* NYC Food Policy Center Director of Operations and Communications **Hunter College, CUNY – New York, NY* Job Description The New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College is looking for a director of Operations, and Communications and Community Affairs Responsibilities and Skills include: - Planning, implementing, and arranging talent for monthly food policy and educational events, - Nutrition background experience is necessary. - Excellent research skills and writing skills - Event support: preparation, supplies, set-up, etc... - Social media activities: developing and maintaining presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, etc. - Writing for Center website, newsletter and other electronic communications: policy briefs, internal communications, event invitations, meeting follow-up - Web design and updating using a Wordpress platform – front-and back-end. - Some grant writing ability - Receiving and managing queries from students, collaborators and community partners - Research and writing pertaining to reports, newsletter and web content, briefs - Representing the Food Policy Center at meetings, events, conferences - Should have strong leadership skills, very organized and pay attention to details - Drafting press / media releases - Media relations experience is helpful - The ideal candidate will be ready to jump in to assist with any task at hand and will be comfortable in a self-directed work environment- someone with strong writing skills, the ability to multi-task. *This can be a part-time position leading to full time -- or a full time position. * *Please send your resume to Dr. Platkin / [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>*