<div>About Feeding America As the nation's largest nonprofit and domestic hunger-relief organization, Feeding America is at the forefront of the fight to end hunger. With an annual revenue of $5.15 billion (2023), which includes 4.7 billion pounds of donated food, Feeding America engages our country and communities in the fight to end hunger on an unprecedented scale, serving as a catalyst at both the national and local levels, reaching every county in the United States. The work is not just about providing meals. On the journey to achieving its mission, Feeding America addresses barriers so everyone can thrive. Specifically, Feeding America’s work includes: 1. Addressing the immediate needs of people facing hunger through the sourcing and distribution of food. 2. Working to reduce rates of food insecurity through innovative programs that bundle food with other critical resources such as healthcare, housing, and economic mobility. 3. Catalyzing the movement to end hunger through policy advocacy and systems change. A People-Centered Approach: Through it all, Feeding America keeps the neighbors it serves at the center of its vision of a hunger-free America. Feeding America is deeply committed to meeting the unique nutritional and health needs of individuals and their communities by leveraging an approach that is people-centered, responsive, and adaptive. The Network: The organization is a nationwide network of over 200 food banks, which distribute food through 60,000 partner food pantries and meals programs. Together, the Feeding America network provides more than 5 billion meals to tens of millions of people across the United States and supports programs that improve food security for the families they serve. Rising Demand: In a country that wastes billions of pounds of food each year, it is shocking that almost anyone in America goes hungry. Yet, there are 44 million people who don’t have enough to eat – that is 1 in 7 individuals, and 44 million too many. Each year, more than 13 million children (that is 1 in 5) and 5.5 million seniors struggle with hunger. In 2020, the COVID crisis devastated individuals and families and food insecurity grew. The average increase in the number of clients reported by food banks grew by an astounding 60%. Since then – driven by record inflation, historically high food costs, reduced federal assistance, and more – demand has continued to grow. Through it all, Feeding America and its partners have continued the march to solve hunger, moving quickly and decisively to implement multi-prong strategies that include new systems, distribution, and supply chain, and leveraging and expanding partnerships. Looking Ahead and the Critical Role of Technology in Feeding America's Next Chapter: Feeding America has set the bold aspiration that by 2030 every community and person within it has access to the food and resources that they say they desire and need to thrive; that the food insecurity rate is 5% and disparities by race and place are cut in half. As Feeding America embarks on its next chapter, the role of technology is poised to be more critical than ever. Leveraging advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence, and innovative digital platforms, the organization is exploring transformative ways to meet the rising demand for hunger relief. From optimizing supply chain logistics to predicting food insecurity trends and tailoring support for specific communities, technology offers an unparalleled opportunity to enhance efficiency, equity and accessibility in food distribution. By investing in cutting-edge tools and systems, Feeding America ensures that every resource is maximized to reach those in need swiftly and effectively. In addition to addressing immediate needs, Feeding America recognizes the potential of technology to empower individuals and communities for long-term food security. By integrating digital solutions that connect neighbors with wraparound resources—such as housing, healthcare, and employment support—the organization is laying the groundwork for systemic change. As Feeding America deepens its commitment to innovation, it remains steadfast in its mission: to end hunger and create a future where every person can thrive. For more information, please visit Feeding America’s website. The Opportunity&nbsp; </div><div>At this moment of challenge and tremendous opportunity, Feeding America is seeking an innovative, collaborative, dynamic, and deeply committed leader to serve as the Chief Information Officer (CIO). This role represents a unique opportunity with the potential to positively impact tens of millions of lives each year. Reporting to the President &amp; Chief Operating Officer, the CIO is a member of the Executive Team and oversees a team of approximately 60 IT professionals and 5 direct reports including Vice President, Infrastructure Services, Vice President Data and Analytics, Vice President Digital Platform Technology, Vice President IT Enterprise Applications and Senior Director, IT PMO &amp; Strategy and a total budget in excess of $30 million. The CIO defines and directs the delivery of a multiyear technology strategy and capabilities across the National Organization and the Feeding America network of members that facilitate the delivery of equitable support required for people facing hunger to thrive, drive economies of scale and achievement of the organization’s overall strategic goals. The CIO builds and sustains a high performing team that collaborates and partners with leaders throughout the enterprise, creating an IT center of excellence and serving as a partner to enable the Vision and Shared Priorities of the Feeding America Network. They serve as a member of Feeding America’s Executive Team and co-lead the Network Technology Council. Key responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer include: • Serve as the organization’s senior technology strategist. Provide guidance and vision on emerging and enabling technologies, digital trends and infrastructure advances that are most relevant to Feeding America’s mission and strategy and deliver solutions that advance equity for people facing hunger as well as staff and network partners. • Lead the development of a technology strategy and roadmap to drive achievement of the organization’s strategy that includes multiyear capital, personnel and expense resource planning and management. Ensure the I.T. strategy and roadmap are designed to enable transformation centering neighbors and in alignment with the strategic objectives of the Feeding America Network. • Collaborate across the enterprise to define and develop an integrated, modernized and cost-effective technology portfolio and architecture. Partner with leaders in the organization to define and implement specific technology strategies including but not limited to digital, data, marketing, research, supply chain, neighbor access and support, development, finance, HR and others necessary to meet Feeding America’s strategic imperatives. • Foster alignment of objectives and build deep partnerships across departmental, network and technology stakeholder groups instilling a detailed understanding of their issues, challenges and opportunities across the IT team. • Collaborate with the Development Team taking a proactive role in developing strategic partners for Feeding America across the technology industry. Guide organization decision making regarding internal versus external (partner and/or vendor supported) solutions operation and delivery. Oversee negotiation of partnership and vendor agreements that support the execution of technology strategies and objectives. • Build a knowledgeable, effective and trusted technology organization combining strong technical competency with effective consulting and customer service skills. Hire, retain and develop a highly-qualified team of IT professionals and foster an inclusive and transparent culture that promotes collaboration, accountability and an enterprise focus centered on people facing hunger. • Establish a vision for the integration of data analytics in support of the business and work with various stakeholders to make analytics capabilities and information widely available to support sound decision making across the enterprise. • Direct the development and maintenance of effective management processes that prioritize technology investments and portfolio management and guide technology operations. Promote and maintain governance processes that ensure integrity of assets and data (including security and access management), systems operation and availability including disaster recovery, business continuity and compliance with relevant laws and regulations relating to technology, information and data. • Maintain oversight of all technology projects, ensuring that commitments are properly planned, staffed, monitored and reported. Define and ensure ongoing achievement of service level commitments and KPI’s for the delivery of technology services to the organization including specific, transparent metrics. • Direct the annual capital budgeting process for the IT portfolio across all departments and assist the organization in the appropriate assessment of the ongoing cost of information technology. Oversee technology budgets. • Oversee the development and advancement of training and education plans for technology teams and end users (National Organization and network partners) to ensure optimized use of technology and standards. </div><div>Candidate Profile While it is understood that no candidate will offer every desired skill, quality, and characteristic, the following offers a detailed, aspirational view of the ideal candidate profile: FOSTERS AN ENTERPRISE MINDSET Acts as a champion of the enterprise by embracing FANO decision making and stewardship. Aligns department and team to enterprise decisions and priorities. Takes ownership for enterprise decisions and processes. Creates and communicates a clear shared vision for the future consistent with the values and mission of Feeding America. Promotes a neighbor-centered strategy and maintains a balanced perspective between short- and long-term priorities. EMBRACES EQUITY, DIVERSITY, &amp; INCLUSION Seeks and values diverse perspectives and consistently treats others with fairness, dignity, compassion and respect – proactively takes action to ensure this is reflected in Feeding America’s culture. Keeps people at the center of all that Feeding America does and centers Feeding America’s resources to address race and place disparities. Is fully engaged in personal equity learning. LEADS WITH ACCOUNTABILITY Upholds ethical standards and consistently demonstrates a commitment to doing what is consistent with Feeding America’s values rather than what is expedient. Anchors actions and decisions in Feeding America’s values and mission while building trust and taking responsibility for the hard decisions. Expresses best independent thinking by leveraging data, functional experience and Feeding America's values to inform decisions. Once decisions are made, actively supports, takes responsibility and communicates them, regardless of personal point of view. Takes personal accountability for results, and demonstrates a learning mindset, self-awareness, self-monitoring and self-regulation. COLLABORATES INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY Builds partnerships internally and externally and works collaboratively with stakeholders, the network, and neighbors to remove silos and gain multiple perspectives to meet shared objectives. Represents Feeding America positively highlighting the mission of ending hunger. Engages and communicates in ways that create brave spaces for collaboration and shared learning. FOCUSES ON PEOPLE AND TEAMS Prioritizes people. Ensures they are supported and developed in their work with candid, timely and constructive coaching and feedback. Fosters a learning mindset. Recognizes and rewards strong performance. Focuses on the development of self and others to accelerate performance in current and future roles. Holds self and others accountable to high standards of performance and results. Promotes a healthy and engaging work environment and mobilizes their team around our work and mission. </div><div> MANAGES ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS COMPLEXITY Translates organizational priorities into specific goals to ensure accomplishment of critical results. Sets clear and ambitious plans and holds self and others accountable for achieving desired outcomes. Interprets new challenges and finds solutions in response to changing circumstances. Achieves or exceeds desired outcomes while managing organizational risk and maintaining space for innovation. Creates an environment that encourages doing things differently, where it is safe to learn from mistakes. COMMUNICATES WITH IMPACT AND INFLUENCE Communicates directly, clearly and with integrity, across all levels. Crafts and delivers timely, impactful communication using multiple modes to impart a clear understanding tailored to the specific needs of all audiences. AN EXPERIENCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERT In addition to the above leadership competencies, this executive will bring exceptional IT leadership experience, and is a proven builder and doer. The ideal candidate will be experienced in the following: •Navigating complexity: Extensive experience and demonstrated success in technology including senior leadership within complex organizations that operate with distributed ecosystems in non-profit, corporate, or consulting settings. •Innovation: Experience leading the development and execution of effective and innovative information technology strategies that leverage emerging technologies including enabling technologies, digital trends and infrastructure advances that support the achievement of evolving business strategies. Ideally this includes experience in managing Cloud environments, modern development (DevSecOps, CD/CI pipeline, Automated Testing, etc). •Infrastructure: Experience leading infrastructure and operations technical services for all IT technology domains, including PCs, networks, telecommunications, servers, security, help desk, etc. •Building Partnerships: Deep experience building strong external partnerships with vendors and other partners across the technology industry. Demonstrated ability to build alignment grounded in shared values and goals and develop relationships that support industry leading performance and strong return on investment. •Data Analytics: Experience building an enterprise level data analytics capability to service multiple functions across complex, decentralized, organizations. </div><div> Location &amp; Travel The successful candidate must be based in or willing to relocate to Chicago, Illinois, and will be expected to be in the Feeding America office 2-3 days per week.&nbsp; </div><div>Additionally, the successful candidate will be willing and able to do a moderate amount of domestic travel (~20-30%).&nbsp; </div><div> Compensation &amp; Benefits The salary range for the Chief Information Officer role is $300,000-350,000 and will be based on the successful candidate’s skills and experience. In addition, there is a target bonus of 15%. This is a permanent, full-time, exempt position and is eligible for Feeding America’s comprehensive benefit package.&nbsp; </div><div> Contact Koya Partners has been exclusively retained for this engagement, which is being led by Cheryl Stevens, Whitney Ambrose, and Claire Hunt. Express interest in this role by filling out our Talent Profile or emailing the search team directly at feedingamerica_CIO@koyapartners.com. All inquiries and discussions are strictly confidential. Koya Partners l Diversified Search Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals living with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual living with a disability and need assistance expressing interest online, please email NonprofitSearchOps@divsearch.com. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process. </div><div> Feeding America recognizes and values diversity. Our goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented diverse workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging and contribute to a culture that values differences, ideas, and experiences. We intentionally seek out diverse perspectives and skills on our teams, knowing that it makes us stronger as an organization and better equipped to serve our neighbors in need. We encourage individuals from historically under-represented communities and individuals with lived experience of hunger to apply. Feeding America participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. </div><div> About Koya Partners | Diversified Search Group Koya Partners, a Diversified Search Group company, is the nation’s premier search firm dedicated to mission-driven leadership. Since its founding in 2004, Koya has had an exclusive focus on mission-driven clients and was founded on the belief that the right leader can transform an organization and have a deep and measurable impact on our world. Koya works with nonprofits &amp; NGOs, responsible businesses, and social enterprises in local communities and around the world. Diversified Search Group is consistently recognized by Forbes on its top 10 list of “America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms” and is an industry leader in recruiting transformational leaders for a changing world. The firm is deliberately different in its approach, with best-in-class teams who have decades of experience in cultivating inclusive leaders, understanding the dimensions of diversity, and building equitable teams. Learn more about Koya Partners l Diversified Search Group via the firm's website. &nbsp;</div>

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<div>Work. Serve. Thrive. </div><div>Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives. Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission. We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results. </div><div>Feeding America is the nation’s largest charity and the leading domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. Learn more about Feeding America here. This position is based out of Feeding America’s Chicago office location. At Feeding America, we believe in offering a flexible work environment. Employees can be in the office an average of 2 days a week (when not travelling for work) and work from home on other days. Employees also have access to a 30-day “work anywhere” program during the course of each calendar year that can be combined with PTO and/or holidays.</div><div> The Opportunity The Program Manager will define, plan, execute, and manage rollout of various technology projects and initiatives according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants to deliver projects according to plan. Projects and initiatives may include new systems development, technical training and/or product training, as well as innovating and improving existing internal systems and processes. Facilitate knowledge transfer through various means, including formal training sessions, documentation development, and overall information organization throughout FANO and our partner network. Provide consulting and operational services to various internal departments to assist teams in meeting defined business goals. Act as a system administrator to many of the tools and applications used by FANO and our partners. Compensation Here at Feeding America national organization, equity is central to our mission and is an integral part of our compensation policies and structures. Historically, systemic racism and sexism in all aspects of our society, including compensation practices, has led to pay inequities that negatively impact people of color, women, and especially women of color. These practices include basing salary offers on previous compensation and negotiating salary offers. As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges and clearly defined practices for how our team, including new hire salary offers, moves through these ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front based on these clearly defined pay practices with little room for negotiation. The salary range listed below represents the starting to mid-point salaries for positions and comparable roles at this level at our organization and candidates should expect to be offered a salary near the starting point of the range that is listed on the job posting. We make exceptions for highly experienced (multiple years of at-level experience) new hires in accordance with our pay practices. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions. Salary Range: $109,000 to $114,000 Based on Experience Responsibilities:</div><div>Project Management and Process Development</div><ul><li>Define project scope, objectives and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders while building and growing business relationships vital to the success of the project.</li><li>Direct and manage project development from beginning to end (develop project plans and associated communication documents, delegate tasks and responsibilities, identify and resolve issues within the project / manage project dependencies, track project milestones and deliverables, deliver progress reports, manage changes in project scope, determine and assess need for additional resources).</li><li>Define and document key processes to effectively manage applications and systems; identify and define enhancements to existing systems as well as gaps between existing processes and systems and define requirements to align the two.</li></ul><div> System Administration and Management</div><ul><li>Serve as business owner for various collaboration applications and tools, including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Stream on SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Cisco Webex.</li><li>Administer and manage Feeding America’s SharePoint Online presence including apps integrated with SharePoint with the goal of continually improving end-user experience and provide support to site owners as needed; chair governance committee to help define and drive policies, approve navigation / taxonomy changes and site creation, and act as overall subject matter expert (SME). Perform search maintenance and optimization for SharePoint Online, including spotlighting key content and developing synonym lists based on usage/search data.</li><li>Assist with facilitating and maintaining Feeding America’s Yammer community, including defining and documenting processes regarding how content will be created, maintained, and improved, as well as documenting roles and responsibilities.</li><li>Manage master food bank data for member network and other partners in central CRM tool including process documentation illustrating how data interacts with other systems.</li><li>Manage account creation processes and inputs into Microsoft Entra ID for new food bank and partner accounts; conduct periodic audits of existing accounts via Azure Account Reviews.</li><li>Act as SME for all Microsoft 365 apps and provide technical support as needed to FANO staff to assist with understanding and utilization of these resources.</li></ul><div> Technical Training and Documentation</div><ul><li>Develop and maintain Technology new hire program to introduce new employees to common technology tools and applications.</li><li>Develop resources to facilitate ongoing training of new systems and functionality and manage deployment and maintenance of resources in SharePoint Online. This may include “How To” documentation, quick reference guides, videos, and FAQs; coordinate and present training to staff.</li><li>Facilitate communications with employees by contributing content to FANO Connection, including FAQs and new features regarding Technology-supported collaboration tools. Continually create effective communications around technical topics and publish content as announcements to share updates or action required items that impact Technology-supported collaboration tools.</li></ul><div> Required Technical Competencies and Experience&nbsp;</div><ul><li>5+ years Business Analyst/Project Management experience, with specific experience in defining system design requirements and administering web-based applications as well as managing all aspects of process development and execution.</li><li>Responsible and motivated individual with an excellent work ethic.</li><li>Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills with strong attention to detail.</li><li>Outstanding organizational and time management skills.</li><li>Experience with web-based applications, including administration, content management and reporting.</li><li>Technically competent with various software programs and tools, including Microsoft 365 Suite (such as SharePoint Online, Yammer, Stream on SharePoint, Power Automate, and Microsoft Forms), collaboration platforms (such as Cisco Webex and Microsoft Teams), project management software, CRM systems (such as Salesforce), and ITIL platforms (such as ServiceNow).</li></ul><div> Foundational Requirements:</div><ul><li>Mission Focused – Demonstrates a commitment to Feeding America’s mission through work and action. Is committed to people keep people facing hunger at the center of our work and strives to translate this commitment into action on a daily basis. Willing to advocate for people facing hunger and serve as an ambassador for Feeding America inside and outside of work.</li><li>Embraces Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – Demonstrates a personal commitment to valuing different background and life experiences through word and action. Takes personal actions to build an inclusive culture that ensures everyone can fully contribute based on their unique talents, skills and perspectives and feels welcomed and valued. Commits to driving equitable solutions to address root cause issues by incorporating an equity framework in their daily work.&nbsp; Committed to continuous personal EDI development.</li></ul><div> Required Leadership Competencies:</div><ul><li>Communicates Effectively: Conveys clear and effective messages using verbal and written communication within individual, small group, and formal presentation settings. Communicates project/operating priorities and updates to key stakeholder audiences that may include staff, network food bank members, donors, and other groups. Responds positively to requests to share information while maintaining confidentiality of sensitive content. Adjusts message and content based on feedback provided.&nbsp;</li><li>Establishes Vision and Crafts Strategy: Develops strategic initiatives and creates a supporting portfolio of projects aligned to department strategy and operating goals. Partners with leaders in other departments to identify strategies for breaking down long-term barriers to achieving critical organizational goals.</li><li>Leverages Functional Expertise: Uses advanced functional knowledge to shape decisions and plans. Takes initiative to stay current and apply knowledge of own field, including to improve processes, practices, and policies. Regularly offers to share functional expertise with others to help them succeed.</li><li>Inspires, Motivates, and Influences Others: Shows passion for our mission in a way that energizes and engages others to personally do more toward ending hunger. Finds creative ways to engage and excite staff, food bank members donors, and other key stakeholders to act upon our mission to end hunger. Sincerely thanks people at all levels of the organization for their contributions and provides them with specific feedback about good work. Garners support and influences others by adapting approach and messages aligned to audiences' concerns.</li><li>Continuously Improves: Pursues opportunities to identify new ideas, scan for best practices, share learnings, and drive continuous improvement. Analyzes current practices, policies, and procedures to find areas for improvement and apply best practices. Reinforces a data-driven, learning, and innovation-focused mindset across the organization through persistent inquiry for and sharing of external practices. Gives others latitude to test new ideas and learn from the experience.&nbsp;</li></ul>

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