Company description

Mandela Partners is a non-profit organization based in Oakland, CA that works in partnership with local residents, family farmers, and community-based businesses to improve health, create wealth, and build assets through local food enterprises in limited-resource communities.

Job description

The HEARD Culinary Employment Pathways (CEP) Training is a 13-week job readiness program that works with community members facing barriers to employment, with an emphasis on people returning home from incarceration, to prepare them to work in professional kitchen environments.

The Culinary Education Manager coordinates and improves hands-on culinary training for CEP participants facing employment barriers. They deliver participant-centered instruction that builds practical culinary skills, workplace readiness, and confidence for food service careers, while also supporting program strategy and development. The manager is also responsible for program administration and evaluation, and uses feedback to improve the CEP program.

The Culinary Education Manager is a member of the Hospitality Employment and Resource Development (H.E.A.R.D.) team and reports to the Culinary Education Director.

At Mandela Partners, we are a small, mission-driven team that believes in the leadership of our communities. If you care deeply about supporting others, enjoy problem-solving, and want to be part of a joyful and justice-centered workplace, we’d love to meet you.

This job is full-time and is expected to be a maximum of 40 hours per week. This job is classified as exempt, and therefore is not eligible for overtime.

Learn more about the key responsibilities and desired qualifications by viewing the full job description here.

Compensation

this position is: salaried, varies DOE, $82,000.00 - $85,000.00

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Deadline

November 18, 2026