Description:
Our vision is that Alberta’s world-class food system is anchored by a productive agricultural land base protected by landowners and the Alberta Farmland Trust. Our highest values include fiscal responsibility, flexibility, healthy relationships, integrity, and sustainability.
Job Qualifications
- A post-secondary degree preferred, in a relevant field, preferably business administration or non-profit management, or in agricultural studies or related field with complementary business experience.
- Ten years’ progressive experience as a manager, preferably in a not‐for‐profit and/or resource management environment, with a good understanding of the business of land conservation.
Job Requirements and Skills
- Experience in agriculture or land conservation.
- Strong organizational leadership skills and ability to articulate a vision to different demographics.
- Experience with business and fund development.
- Proven ability to achieve results and meet funding targets.
- An entrepreneurial spirit to meet challenges in an understanding and assertive manner.
- Ability to advocate and build stakeholder engagement and build strong relationships.
- Experience with and value for governance for a non-profit organization.
- Strong public speaker to audiences of various sizes and demographics.
- Strong fiscal management experience, including the development of budgets.
- Skilled in the use of technologies required to run an organization to work remotely and travel within Alberta.
- Experience working with a not-for-profit, and a volunteer Board of Directors.
- Experience in government relations and/or tax policy is an asset.