Chief Executive Officer

The President & CEO is responsible for leading the organization in pursuit of its mission, including executive leadership of the food bank, its strategic planning, stewardship of current and future donors, development of the team, and ensuring its financial health and sustainability. The CEO works closely with the Board of Trustees and FBSJ’s highly talented team of roughly 70 members through four direct reports (Chief Officers of Operations, Finance, Fund Development, and Human Resources) to achieve the goals and objectives of the organization. FBSJ has an annual operating budget of $18+million.

Priorities of the Position

• Identify innovative business, services and program opportunities geared toward sustainability in the context of ending food insecurity, improving health outcomes, and solving the root causes of poverty.
• Lead the organization through a period of financial transition, ensuring diversified, sustainable revenue streams, and identifying creative earned‑income opportunities.
• Diversify and grow the donor base, working closely with current donors and growing new revenue streams.
• Reinforce board governance and fundraising capacity, aligning the Board around strategic priorities while engaging them more deeply in resource development.
• Partner with the Board Chair to strengthen and enhance Board capacity, ensuring that members receive timely training in fundraising, development, and governance practices, while maintaining clear respect for the Board’s role in governance and oversight.
• Focus on diversity, inclusion, and racial equity within the organization, and in the community while bringing new voices to the table.
• Convene and collaborate with all community constituents to achieve impactful solutions to problems facing the most vulnerable in the four South Jersey counties we serve.
• Ensure infrastructure, technology, processes, and systems are scalable and can keep pace with a challenging and changing environment.
• Support staff resilience and morale through transparent communication, servant leadership, and a culture that values inclusion and trust.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Vision

Fundraising & External Relations

Organizational Development & Culture

Financial & Operational Stewardship

Qualifications & Experience

Qualities & Attributes

Education

The budgeted compensation for this role is $225k – $250k plus a comprehensive benefits package.

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Candidates will be considered on a rolling basis. We urge your prompt consideration of this impactful leadership role.

About the organization : The Food Bank of South Jersey operates on one simple premise : food should not be wasted when hungry people are in our midst. From this truth, we have built an effective food distribution program that annually links nearly 20+ million pounds of food with more than 200 charitable food providers, such as food pantries, community kitchens and shelters in the four counties we serve : Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, and Salem. A member of the Feeding America network of national food banks, the Food Bank of South Jersey works alongside four other food banks in the state to develop immediate and effective solutions to eliminate hunger and food insecurity in our designated service areas. Established in 1985 by a small group of volunteers who saw an increased need for emergency food services, the Food Bank of South Jersey is now the largest distributor of charitable food services in South Jersey. Through the years, our vision has expanded beyond our core feeding program to offer a range of direct services and programs that target the distinct needs of working‑poor families, their children, and at‑risk seniors. Today, the Food Bank of SJ operates out of Pennsauken, New Jersey and employs 70+ team members.

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