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# Project POWER AmeriCorps Member - Communications & Program Systems Coordinator

- **Company:** Children First/Communities in Schools of Buncombe County, Inc.
- **Location:** Brevard, NC, United States
- **Salary:** $17,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Document-Oriented Databases
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=195b8b5aac54c45e

## About the Role

* Must meet Project POWER/AmeriCorps eligibility requirements, including age, citizenship or legal residency, and background check requirements
 * Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred, given the bilingual communications and community engagement needs central to this role
 * Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required, given travel to mobile market, pantry, and community sites
 * Comfortable creating content for and working with social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram
 * Strong writing and communication skills, with an interest in storytelling and community-facing communications
 * Comfortable learning and using a donor/volunteer database; Bloomerang experience is a plus but not required
 * Strong interpersonal skills and comfort working with diverse community members, volunteers, and organizational partners
 * Organized, self-directed, and able to manage multiple projects within a small-team environment
 * Interest in food security, public health, nonprofit capacity building, or community development
 * Interest in developing systems, tools, and resources that strengthen an organization's long-term effectiveness

## Description

Term: Approximately 12 months, half-time (20-25 hours/week, 900 total service hours)

The AmeriCorps member will work alongside Hunger Coalition staff and volunteers to strengthen the organization's capacity to address food insecurity across Transylvania County. The member will focus primarily on developing and improving communications and organizational systems that help the Coalition more effectively share its work, engage community members, maintain strong donor and volunteer relationships, and support its programs over time.

Given the half-time service term, communications and organizational systems will serve as the core focus of the position, with additional capacity-building projects supported as time allows. Through this role, the member will gain hands-on experience in nonprofit communications, database systems, volunteer engagement, and organizational development within a small, mission-driven team guided by a Food as Medicine philosophy., * Develop and maintain a communications calendar and tools that support consistent messaging across the Coalition's platforms

 * Create templates, processes, and resources for bilingual (English/Spanish) communications related to weekly mobile market distributions and other programs
 * Develop systems for gathering and organizing stories, photos, testimonials, and program highlights from mobile markets, Healing Kitchen sessions, and partner sites
 * Create reusable templates and content resources for newsletters, program updates, donor communications, and community outreach
 * Strengthen systems for promoting events and initiatives such as the Food Summit and Eat Well, Live Well
 * Help establish a consistent organizational voice and storytelling approach that can be sustained by staff and volunteers

Data & Organizational Systems

 * Strengthen systems for maintaining accurate and useful donor and volunteer records within Bloomerang
 * Develop or refine processes for data entry, list maintenance, segmentation, and ongoing database upkeep
 * Create templates and workflows for donor and volunteer communications, including acknowledgment letters and email campaigns
 * Develop reporting processes that make program and organizational data more accessible for board updates, grant applications, funder requirements, and organizational planning
 * Document database procedures and other key workflows to support long-term staff use and continuity

Priority 2: Additional Capacity-Building Projects

The following areas may be supported as time allows after core responsibilities are established.

Volunteer Engagement & Systems

 * Assess current volunteer engagement practices and identify opportunities to strengthen recruitment, onboarding, tracking, training, and recognition
 * Develop or improve volunteer resources, tracking tools, training materials, and documentation
 * Help establish systems that support consistent communication and engagement with volunteers over time

Partnership & Community Engagement

 * Develop tools and resources to support the Coalition's community partnerships and outreach efforts
 * Help strengthen systems for tracking partner relationships, community contacts, and opportunities for collaboration
 * Support the development of planning tools, outreach materials, and other resources for community events such as the Food Summit

Program Systems & Expansion

 * Help develop processes, tools, and documentation to support new or expanding initiatives, such as the Home Delivery Program for homebound residents
 * Identify opportunities to strengthen program workflows, coordination, data collection, and documentation
 * Support additional organizational capacity-building projects based on emerging needs and available service hours