Ko wai mātou – About us
Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us! With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life. Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.

We’re committed to being ‘Here for New Zealand’ and one of the ways we enable access to healthy and affordable food and support our local communities to thrive, is by partnering with local community organisations to setup and run Social Supermarkets.

Te Tūranga – About the role
As the Social Supermarket Coordinator, you’ll be part of a values-driven team responsible for leading and executing the Social Supermarkets and HereforNZ programmes on behalf of Foodstuffs North Island. As a key support for the team, you’ll help launch and support Social Supermarkets across the North Island, and the HereforNZ Committee to deliver on our Social Promises – creating a dignified experience for whanau experiencing food security challenges.

Some of what you’ll get stuck into is:
· Providing support during new Social Supermarket launch programmes through setting up shelving, purchasing and receiving product ahead of the launch event, and keeping our internal & external comms partners informed on progress and key milestones.
· Working with the Creative Services team to develop and execute brand guidelines and branded assets, collating store kits, managing the team and partner merchandise, and creating website content following the launch.
· Supporting the team to deliver the weekly Social Supermarket performance dashboard, and six-weekly governance reporting for key forums.
· Monitoring the HereforNZ inbox, responding to queries related to the HereforNZ Fund, and facilitating responses from SMEs across the business for broader enquiries.
· Supporting applicants to complete HereforNZ Fund applications and supporting the HereforNZ Funding Sub-Committee’s application evaluation process.
· Activating support for successful Fund applicants through pre-approved support methods, including (but not limited to) product, gift cards and cash.
· Creating shadow pre-read / presentation packs for 6-weekly HereforNZ Committee meetings, and facilitating their completion by key SMEs.
· Capturing and distributing HereforNZ Committee Meeting notes and actions.

Ngā painga - What we offer
We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits:
· Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including 36 free EV plugs
· Southern cross health insurance, Foodies superannuation scheme
· Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
· Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave
· Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).

He kōrero mōu - About you
Passionate about making the world a better place, you’ll be a strong coordinator or administrator with a great can-do attitude and be a keen learner.

You’ll also be:
· Highly organised, able to manage competing priorities of equal importance
· Able to pick up new tasks and information quickly, a doer who takes initiative and isn’t afraid to ask questions to clarify your understanding
· A great communicator, able to collaborate with others, clearly articulate ideas/concepts and effectively present to others
· Curious, and keen to learn more, and constantly looking at what’s possible

We’re interested in your diverse experiences, your strengths and how adaptable you are to learn and grow. If you don't meet every requirement, but feel this role could be for you, we’d still love to hear from you!

Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.

We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.

We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.

If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment.Foodstuffs@foodstuffs.co.nz. Accommodations could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.

Are you ready to be part of our bunch – apply now!