21.6 hours per week
The Food Bank Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day coordination and delivery of Southwark Foodbank, ensuring people experiencing financial hardship can access emergency food with dignity, compassion and respect.
The postholder will coordinate Foodbank sessions, support volunteers, maintain effective operational systems and build positive relationships with clients, referral agencies and community partners. Working closely with the Manager: Financial Resilience & Food Security, they will ensure the Foodbank operates safely, efficiently and to a consistently high standard.
Main Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the day-to-day delivery of Southwark Foodbank sessions, ensuring they are well organised, welcoming and responsive to local needs. Prepare Foodbank sessions by ensuring food, equipment, resources and information are available where required.Foodbank Operations:
- Coordinate and support volunteers during Foodbank sessions, ensuring they feel confident, informed and valued. Act as a first point of contact for volunteer enquiries and support volunteer induction and ongoing engagement.Volunteer Coordination:
- Provide a welcoming, inclusive and compassionate environment for everyone accessing the Foodbank. Respond to enquiries from clients, referral agencies, supporters and community organisations in a professional and timely manner.Client Support & Community Engagement:
- Maintain accurate client, volunteer and service records using organisational databases and systems. Support monitoring, reporting and data collection to demonstrate service performance and impact.Administration, Compliance & Quality:
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across Pecan’s Food Security services to ensure joined-up support for residents. Provide operational support to Peckham Pantry and other food resilience initiatives during periods of increased demand, staff absence or changing organisational priorities.Cross-Service Collaboration:
Essential Requirements
- Experience coordinating or delivering community, customer-facing or volunteer-led services.
- Experience working with volunteers or supporting volunteer teams.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy operational environment.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and database systems.
- Ability to work independently while contributing positively within a team.
- Commitment to treating everyone with dignity, compassion and respect.
- Commitment to Pecan’s mission, values and Christian ethos.
Desirable knowledge/expertise
- Experience within the voluntary or community sector.
- Experience supporting people experiencing poverty, financial hardship or social disadvatage.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, food hygiene and health and safety requirements.
- Experience maintaining monitoring information and service records.
- Full UK driving licence.
Please read the Job Description for more information.
Closing Date: Thursday 3rd September 2026, 9am
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 7th September 2026, Details TBC
Start Date: ASAP
Application Instructions:
To apply please submit you CV and a short Cover Letter (maximum 4 pages in total) to CharityJob explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification by the deadline.
Please note that applications that do not contain both the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. If you would like to discuss needs or adjustments to the recruitment process, we would be happy to support you.
Please direct all recruitment queries to careers@pecan.org.uk