Saba Grocers Initiative Deputy Director Oakland, CA · Full time Company website

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Deputy Director

Full-time position

Application Deadline: July 14th, 2025, or until filled

Saba Grocers is a grassroots initiative of corner store owners in Oakland founded in 2019 through Oakland’s Soda Tax. Saba Grocers serves as a conduit for communities to get healthy food, provide information that promotes health and well-being, and for facilitating community empowerment. We envision a healthy community where everyone has access to quality, nutritious, healthy food that can be achieved through a

synergistic relationship between corner stores, producers, distributors, farmers, and the communities they serve. We value interdependent thriving: this is the state of thriving in which the well-being of one is not at the expense of another.

On a daily basis, we distribute fresh produce to corner stores and institutions, and host community engagement events to anchor each corner store in the surrounding neighborhood. The majority of our participating stores and events are located in East and West Oakland communities. 

Position Summary:

We are searching for a Deputy Director to take charge of our day-to-day operations, and implementation of strategic initiatives in each department. Saba is a medium size organization with a staff size totalling 4/5ftes. Our annual organizational budget is $1 Million. This position reports to the Executive Director.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee federal grant program implementation, complete federal reporting and budget monitoring
• Oversee fundraising efforts including submission of grant proposals, prospecting, individual donor cultivation
• Oversee communications staff and set strategy  
• Implement systems and structures needed for federal grants, hiring processes, operational processes, administrative tasks 
• Monitor & manage organizational budget, P&L statement and Balance statement
• Collaborate ED in creating budgets 
• Overseeing produce distribution and SNAP programs 
• Hire Food Hub Manager to oversee capital expansion projects; distribution operations, logistics, and sales strategy implementation   
• Supervise 5-6 staff members
• Collaborate on Office Administration / HR & team building initiatives
• Collaborate on accounting functions
• Manage vendor relationships and implement contracts 

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of experience in a leadership role 
• 3-5 years experience as Deputy Director required 
• Experience managing Federal Grants 
• In depth understanding of community work, equity and DEI 
• Education in business management, non-profit management or a related field
• Spanish and/or Arabic language speaker preferred 
• Experience in the fresh food supply chain preferred
• Expertise in both non-profit and social impact for-profit preferred 

Salary and Benefits: 

The salary range for this position is $77,000-$87,000 commensurate with education & experience.

Benefits: 

100% healthcare, dental and vision coverage for employees. 26 days of PTO annually, 11 days company holiday, 401K match plan (4% company contribution, 1% employee contribution), and a generous sabbatical policy

Hours of operations: 8am-5pm

Location: 3days in-office (M-T-W) and 2 days remote (Th-F)

Start Date: ASAP

Please submit resume and cover letter 

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Saba Grocers is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including members of underrepresented groups.