will report to the Senior Program Director and work closely with the Executive Leadership team overseeing Partnerships and local execution. This person will also collaborate with the Logistics team and other Regional Directors to develop, implement, and manage food programs that support our organization’s mission. Beyond program execution, the Director will play an active role in cultivating funder relationships, representing Food Connect in high-level coalition spaces, and contributing to the region’s fundraising strategy.<a href=\"https://www.talent.com/view?id=612973238346456962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"></a></span></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">The role is based in Newark, NJ and will require regular on-the-ground community engagement in the Greater Newark area. This individual must be a self-starter with proven experience establishing footholds in new markets, navigating complex stakeholder environments, and building small, high-performing teams. National teams provide strong support for logistics, development, and operations—you won't be flying solo.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><br></span><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><em>Food Connect encourages applications even if you're not a perfect match for every qualification—strong community connectors with transferable skills are especially welcome, as national teams provide robust support for logistics, development, and operations.</em></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\">What Sets This Role Apart</span></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">This is a new-market launch role. Unlike our established regions, you will be building from the ground up: identifying the right partners, earning a seat at community tables, and creating the playbook for how Food Connect operates in the Greater Newark area. We need someone who brings existing relationships or deep familiarity with the Newark food system, local government, and nonprofit ecosystem. The ideal candidate is already known and respected in these spaces.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Responsibilities</span></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold\">Community Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Serve as Food Connect’s primary representative in the Greater Newark area, building and maintaining relationships with community-based organizations, government agencies, elected officials, and institutional stakeholders.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Participate in and contribute to local coalitions, roundtables, advisory groups, and professional convenings where Food Connect’s voice and strategy need to be present.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Navigate the region’s political and organizational dynamics to position Food Connect as a trusted, long-term partner in the local food system.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Build trust with community leaders and gatekeepers who influence access and collaboration in the Newark area.</span><br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold\">Program Management</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Oversee and manage programs and projects in the region, ensuring alignment with Food Connect’s strategic plan and mission.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Provide high-level oversight of program operations in collaboration with the Logistics and Operations teams.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold\">Partnership Development</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Research and build a pipeline of target program and partnership prospects in the Greater Newark area.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Conduct outreach and follow-ups to engage new food donors, nonprofit partners, and community stakeholders.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Onboard new partners and programs into daily operations.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Collaborate with other Regional Directors and the National Partnerships team on shared goals and cross-regional initiatives.</span><br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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