Food for Thought Nutritionist

**12 month fixed term opportunity based predominantly in the South Island**

**About the role**

We have a full-time, fixed term contract available to join the Food for Thought team of Nutritionists, reporting into the Community Nutrition and Food for Thought Manager based in the South Island. In this role, you’ll be responsible for delivering the Food for Thought nutrition education programme in primary schools, inspiring students to make healthy food choices. Responsibilities include planning and delivering in-class nutrition lessons and supermarket visits, promoting Food for Thought to new schools, supporting PR and communications activities to raise awareness of Food for Thought, contributing to teamwork and attending regular team meetings (online and quarterly in-person meetings) and committing to ongoing professional development to stay abreast of developments and trends in nutrition.

As part of a team of Nutritionists across the country, you’ll work autonomously to plan and deliver the programme in your region - regular domestic travel will be required, mostly within the South Island. You’ll build great relationships and proactively communicate with schools and supermarkets, and share your ideas and inspiration with the team, to promote and grow the Food for Thought programme.

At Foodies, we believe we have a responsibility to be a positive force for good in Aotearoa and are committed to being HereforNZ through our social promises:
**HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES**: Supporting our local communities through food affordability, extending our support to those in need and helping New Zealanders make healthier food choices

**HERE FOR OUR PEOPLE**: Putting people at the heart of everything by providing meaningful career pathways, having an inclusive and fair cooperative, and supporting our people to be safe and well

**HERE FOR OUR COUNTRY**: Working together for New Zealand by taking action against climate change, breaking the cycle of waste and setting standards for how we responsibly source our products

**About you**

You’ll be a natural ‘people person’ with excellent communication skills. You’ll enjoy the responsibility of managing your own workload to meet agreed performance standards, as well as fostering relationships with others and contributing to effective teamwork. You’ll be knowledgeable about nutrition - particularly the nutrition needs of tamariki - and passionate about making a difference to the lives of New Zealanders. As this is a fixed term contract, you’ll be eager and able to learn quickly and ‘hit the ground running’, with the support of your manager and teammates.

**About Us**

Food for Thought is a free school-based nutrition programme, governed by the Food for Thought Educational Trust, a NZ-registered charity. Our qualified Nutritionists have been spreading knowledge across Aotearoa New Zealand since 2007, making a difference in the lives of more than 250,000 tamariki since the programme’s inception. Foodstuffs is proud to be the primary sponsor of Food for Thought, delivering the programme nationally in partnership with the Heart Foundation.