Fund Manager - Temperate Horticulture
Pivotal position, providing leadership by having a greater line of sight into cross industry and strategic issues.
Summary about this job
Funds Management
Company: Rimfire Resources
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-7-4398-6010
Fax: +61-2-2384-4526
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Detail information about job Fund Manager - Temperate Horticulture. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Strategy development & investment decisions
- Supporting industry and driving growth
- Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne
About the Company
Hort Innovation’s primary function is creating value for horticulture growers and those across the horticulture supply chain. Through investment in R&D and marketing, Hort Innovation works to improve productivity, farm gate profitability and global competitiveness of Australian horticultural industries. Investment decisions are prioritised by the current needs highlighted by each horticulture levy industry.
About the role
Reporting to the General Manager - Research, Marketing & Investments, the Temperate Fruits Fund Manager is responsible for strategy development, investment decisions and the overall performance of a specific set of funds across R&D and Marketing initiatives in Temperate fruits. The role is in a pivotal position to listen and communicate with industry to make specific investment decisions, as well as to continually explore opportunities which deliver investment synergies to maximise available investment funds and return on investment.
Skills & experience
This outstanding opportunity to support the needs of industry will require the following;
- A broad understanding of agriculture, ideally with an exposure to Horticulture
- Qualification in agricultural science
- Demonstrated experience in finance, with an understanding of financial and cash flow statements;
- Agri project investment experience with ability to analyse the performance of investments
- Strong understanding of open innovation and how it relates to investment
- Experience and/or the ability to look at opportunities and apply a standardised approach to problem solving
- Highly developed influencing, negotiation, leadership and communication skills
- Sound relationship building skills across a diverse stakeholder group, internal and external
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem solving and strategic planning capability
- Well-developed financial and business acumen, combined with strong commercial judgement
- Solutions focussed
- Highly disciplined
An excellent remuneration package is on offer for candidates of the highest calibre. If you think you have what it takes to succeed in this challenging but rewarding position, please phone Mick Hay on 1300 380 701 or apply via www.rimfireresources.com.au