Coordinator, Public Affairs

At Food Bank For New York City, our greatest asset is our people. Our dedicated team, known proudly as “Food Bankers” represents a diverse community united by a shared mission: To empower every New Yorker to achieve food security for good. We’re a collaborative, driven, and passionate team dedicated to social impact. If you’re energized by purpose-driven work and a values-led culture, we’d love to meet you. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:  

Public Affairs Operations & Administrative Management 

• Own day-to-day administrative operations for the Public Affairs function, ensuring seamless execution across government relations, policy, and advocacy portfolios.  
• Manage full-cycle department expense administration, including processing invoices and purchase orders in NetSuite, tracking payments, and supporting staff expense reporting.  
• Coordinate scheduling across internal and external stakeholders, including high-volume meetings with offices of city, state and federal elected officials and agency leadership.  
• Maintain centralized filing systems (SharePoint) and ensure accurate documentation of materials, correspondence, and meeting records.  
• Manage and maintain the Public Affairs calendars, ensuring alignment across events, advocacy milestones, and internal priorities.  

Government Relations & Stakeholder Coordination 

• Coordinate logistics and scheduling for one-on-one meetings with city, state, and federal elected officials, including budget advocacy engagements.  
• Serve as an administrative liaison with government offices, managing invitations, follow-ups, and participation in Food Bank events, tours, and volunteer opportunities.  
• Track and maintain ongoing engagement with elected officials and agencies through CRM systems (e.g., Raiser's Edge), ensuring accurate and timely reporting of lobbying activities in coordination with Finance Department.  
• Conduct background research and prepare briefing materials to support meetings, proposals, and strategic outreach.  

Events, Advocacy, and External Engagement 

• Coordinate logistics for Public Affairs participation in conferences, lobby days, legislative events, and coalition activities.  
• Support planning and execution of external-facing events, including roundtables, legislative breakfasts, panels, and community activations.  
• Manage event coordination workflows, including invitations, materials, run-of-show, and post-event follow-up.  

Data, Reporting & Knowledge Management 

• Gather, synthesize, and manage data for internal and external reporting, including KPIs, board reports, grant reporting, and advocacy communications.  
• Support development and maintenance of departmental work plans and budget tracking processes.  
• Lead documentation and continuous improvement of Public Affairs standard operating procedures (SOPs) and knowledge management systems.  

Project & Team Support 

• Provide project management support across the Public Affairs team using tools such as Microsoft Planner and, Salesforce to track deliverables and timelines.  
• Assist in coordinating cross-functional workflows with Marketing & Communications, Finance, and Programs teams.  
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and supervision of interns, fellows, and volunteers to expand departmental capacity.  
• Manage special projects and cross-cutting initiatives as assigned. 

Qualifications and Experience: 

• 2–4 years of relevant professional experience in public affairs, government relations, nonprofit administration, public policy, or a related field; experience in NYC government or a mission-driven organization, preferred.  
• Demonstrated experience supporting executive-level scheduling, stakeholder engagement, and event coordination, ideally involving elected officials, agencies, or external partners.  
• Familiarity with NYC and New York State government structures, budget processes, and/or advocacy campaigns is highly desirable.  
• Strong administrative and operational skills, including experience managing complex calendars, invoices, purchase orders, and expense tracking; familiarity with systems such as NetSuite or similar financial platforms is a plus.  
• Experience using CRM systems (e.g., Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce) to track stakeholder engagement, as well as project management tools such as Asana or Monday.com.  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft professional correspondence, meeting materials, and internal reports for diverse audiences.  
•  Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, particularly during peak advocacy and budget cycles.  
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional judgment, with the ability to interact effectively with elected officials, senior staff, community partners, and internal teams.  
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively across departments.  
• Commitment to Food Bank For New York City’s mission and an interest in hunger policy, public systems, and social impact work. 

Working Conditions / Additional Information  

This position is hybrid, with expectation of in-person engagements through NY City and State, including weekend and evening, as required, and travel to Albany, Washington, DC, and other locations approximately 6-8 times per year.  

The pay range for this role is between $33.00 - $35.71 hourly ($60k - $65k annually)

Featured Benefits  

• Competitive Health Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) 
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with company match 
• Generous paid time off (PTO, Holidays, Birthday Off, Volunteer Time, 4-Day Work Weeks during the Summer & more!) 
• Paid Parental Leave 
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Dependent Care Accounts (DCA) & Commuter Reimbursement Accounts (CRA) 
• Learning & Development Opportunities (Robust LinkedIn Learning library, Lunch & Learn Sessions, internal employee development & more) 
• EAP, wellness and mental health resources 
• Discounted staff perks (e.g., movie tickets, gym memberships, travel) 

People-First Culture  

At Food Bank for New York City, we pride ourselves on having a People-First Culture, our people are our greatest strength. In addition to our benefits, we offer employee engagement opportunities such as our culture committee, annual organization celebrations and more!