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Seeking a licensed Food for Life instructor with at least four years of administrative work experience for a part-time remote role involving training, administration, coordination, and promotion of the Physicians Committee’s Food for Life nutrition and cooking program.
About the Physicians Committee
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is dedicated to saving and improving human and animal lives through plant-based diets and ethical and effective scientific research. Our vision is to create a healthier world through a new emphasis on plant-based nutrition, and scientific research conducted ethically, without using animals. We invite you to visit our YouTube channel, our website, and Physicians Committee president Dr. Neal Barnard’s blog.
About the Nutrition Team
Over the past three decades, the Physicians Committee’s nutrition department has achieved many important successes. We have contributed to the elimination of the “meat group” in federal nutrition guidelines, carried out clinical research studies that have revolutionized the treatment of diabetes, and provided the scientific foundation for the health benefits of plant-based diets. We aim to propel continued progress through direct patient care, nutrition education, and advocacy.
About this Career Opportunity
The Resident Food for Life Instructor will leverage their familiarity with the Food for Life program and existing instructors and institutions (affiliates), their direct experience, and their unique insights on what is required to teach the program to support increasing the overall success of the program.
Essential functions will include:
- Advancing the promotion of plant-based diets through the FFL program.
- Supporting the program with administrative tasks, including supporting the operational and logistical aspects of the program and assisting with the review and updating of FFL course manuals, among other administrative tasks.
- Coordinating the data collection of the program.
- Supporting the execution of training planning, content development, and operations.
- Assisting with affiliate services and retention.
Who We’re Looking For
The Resident Food for Life Instructor position is exclusively for a currently licensed Food for Life instructor with at least four years of administrative work experience. Applicants should also have the following:
- Experience with Microsoft Suite
- Proficiency in spreadsheets and data analysis
- Spanish fluency is highly preferred
This is a part-time (at least 20 hours per week) remote position that may be performed from any location in the United States. The Physician’s Committee is headquartered in Washington, D.C. (Friendship Heights on Metro’s Red Line).
The required experience for this position aligns with PCRM’s Coordinator level. Coordinators salaries start at $58,250 and have a midpoint of $63,121. A salary offer will be pro-rated for a part-time role and take into consideration education, experience, and skills along with internal and external reference points.
How to Apply
We require a cover letter and resume. In your cover letter, please tell us about your interest in our mission, your related experience and accomplishments, and your professional goals. Click here to apply online. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. We look forward to hearing from you!
