FARMS PROGRAMME MANAGER – SENIOR NEW

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS · Degree educated (preferably agriculture, food science or finance/commerce) with a minimum of 5 years experience in farming, agriculture or technologist background essential. · Understanding of GAP, Food Safety Management systems, including HACCP, BRC and/or other food safety management systems (essential). · Experience in managing teams locally and by proxy and working cross functionally Key Responsibilities: Leading the following activities: 1.

Aligning/balancing internal and external stakeholders on Commercial Purpose Marketing to support the growth of Company Farms both internally and externally Food (QA) Heritage (shareholder activity to support Company Farms as the cornerstone of the company) 2. Strategy, budget and P&L management including Budget planning Business performance review with regional suppliers Structure, communication and quarterly review/optimisation If required, structure and submit application for finance for farming organisations 3. Food safety standards & quality control Structuring and implementation of country specific company food safety standards project rollout Product specifications (microbial, chemical, pesticides, colour, Azodyes, moisture, HPLC SHU) Consistency of product QA Innovation and NPD for products sold globally in retail globally by our FMCG business 4.

Socio-economic impact reporting Economic model design and optimisation Responsible for theory of change design Impact survey architectural design Providing training to employees to help with our measurement tool aligned with an external business Demonstrating the purpose driven work to the broader business community Host Mozambique/brand heritage tours through brand immersion Facilitate brand building tours and develop on-Farms experience 5. Implement and monitor digital tracking platform Development Training of Farm Extension Officers Technical support Supply demand planning and tracking i. Specific regional production planning and tracking ii.

Management of company IP chain iii. Overall control of side-selling 6. Seed development Research and trial design Advancement of exclusivity agreement Driving corporate governance throughout value chain Advance and manage further vertical integration into raw materials i.

Seed development ii. Procurement iii. Economic modelling 7.

Socio-economic impact monitoring and baseline studies Company architectural design selection, logistics and execution (training and preparation) Cyclical development 8. People/Heritage Bridging the gap between brand provenance and broader company business Conceptualizing and establishing company brand heritage engagement platforms This summarises the main key responsibilities of the role but there may be other reasonable requests made and other responsibilities included from time to time Key competencies & qualities: A strong interest in working in a Purpose lead environment , with a passion for food and getting great products into production safely. An excellent written and verbal communicator with ability to influence others using relevant information, assertiveness and logical argument Excellent organisational skills , able to manage multiple tasks and deliver projects and programmes through to completion, without missing a beat.

Adapt when required to changing priorities and work calmly, positively and effectively under pressure An ambassador for the company , youll build warm rapport and relationships with our partners, whilst staying meticulous and assertive to ensure KPIs are met Comfortable working with incomplete information or where there is ambiguity Motivated to work independently and take ownership of a task, whilst being a key contributor to a highly efficient team. Influencer and relationship builder building strong relationships, youll be able to interact and influence your many stakeholders at all levels in person, externally and remotely. Youll enjoy the diversity of the different business cultures and stakeholders youll be interacting with, flexing your style accordingly.

Empathetic : ability to compare, process and represent multiple perspectives of the Companys farms multiple stakeholders. Agile entrepreneurial leader able to operate in a small-scale structure, which will mean alternating between seeing the big picture strategy to being hands on and getting into the detail. Self-starter With bags of self-motivation, organisation and self-discipline, youll take ownership to set the direction, take ownership and collaborate with others to make it happen at pace.

Culture Driver as a leader, you will play your part in building our culture, living the companys values in everything you do, with Purpose driving the core of our operations and decisions. Youll look to achieve commercial excellence without compromising on companys product quality or socially responsible agenda. Growth mindset humble and on an ongoing journey in your own self development, looking to grow yourself and grow others on the way.

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