ReFED
Vice President of Business Initiatives
USA · Exec
Sponsorship not specified$185k-$195kDetected 22 days ago
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About the role
- Reducing food waste will have a significant impact on the economy, climate change and natural resource optimization, and our communities, including the 47 million people in the U.S. who currently face food insecurity.
- Learning and professional development are heavily embedded in ReFED's culture.
- You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Responsibilities
- Direct consulting engagements and strategic advisory services that help food businesses assess their food waste footprint, set targets, and implement reduction strategies aligned with ReFED's evidence base.
- About The Organization ReFED is a U.S.-based nonprofit that partners with food businesses, funders, solution providers, policymakers, and more to solve food waste.
- We create outsized impact, and everyone on the team contributes to accomplishing our shared goals.
- This role holds accountability for team performance, funder and business partner relationships, and external representation of ReFED's business engagement work.
- The VP, Business Initiatives, reports directly to the Executive Director and manages two Directors and an Analyst with potential for team growth.
- Food businesses are among the most critical partners in the fight against food loss and waste, and ReFED's programs in consumer-facing businesses have contributed to significant reductions in food waste.
- The VP, Business Initiatives, leads a team of two Directors and an Analyst.
Requirements
- 12+ years of relevant experience, including demonstrated success leading a team and managing multiple programs or client relationships simultaneously within the food industry.
- ability to translate organizational priorities into clear team goals and individual performance expectations.
- Deep knowledge of the food industry and food business landscape, including sustainability, ESG, and supply chain dynamics
- familiarity with food waste as a business challenge and opportunity.
- ability to engage senior leaders and decision-makers at major food companies with credibility and conviction.
- ability to see the whole food system while staying grounded in the practical realities of individual business engagement.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment on matters of organizational significance
- ability to translate ReFED's evidence base into compelling narratives for food business leaders and other external audiences.
- ability to center JEDI principles in team leadership and external engagement.
- Experience contributing to fundraising and business development, including funder relationship management, proposal development, and grant reporting.
- Required
- Demonstrated success setting and executing a team strategy in a mission-driven, growth-stage organization
- Experience initiating and developing high-trust relationships with food businesses, trade associations, and industry partners
- Strong strategic and critical thinking skills
- comfortable navigating ambiguity and making decisions without complete information.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a strong executive presence
Compensation
- Contribute to annual and interim organizational objective-setting (OKRs); ensure Business Initiatives team goals are aligned with and in service of organization-wide priorities.
Benefits
- We are continuing to grow our team to further build our capacity to achieve our vision of a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive food system that makes the best use of the food we grow.
Company info
- We are a team of doers, and we get a lot accomplished.
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