Summary
Description
Position Title: Produce Prescription Program Manager
Classification: Exempt, Full-Time
Reports To: Executive Director
Location: Remote/home based (from anywhere in Colorado). Must be able and willing to attend meetings at Feeding Colorado food banks or other partner spaces. Workspace at any Feeding Colorado food bank, if desired.
Travel: Frequent travel to rural and frontier counties and partner sites across Colorado as well as Front range/Metro Denver convenings
Funding Source: Grant funded. Position contingent on continued funding, up to five years
Anticipated Start date: January 12, 2027
Organizational Overview:
Feeding Colorado is the Partner State Association (PSA) of the five Feeding America food banks serving all of Colorado and Wyoming, including Care & Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado, Community Food Share, Food Bank for Larimer County, Food Bank of the Rockies, and Weld Food Bank. Feeding Colorado coordinates federal and state public policy engagement, manages the organization, and fosters a culture of collaboration between the food banks.
Position Summary:
Feeding Colorado is hiring a Produce Prescription Program Manager to build and manage the statewide infrastructure needed to scale produce prescription programs in rural Colorado, in partnership with CDPHE's Rural Health Transformation Program. This new, full-time role leads the selection, sub-award, and technical support of four of Feeding Colorado's five member food banks serving rural and frontier counties, and coordinates the relationships between those food banks, Regional Accountable Entities, local healthcare systems, and Colorado agricultural producers that make the program work – directly advancing Feeding Colorado's mission to reduce food insecurity, improve rural health outcomes, and strengthen local agriculture. The role is central to Feeding Colorado's statewide Food is Medicine implementation strategy and reports directly to the Executive Director.
Key Responsibilities:
Food Bank Selection and Sub-award Management
- Ensure the participating food banks serving rural Colorado maintain the capacity to support and financially manage a produce prescription program.
- Draft and execute sub-award agreements with each contracted food bank, and maintain signed copies for CDPHE reporting.
- Manage ongoing sub-award compliance, including tracking food banks' capacity to front food costs while receiving funds for staff and operating costs.
- Provide direct technical assistance to each food bank to support the implementation or expansion of their produce prescription program.
Needs Assessment and Infrastructure Support
- Conduct a needs assessment alongside participating food banks, including infrastructure, equipment, personnel, and anticipated technical assistance needs of the food banks and their network of partner agencies.
- Support food banks in coordinating the purchase of the items identified in the needs assessment, such as cold storage and food-handling equipment, freezers, refrigerators, minimal processing equipment, delivery supplies, vacuum sealers, etc.
- Maintain a master list of all equipment purchases and hired personnel for each food bank connected to the award, and report this to CDPHE.
Program Design
- Develop shared values to guide project decisions and processes
- In partnership with Subject Matter Experts and the Food Banks, develop frameworks for produce prescription interventions and an evaluation framework
- Oversee Food Bank development of SOPs for each intervention model and facilitate processes to solicit RAE and clinic feedback on workflows and SOPs
- Support the collation of tools and resources to support produce prescription implementation
- Develop a master contact list for contacts at each food bank, hospital, RAE and clinic
- Develop a communication plan for produce prescription rollout
- In partnership with Subject Matter Experts, develop a training plan for clinics and food banks
Program Implementation and Clinical Partnership Support
- Oversee implementation of produce prescription programs in coordination with all participating food banks, including leading the facilitation of an annual meeting
- Verify that each food bank maintains appropriate staff to manage and operate their local program.
- Verify that each food bank builds and maintains relationships with rural clinics, local food producers, and food hubs to support healthcare referrals and produce sourcing.
- Verify that each food bank has functioning systems for healthcare referral acceptance and tracking patient outreach.
- Verify that each food bank delivers nutrition education to participants on safe food handling and storage, preparation, and simple recipes.
Local Agriculture Integration
- Support participating food banks in deepening relationships with Colorado growers and producers to integrate Colorado-grown produce into program deliveries.
- Assess local retailers and small grocers as an additional produce sourcing and distribution option for produce prescription implementation.
- Identify and document examples of successful local agriculture partnerships that can be replicated across sites.
Reporting and Compliance
- Prepare and submit quarterly progress reports to CDPHE covering completed and upcoming activities, staffing updates, and outreach progress.
- Prepare the final program impact report at the close of the contract period.
- Respond to CDPHE communications and deliverable feedback within required timeframes.
- Monitor CDPHE and program-related documentation and websites for updates, and ensure program activities remain in compliance.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in public health, nutrition, social work, nonprofit management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3-5 years of experience in food systems, food banking, public health, or nonprofit program management.
- Demonstrated experience managing grants, sub-awards, or subcontracts, including compliance tracking and reporting.
- Experience building and maintaining relationships with community partners, healthcare providers or clinics, and/or food producers.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple partner sites and deadlines at once.
- Comfort working independently and coordinating across a statewide network of partners.
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel regularly to rural communities across Colorado.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Direct experience with Food is Medicine, produce prescription, or healthy food box programs.
- Familiarity with State of Colorado grant, procurement, or sub-award compliance requirements.
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or related nutrition credential.
- Familiarity with the Feeding America network and food bank operations.
- Experience working with rural healthcare clinics or referral-based health programs.
Work Environment:
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Sitting and standing for long periods, walking intermittently
- Using office equipment such as computer, mouse, keyboard, printer
- Ability to project voice to groups of 25 or more people
- Operating and navigating a vehicle
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language fluently
- Regular travel to food bank and clinic partner sites across rural Colorado, including some overnight travel.
- Mix of home-based, office-based, and field-based work.
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds when supporting site visits involving equipment or program materials.
Expected Hours of Work:
This role is considered a full-time, exempt position. Work schedules may vary each week and consist of weekdays, evenings, and Saturdays
Compensation and Application:
Salary range: $88,000-$98,000. This position is grant-funded and is contingent on continued grant funding. To apply, email mpullaro@feedingcolorado.org with the subject Produce Prescription Manager Application by November 22, 2026.
Benefits:
- Feeding Colorado offers a comprehensive benefits package, including Paid time off, 7 paid holidays, between Christmas Eve and New Years, 3 personal holidays, sick time, and paid parental leave
- A 401K retirement plan with employer-paid match
- Competitive employee health, dental, vision, and life insurance
Feeding Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), M/F/D/V/SO and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation (incl. transgender status), physical or mental disability, military status, or genetic information.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements.
