About this role
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain valued relationships with Indigenous clients and communities to advance and execute their goals towards food sovereignty.
- Effectively communicate with clientele to understand needs, identify barriers and problem solve to accelerate the development of sustainable Indigenous businesses.
- Advance the NCIAF Business Development strategy and enhance NCIAFs offering by establishing, growing and maintaining relationships directly with industry, government, academia and other like-minded nonprofits.
- Look for opportunities to address barriers and gaps within the ecosystem through innovation and collaboration to create new programs or offerings with stakeholder groups.
- Support the delivery of effective and valuable events.
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in business or agriculture (preferred).Proven leader with strong relationship building skills and tenacity to navigate ambiguity and persevere through challenges.
- Confident communicator able to uncover needs and deliver solutions that are in the best interest of the client.
- Genuine desire to support Indigenous communities, Peoples, and rights holders to land journey to self sufficiency.
- Experience building partnerships and working with Indigenous businesses, community members, governments and organizations.
- Established experience (10 years) and understanding of the Canadian agricultural Industry.
- Positive attitude, detail and customer oriented with organizational skills to meet deadlines.
For more information on the NCIAF, please visit www.nciaf.ca