Tribal Liaison

Position Overview

This position provides direct support and advocacy for Roadrunner Food Bank’s (RRFB) network of tribal partners and the communities they serve.  The position serves as the tribal liaison, advocate, and capacity builder for agency partners in their hunger relief efforts. The position backs the overall strategic goal of RRFB to support community partnerships while being the catalyst for food sovereignty development in tribal communities and agencies who service Native Americans with the goal of building sustainable and hunger-free Pueblos, Apache Tribes, and Navajo Nation communities and providing access to healthy and nutritious food.

This position is Grant Funded under FY23 Feeding America Partner Network Services Assessment Implementation and HB-1 funding through June 30, 2027 . The continuation of the position after June 30, 2027, is dependent on the securing of additional funding.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Under minimal supervision, travels to various tribal and non-tribal agencies in and around the Navajo Nation, Pueblo communities, and Apache Tribes to support the sustainability of food distributions
• Provides partner onboarding / training and initial distribution setup
• Monitors partnering agencies to ensure sites are following food safety guidelines and monthly reporting requirements
• Serves as the tribal liaison, advocate, and capacity builder for the RRFB network of tribal and non-tribal agency partners.
• Builds relationships and collaborative partnerships with tribal and non-tribal community organizations, businesses, local and federal government agencies, and resources to meet the food access needs of Native Americans experiencing hunger and food access limitations
• Supports the idea of food sovereignty development in tribal communities through partnership with Native American-serving agencies and / or RRFB initiatives
• Supports the Director of Tribal Relations with the development and execution of community needs assessments to determine food access, food insecurity, and culturally appropriate food preferences
• Provides management and supervision of volunteers and partner agency staff during food distributions as needed
• Prepares proposals, reports, presentations, training documents, and other materials in support of position responsibilities
• Supports occasional distribution management during large scale and holiday food distributions
• Provides insight and management of yearly budgeting development
• Supports the planning and implementation of a newly created tribal program

Work Environment

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Travel Required

This position will require extensive travel to various tribal communities throughout New Mexico.

Required Education, Licenses, Certifications, and Experience

Preferred Education, Licenses, Certifications, and Experience

Work Authorization / Security Clearance Requirements

Grant-Supported Position Statement

This position is Grant Funded under FY23 Feeding America Partner Network Services Assessment Implementation and HB-

1funding through June 30, 2027.  The continuation of the position after June 30, 2027, is dependent on the securing of

additional funding.

Affirmative Action / EEO Statement

Roadrunner Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

E-Verify Statement

Roadrunner Food Bank participates in the E-Verify program.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give assignments.

This role description excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All Key Result areas are essential job functions and requirements. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.