The Vice President, Business Initiatives, serves as ReFED’s senior leader for business-facing work and a formal member of the Leadership Team. This role is responsible for the strategic direction, performance, and external credibility of ReFED’s Business Initiatives team, which engages food businesses directly through consulting, advisory services, and multi-stakeholder commitment programs, including the U.S. Food Waste Pact. While ReFED's work has been primarily U.S.-focused, the organization is beginning to expand its reach globally, with continued growth expected in the years ahead.

The VP, Business Initiatives, partners closely with the Executive Director and other programmatic leaders to ensure that ReFED’s business-facing work is strategically sound, well-resourced, and clearly connected to the organization’s theory of change. This role holds accountability for team performance, funder and business partner relationships, and external representation of ReFED’s business engagement work. The VP, Business Initiatives, reports directly to the Executive Director and manages two Directors and an Analyst with potential for team growth.

As a member of ReFED’s Leadership Team, the VP, Business Initiatives, advances ReFED’s mission by mobilizing food businesses, from farm to fork, to take meaningful, measurable action on food waste. Food businesses are among the most critical partners in the fight against food loss and waste, and ReFED’s programs in consumer-facing businesses have contributed to significant reductions in food waste.

Sara Burnett is the hiring manager for this position. Applications must be received by July 28, 2026, to be fully considered.