Job Details
Category: General Manager
Location: East Coast
Waipaoa
General Manager - NEW!
Do you want to play an integral role in preparing motivated young people
for their career in farming?
The Waipaoa Station Farm Cadet Training Trust is a charitable trust. It
runs a two-year residential land-based agricultural training programme
to NZQA standards for young people starting a career in farming. Their
training initiatives are nationally recognised and lead the way in creating
well rounded quality graduates to add value to farming businesses from
day one.
Our General Manager will be responsible for all aspects of the Trust by
supporting the strategy and working collaboratively with all stakeholders
to achieve stated outcomes. This role clearly defines governance and
management accountabilities. This includes managing achievement
of stakeholder KPIs, sourcing funding opportunities, managing Trust
infrastructure as well as overseeing guardianship of Cadets.
Reporting to the Chair of the Board, you will be involved in strategy,
setting budgets, planning fundraisers, and monitoring programme and
cadet progress to meet academic goals.
There is flexibility for the duties to be split and undertaken from
“Moonlight” and Gisborne. In general, the successful candidate will be
expected to spend three days and three nights each week working from
the Moonlight site, with other days each week potentially being worked
from elsewhere. The 2020 academic year at Waipaoa commences on
18th January. We would like the successful candidate to start as early as
possible in 2020 as the candidates existing circumstances permit.
A job description is available on request.
For more information on the Trust go to: www.waipaoa.co.nz
Applications should include a letter of introduction, an updated CV
and a completed employment application. The job description and
employment application form, if not requested separately, will be
provided on receipt of an application.
BDO Gisborne are managing the recruitment and questions
can be directed to linda.paulson@bdo.co.nz
Closing date: 17th December 2019
Date Posted: 2019-12-06
