Job Details
Chief Operating Officer, Moscow, Idaho
USA Pulses is a growing organization searching for a chief operating officer (COO) to join our leadership team. Technical qualifications should include experience in agricultural non-profit executive leadership, project management, grant management, marketing and research programming, policy development, fund raising, and human resource management. Administrative qualifications should show proficiency in managing budgets and industry volunteers. The individual should demonstrate effective communication skills, both oral and written. Position includes travel.
Application and Benefits:
Excellent benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, SEP IRA Retirement Plan and more.
All interested candidates need to forward a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to ...@usapulses.org with COO in the subject line or mail to USA Pulses, 2780 W. Pullman Road, Moscow, Idaho 83843-4024. Tel. 208-###-####. Email: ...@usapulses.org Website www.usapulses.org, Closing date: June 30, 2024, or until qualified pool identified. EOE
Job Description
Title: Chief Operating Officer (COO) May 8, 2024
Supervisor:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Primary Responsibility
The COO is responsible for overseeing and managing the day-to-day operations of USA Pulses.
Primary Objectives
1.Collaborate with CEO and Vice President s (VPs) in setting and driving organizational vision, operations strategy, and growth.
2. Translate strategy into actionable steps for implementing organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operations planning.
3. Oversee company operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture that ensures team members can thrive and strategic goals are met.
4. Ensure effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention.
5. Ensure compliance with all national, local and grant regulations.
Specific responsibilities
1. Implement strategies and workplans that align with the short- and long-term objectives of the organization in tandem with the CEO & VPs.
2. Analyze internal operations and identify areas to enhance efficiency.
3. Oversee operations, budgeting, accounting, HR, and partner with CEO and VPs in fund raising to ensure sufficient resources are available to achieve strategic program targets.
4. Implement a method to monitor performance and prepare detailed updates and forecasts to ensure strategic goals are met.
5. Build and maintain trusting relationships with board members, stakeholders, key customers, researchers, policy makers, and partners.
6. Travel as necessary to achieve organization goals in accordance with USDA and industry travel guidelines.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Education: BS/BA or MS/MA
- Experience in non-profit executive leadership, grant management and fund raising.
- Excellent leadership skills with a commitment to fairness and personal integrity
- Solid grasp of data analysis, performance metrics, workplan development and budget management
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Preferred skills
- Experience in agricultural non-profit board management
- International and domestic marketing experience
- Ag research and policy development experience
About USA Pulses
USA Pulses includes the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, the American Pulse Association, the U.S. Pea and Lentil Trade Association, Western Pulse Growers Assn., Northern Pulse Growers Assn., grower check off organizations in WA, ID, MT, ND, SD, NE, and the Pulse Foundation. These nonprofit organizations serve the farmers, processors, exporters, food manufacturers, and allied partners of dry peas, lentils, chickpeas, and dry beans in the United States.
USA Pulses Tagline:
To transform our food system with versatile, nutrient dense, and sustainable foods.
Mission: (Why we Exist)
We are an innovative group of organizations united to increase consumption and production of US pulse crops.
Vision: (What we want to achieve)
Short Term: To double pulse crop consumption and production.
Long Term: To establish USA pulses as a major crop in our food production system by providing high quality, nutrient dense and sustainable foods that will improve human and environmental health.
Values: (What we believe)
We believe pulses have a positive impact on people and the planet.
We believe USA Pulses can:
help end world hunger.
completely revolutionize our food system.
improve the nutrient quality of every diet.
lower carbon and water use in our food system.
support family farming operations and rural communities.
improve the health of our soils, water, people, and the planet.
Core Strategies: (How we accomplish our mission)
International Marketing- We develop and execute strategic international marketing programs to increase demand for USA pulses worldwide.
Domestic Marketing: We develop and execute strategic domestic marketing programs to increase demand for USA pulses.
Research- We make strategic investments in research to help the US pulse industry deliver the most productive, nutrient dense, functional, and sustainable pulse crops in the world.
Policy Engagement- We engage with policy makers to promote and protect the importance of the U.S. pulse crop industry (farm to fork) to the food system and the planet.
Coalition Growth- We build our coalition by developing relationships and trust with those who share our mission and vision. We seek funding partners who share our belief that we can accomplish big goals by working together.
Outcome: (The end result)
- The result of achieving our mission and strategic vision will be a healthier population, a healthier planet, and a growing and profitable pulse crop value chain in the United States.