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World Central Kitchen
World Central Kitchen
51 – 200 Employees
Food & BeverageNon-profitSocial Impact
World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit humanitarian organization working at the intersection of food, disaster response, and social impact. Since 2010, its teams have delivered chef-prepared meals to communities affected by natural disasters, conflict, and climate-related emergencies. Alongside rapid-response food relief, World Central Kitchen supports longer-term recovery and resilience efforts, coordinating chefs, volunteers, and local partners through its global Chef Corps network. The organization is funded through donations and volunteer participation as a registered 501(c)(3).
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Community Outreach Manager — United States Remote

Lead World Central Kitchen’s disaster-response community outreach and food-aid operations. Build local relationships, manage response teams, and coordinate frontline activations in crisis settings.

USUnited StatesCACaliforniaCOColoradoFLFloridaTXTexas
$80,000 – $100,000 / year
RemoteContractMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredManager

Description

  • Assess disaster-affected communities to identify urgent food needs
  • Develop culturally responsive relationships with affected communities
  • Recruit, train, supervise, and support locally led outreach teams
  • Direct frontline relief operations and adapt response strategies across disaster and conflict settings
  • Deploy to disaster areas with four hours’ notice, managing field operations or, rarely, remote coordination
  • Collect beneficiary feedback and advise on response scope, expansion, or closure
  • Deliver activation updates to the Response Director and report between activations to the Unit Director
  • Coordinate with World Central Kitchen teams, including finance, procurement, and logistics
  • Prepare outreach cost estimates and coordinate the sourcing and delivery of supplies
  • Handle personnel matters, performance feedback, mentoring, training, and professional development
  • Coordinate effective handovers among activation managers and rotating response teams
  • Prepare after-action reports and recommend process improvements
  • Represent World Central Kitchen to beneficiaries, partners, and media when required

Requirements

  • Be able to spend up to 70% of working time in the field, with activations typically lasting four weeks or longer
  • Live within one hour of an international airport or be willing to relocate
  • Be able and willing to travel frequently to remote and potentially hazardous locations with four hours’ notice
  • Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred, or at least five years of management experience, ideally in fast-paced, changing environments
  • Demonstrate experience leading, training, and coaching large teams in challenging, rapidly changing settings
  • Turn substantial volumes of information into actionable decisions under pressure
  • Work independently with limited infrastructure and resources
  • Be willing to work in challenging environments with austere living conditions
  • Collaborate effectively and follow directions that protect personal and team safety
  • Demonstrate negotiation and diplomacy in complex, potentially volatile situations
  • Remain calm during crises and make sound decisions under pressure
  • Have the fitness and stamina for long hours and physically demanding work across varied, potentially extreme climates
  • Show mental resilience and emotional intelligence when working in conflict environments
  • Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity
  • Be fluent in English; Spanish, French, or Portuguese is highly desirable
  • Hold a valid driver’s license
  • Hold a valid passport
  • Be authorized to work for any United States employer; sponsorship is unavailable
  • Submit a cover letter
  • Pass reference and background checks

Benefits

  • Access to ongoing learning and career development opportunities
  • Work with a supportive, energetic team that values collaboration and enjoyment
  • Make a direct contribution to building a diverse, talented global team

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