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Description
Join the leader of Fair Trade certification in the USA!
TransFair USA, a four-time winner of Fast Company Magazine's Social Capitalist award, promotes sustainable development and corporate social responsibility through Fair Trade. TransFair is an entrepreneurial, non-profit organization and the only independent third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the U.S.
Our unique market-based model for sustainability links millions of farming communities in the developing world to almost 700 leading US companies through more direct, equitable trading partnerships. Consumer empowerment is key to our model.
Fair Trade allows farming families to dramatically improve their living standards and cultivate hope for the future while protecting the natural environment. TransFair is now poised to extend its successful Fair Trade Certified™ label for food products into the world of manufacturing, starting with garments and jewelry.
About the Job:
TransFair is seeking a highly-skilled Chief Operating Officer (COO). This is an opportunity for a strong general manager to play a leading role in a growing organization that is poised to go to scale. Reporting to the President & CEO, the COO oversees key program-related activities and staff, including business development, product certification, marketing and category management.
The COO is responsible for delivering on key impact and financial metrics, ensuring the efficacy of the business model, and optimizing service delivery to industry partners. The COO partners closely with the President & CEO on strategy, policy, and new business opportunities. The COO is responsible for enhancing the organization’s internal processes and communications, and for keeping the organization focused on key priorities and initiatives.
The Chief Operating Officer will assume program management responsibilities. It is anticipated that a strong COO will free the President & CEO to concentrate on strategic business development, external communications, fundraising and long-term strategy.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a successful track record in operations management, cross-organizational integration, and high quality service delivery, preferably in the consumer packaged goods sector. We seek an innovative leader with exceptional interpersonal skills that can strengthen TransFair’s internal capacity and ability to accomplish its mission.
Requirements:
MBA or equivalent master's degree required
Previous P & L responsibility
Experience in the food/CPG/retail industry is preferred
- Evidence of success managing fast-growth organizations, with a particular emphasis on refining business models, organizational design, operational expertise, and services infrastructure for increased efficiency and scalability
- A management style that is accessible, flexible, decisive and supportive
- A collaborative approach to building and maintaining highly productive teams
- Listening skills, an ability to inspire trust, remain open to the ideas of others and to incorporate input and feedback
- Unimpeachable integrity, self-confidence, a high level of energy and a sense of humor
- An ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure and to transmit that composure to others
- Commitment to values-based business models, social responsibility, and environmental sustainability
To Apply:
Please apply online at our website. Deadline: April 18, 2008.