Vitamix Foundation Link to Job Posting
The Program Manager for the Vitamix Foundation, working closely with the Executive Director, will be responsible for supporting the work of the Vitamix Foundation. This position plays the key role between the grantmaking process and administrative activities, including maintaining communications with grantees and key relationships, proposal screening and review, processing of grant agreements, submission of grantee reports, budgets and grant payments, and database management. The Program Manager will manage and produce content for the VitamixFoundation.org website, manage external funding inquiries, and help identify opportunities that support the mission of the Vitamix Foundation. The Program Manager will also manage and guide charitable product donations for the Vitamix Corporation. For full listing details visit the link posted above. Questions about the opportunity can be directed to Natalie Haynes at nhaynes@vitamixfoundation.org.
Lifestyle Medicine Certification Preferred (or Required)
The Vitamix Foundation was created with a vision to enhance health and wellness through plant-based whole foods and aspires for a nation where diet-driven illness does not exist. To create a healthier future, the Vitamix Foundation focuses its grant making on the crucial window of opportunity from preconception to the first 2,000 days of life, which includes:
- Addressing the unique nutritional needs during preconception, pregnancy and lactation, and furthering the knowledge about how those needs impact the lifelong health of the mother, baby and future generations.
- Supporting innovative programs that promote and establish healthy eating habits during the child’s first 2,000 days of life.
- Advancing evidence-based research to educate and close the knowledge gap on the benefits of a plant-based whole food dietary pattern in the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases.