Project Lead – Community Kitchen Operations

About Edu Farmers International (EFI)

The Edufarmers International Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the four pillars of food security: availability, desirability, access, and utilization of food. Through our innovative programs, we empower local communities and improve food security by addressing critical issues in agriculture and public health. Edufarmers focuses on two main areas:

1. Agriculture Services and Development: We are currently building our capabilities to do agronomy research to achieve optimal yield, to work with farmers and influencing their behavior to adopt certain agri-inputs, practices, and technologies, and to create agriculture content and material to disseminate them to wider audiences. We have the ambition to develop an Indonesian agriculture production center of excellence with research and training center operations all around Indonesia to create impact and change the landscape of the Indonesian upstream agriculture industry.
2. Stunting Prevention and Nutrition AI Program: We aim to reduce Indonesia’s high stunting rates through a combination of direct intervention and AI-powered education and communication for behavior change. Our Zero Stunting program provides daily nutrition for stunted children, increasing parent’s awareness on child nutrition, and empowering Posyandu cadres.

Role Summary

As part of our growing Stunting Prevention and Nutrition AI Program, Edufarmers is expanding its direct intervention efforts by establishing a centralized kitchen (Satuan Pelayanan Pemenuhan Gizi / SPPG) under the government-led free nutricious meal (Makan Bergizi Gratis / MBG) program. This initiative aims to deliver >3,000 of nutritious meals daily to school children and infants, while strengthening community-based food systems and local supply chains. We are seeking seeking a hands-on Project Lead to lead the operational rollout and day-to-day management of our integrated kitchen (“Dapur Tumbuh”) sites under the MBG (Free Nutritious Meal) initiative. This role is responsible for setting up new kitchens, overseeing daily operations, managing supply chains, and ensuring meal delivery from kitchen to school. The Project Manager will coordinate site readiness, procurement, logistics, staffing, and SOP implementation—so kitchens run safely, efficiently, and on-budget.

This is not only an operational kitchen management role but requires a dynamic program lead skilled in system design, operations, and stakeholder coordination.

General information

Job Title : Project Lead for Community Kitchen Operations

Type of work : 1 year contract, can be extended/permanent based on performance

Work Location : Jakarta HQ, kitchen site in Kab. Malang, Indonesia

Department : Stunting Prevention Program

Seniority Level : Manager / Senior Manager

Responsible to : Head of Stunting Program

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Governance

• Develop the project charter, work breakdown structure (WBS), detailed Gantt schedule, and budget within MBG funding guidelines.
• Establish and chair a cross-functional task force (4 core leads + ± 40 kitchen staff
• Define RACI, maintain a risk register, and manage issue escalation

Regulatory Compliance & Government Liaison

• Manage partner registration, on-site verification, and contract signing with the National Nutrition Agency (BGN).
• Ensure full adherence to 2025 MBG technical guidelines for food safety, kitchen operations, and meal distribution.

Site, Renovation & Equipment

• Confirm kitchen location within a 6 km radius of target schools ad beneficiaries
• Manage renovation, utility installation, and commissioning of cooking and storage equipment.

Supply Chain & Procurement

• Design a centralized procurement process with vetted local farmers, co-operatives, and certified suppliers (SNI 3141-2024 compliance)
• Support SPPI (Sarjana Penggerak Pembangunan Indonesia / kepala dapur) tomonitor inventory levels, delivery schedules, and cold-chain logistics.

Human Resources & Training

• Work with BGN (Badan Gizi Nasional) to appoint the SPPG Head (SPPI),accountant, and nutritionist.
• Partner with HR to recruit, onboard, and train ± 40 operational staff on SOPs, HSE(Health, Safety & Environment), HACCP-lite (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points), and MBG nutrition standards.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Work with the impact team to create live dashboard of end-to-end kitchen operationalactivities, from food procurement to meal deliveries.
• Work with the finance team to open the project virtual account, forecast and track six-month cash-flow, and submit 10-day funding claims required by the program technical guidance (petunjuk teknis).
• Work with the finance and product team to produce financial dashboards, kitchen performance tracking system, and waste-reduction reports for BGN and funders.

Operational Readiness & Launch

• Execute a three-day pilot run at 50 %-capacity, close operational gaps, and lead the final verification to achieve “operationally ready” status.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Coordinate with schools, Puskesmas, Posyandu, community groups, local authorities,and internal Edufarmers teams.
• Chair cross-functional ops syncs with diverse team across Edufarmers includingStunting, Impact, Finance, HR, and Field Ops