Elevate Your Career and Impact at Second Harvest
Location: Candidates must live in the Calgary Metropolitan Area.
Department: Food Recovery & Partnerships
Reports to: Director, National Foodraising
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Salary: $75,000- 85,000 Per Annum Plus Benefits
Remote Work: 100% Remote Work Home-office based.
Travel Requirements: Travel in Alberta, with occasional travel across Canada.
Time Required in the field: 60% (approximately).
Posting Date: November 7, 2025
The Opportunity Awaits—Where Passion Meets Impact!
Second Harvest is Canada’s largest food rescue organization and the expert in perishable food recovery. We rescue surplus, unsold food from across the supply chain and redistribute it to non-profits across the country to feed communities. Demonstrating our values of community, environment, integrity and collaboration, we strive for No Waste. No Hunger.
If you are ready to bring your expertise and innovation to a mission-driven organization, this is your moment. Enter Second Harvest… Think we're just about redirecting food surplus? Think bigger.
Here's why Second Harvest is your next career leap:
- Pioneers in food rescue, we are a renowned leader in perishable food redistribution across Canada.
- With a mission fueled by a no-waste, no-hunger ethos, we're not just changing the game—we're rewriting the rules.
- Our strategic approach aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), making every day a step towards global change
The Role
The Senior Foodraising Manager, Alberta will champion our mission to rescue surplus food by creating strategic alliances with Alberta’s food businesses. Success means cultivating and retaining high-volume food donors and ensuring rescued food flows seamlessly into our charitable network. Regular travel within Alberta and close collaboration with operations and logistics teams is required to deliver operational excellence. Combine your sales acumen with purpose-driven leadership to make a tangible difference.
Your Impact
- Expand Our Network: Identify and engage potential food donors through proactive networking, cold calls, and dynamic presentations to turn leads into lasting partnerships.
- Boost Donation Quality: Recruit and re-energize both existing and lapsed donors, ensuring a consistent supply of high-quality surplus food.
- Drive Operational Excellence: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize donation processes and support impactful, large-volume food rescue initiatives.
- Enhance Supply Assurance: Optimize rescued food delivery by leveraging our in-house and third-party fleets alongside the Second Harvest Food Rescue App, ensuring seamless end-to-end movement between donors and non-profit network.
- Innovate and Adapt: Monitor outreach success, gather donor feedback, and fine-tune strategies to maximize community impact.
Who You Are
- Entrepreneurial & Ambitious: You seize initiative, transforming challenges into opportunities with innovative, resourceful solutions.
- Strategic Networker: You excel at forging robust connections, converting every lead into a lasting partnership through dynamic engagement.
- Food Industry Expert: Backed by proven success in the food or Agrifood sector, your keen market insights fuel impactful results.
- Client Champion: You are passionately committed to creating unparalleled donor experiences, ensuring every interaction is impactful and memorable.
- Resilient Collaborator: Under pressure, you remain composed and positive, thriving in cross-functional teams while driving collective success.
- Independent & Flexible: Based in in the Calgary Metropolitan area, you are a self-starter with a valid Class 5 driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle and the readiness to travel across Alberta and to other regions of Canada.
About the Perks:
- Competitive Compensation paired with a defined benefit pension plan.
- Comprehensive Benefits with no waiting period. Your benefits begin on your first day.
- Generous Time Off: Start with four weeks of vacation and three personal days.
- Purpose-Driven Career Growth: Be part of a team where your work directly improves lives and protects the planet.
Apply For This Role:
Ready to lead at the forefront of food security and sustainability? Join us at Second Harvest and be part of a team that's not just meeting the standard but setting it. Apply today and be the change you want to see in the world.
Second Harvest is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals, especially those from equity-deserving groups, including racialized persons/persons of color, Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Second Harvest is committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment and selection process. Please let us know if you require any accommodations.