45234 Field Research Network Manager Infrastructure - Plant & Food Research

Lincoln, Motueka, Hawkes Bay, Te Puke, Kerikeri

Vacancy 45234

About us

At Plant & Food Research, we believe science can create a better future. By finding smarter, greener options today, we're helping secure the world we want to live in tomorrow. With our partners, we use world-leading science to improve the way they grow, fish, harvest and share food. Every day, we have 1000 people working across Aotearoa New Zealand and the world to help deliver healthy foods from the world's most sustainable systems.

What you will be doing

This is an exciting role leading our Field Research Network (FRN) team to ensure they effectively maintain and develop resources and meet client needs and requirements. You will have oversight and management of PFR's Farm, Orchard and Glasshouse operations across our New Zealand Facilities and provide insights through analytics and reporting, ensuring sound decisions are made in relation to planning and priorities.  This will include a focus on financial, impact and milestone delivery, allocation of resources and maintenance of soil and land assets for future use.  Using your experience in people leadership you will coach, develop and mentor a resilient FRN Leadership team to understand our strategy, have an in-depth knowledge of the organisational objectives and ensure that our clients receive high-quality service in support of science.

What you will need

• As a minimum, a Bachelor's degree in either horticulture and/or business preferably
• Knowledge of the New Zealand horticulture and arable industries including production systems and the broader value chain.
• Experience in the leadership and management of people, equipment and finances and delegation of workload.
• Proven record of achievement via facilitation and collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
• Well developed budgeting and financial management skills.
• Advanced communication, relationship and project management skills.
• Flexibility to travel will be essential
• Superior Microsoft Office applications skills.

What you will get

The opportunity to work within a friendly, team-based environment at our Research Centre you will contribute to exciting projects with an organisation that has an excellent reputation for its science and impact! 

At Plant & Food Research, we encourage career development and work/life balance and offer excellent employee benefits, free car-parking, generous leave provisions and employer contribution to superannuation and subsidised health insurance.