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

• Collaborate with CEO and Vice President’s (VPs) in setting and driving organizational vision, operations strategy, and growth.
• Translate strategy into actionable steps for implementing organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operations planning.
• Oversee company operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture that ensures team members can thrive and strategic goals are met.
• Ensure effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention.
• Ensure compliance with all national, local and grant regulations.

Specific Responsibilities

• Implement strategies and workplans that align with the short- and long-term objectives of the organization in tandem with the CEO & VPs.
• Analyze internal operations and identify areas to enhance efficiency.
• 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.
• Implement a method to monitor performance and prepare detailed updates and forecasts to ensure strategic goals are met.
• Build and maintain trusting relationships with board members, stakeholders, key customers, researchers, policy makers, and partners.
• 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