POSITION: Managing Director, MBOLD
GREATER MSP TEAM: MBOLD
REPORTS TO: Vice President, Partnership Strategy
STATUS: Full-Time, Exempt (Salaried)
SALARY RANGE: 190,000 – $210,000
GREATER MSP
PARTNERSHIP
GREATER MSP is a cross-sector partnership of more than 300
leading businesses, cities, universities, counties, foundations, and community
organizations. The mission of the GREATER MSP Partnership is to grow the
economy of the 15-county Minneapolis-Saint Paul region and create economic
opportunity for all residents of the region. To do this, our partnership is
executing a comprehensive regional economic development strategy focused on
growing jobs, talent, and capital across the region, including in areas like
medical technology innovation, semiconductors, sustainable aviation fuels, and much
more. Learn more about GREATER MSP at www.greatermsp.org.
MBOLD is a CEO-driven
coalition of the GREATER MSP Partnership comprised of leading Minnesota-based
food and agriculture companies and innovators. We accelerate bold, innovative
solutions to growing global food demand in the face of natural resource
limitations and an increasingly volatile climate. No single company or
organization can solve these challenges alone. MBOLD leaders are committed to
working together differently through pre-competitive collaboration to drive
progress at scale.
MBOLD brings collective expertise and global supply chains
together to drive action. The MBOLD coalition is focused on growing global
impact in several areas, including innovation in protein sustainability,
agricultural resiliency, and circular economies for plastic packaging. Global
initiatives such as the MBOLD Protein Catalyst are de-risking new food and
agricultural pathways, accelerating innovation, building new markets for
farmers, scaling up high growth companies, and more.
POSITION OBJECTIVE
The MBOLD Managing Director plays a central executive
leadership role in driving action across the diverse MBOLD coalition of
leaders. The Managing Director designs and accelerates pre-competitive
collaboration by working with CEOs and executive-level leaders as well as
subject matter experts from many companies and organizations. This position is
a significant opportunity for creativity and generating impact at scale.
The Managing Director will work with MBOLD leaders to scale
existing efforts while identifying and tackling emergent needs and
opportunities. The Managing Director is part of a senior leadership team at
GREATER MSP and will work alongside other senior leaders of GREATER MSP to
advance allied efforts in areas such as business investment, research &
intelligence, communications, and bioeconomy.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Align and lead a growing alliance of partners working
together to build and execute strategies that produce global impact, including:
· MBOLD coalition Executive Council and
Steering Team, comprised of CEO’s and other senior food and agriculture
executives
· MBOLD project teams comprised of subject
matter experts across the food and agriculture industry and allied
organizations
· Local, national, and international
partners, such as companies, government agencies, farm organizations, and
research institutions
· Managing MBOLD staff and contractors,
including MBOLD’s Director of Agricultural Resiliency and Project Manager
Execute and scale a growing portfolio of groundbreaking,
pre-competitive initiatives among MBOLD members and partners, such as:
· MBOLD
Protein Catalyst, which is driving innovation and sustainability with traditional
and plant-based proteins
·
Advancing
Agricultural Resilience, including soil health and water stewardship and market
building efforts to foster more diversified agricultural systems
· Plastic
packaging initiatives to advance circularity
Work as part of an integrated leadership team across the
GREATER MSP Partnership to:
· Learn
from and inform parallel system-building efforts to grow the state’s economy by
tackling global challenges
· Leverage
GREATER MSP capabilities in areas such as research, communications, operations,
strategy, and business investment
· Establish
and deepen relationships with key partners around the world
Ensure Minnesota becomes known as a place that is
accelerating critical solutions for the future of food and agriculture,
including:
· Identifying
strategic opportunities for MBOLD leaders to share stories
· Working
with national and global partners on convenings and events
· Leveraging
GREATER MSP Marketing and Communications team on PR and marketing strategies to
communicate wins
· Identifying
opportunities to build relationships with media; seizing earned media spots
Evolving MBOLD operating model to continue growing
impact, including:
· Working
with MBOLD Chair and Executive Council to grow the coalition and establish
vision for future efforts,
· Partnering
with national and global philanthropic leaders, businesses, government
agencies, and others to scale key initiatives
· Identifying
opportunities to fully activate and leverage expertise and capabilities of
MBOLD members and partners
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
· 10+
years of relevant professional experience in business, government or non-profit
sector
· Expertise
in U.S. food and agriculture systems
· 5+
years of senior executive leadership experience, including a track record of
leading in coalitions and experience working with diverse teams
· Demonstrated
strength in taking on complex challenges and building solutions with participation
by many team members and partners
· Ability
to engage multiple stakeholders across diverse experiences/backgrounds
· Highly
skilled at executive-level communication; able to serve as a credible
spokesperson and communicator
·
Comfortable
working with a high degree of ambiguity
·
Creativity
and a passion for solving tough challenges in food and agriculture ecosystems
·
Relevant
regional and national relationships and fundraising experience a plus
Education:
·
Bachelor’s
degree required; graduate degree strongly preferred
Required
Skills:
·
A
track record of building coalitions and/or successfully leading complex
multi-stakeholder projects and teams
·
Ability
to develop strategy and turn it into action that delivers results
·
Excellent
verbal/written communication skills with multiple audiences, including
executives
·
Proven
ability to form relationships and credibility with a diverse set of people
consistently
·
The
ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, deadline-driven environment
often managing multiple issues and projects simultaneously
·
Strong
critical thinking skills with the flexibility to respond to shifting priorities
and new opportunities
CULTURAL COMPETENCIES & COMMITMENT
·
Entrepreneurial
mindset (passion, enthusiasm, self-starter)
·
Exhibits
high integrity
·
Ability
to be proactive & take initiative
·
Demonstrated
success working in teams
·
Hardworking,
humble approach to work
·
Consistently
provides quality results
·
Responsible
work ethic
·
Demonstrated
cross-cultural competency
·
Highly
motivated by challenges
·
Value
and vision driven
·
Positive
can-do attitude
·
Well
organized work habits
·
Reliable,
with a ready-to-help disposition
·
Positive
approach to problem solving
WORK ENVIRONMENT
To perform work successfully, the employee must
demonstrate the skills, competencies, and capabilities required to carry out
each responsibility effectively. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions
Work Arrangements
·
Hybrid (3 days in
office; 2 days work from home)
Employment Expectations
·
This job description is
not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities associated with the position.
Additional duties may be assigned to support organizational goals
Physical Demands
·
Lift/move up to
30 lbs occasionally
·
Prolonged sitting at a
computer
·
Occasional walking,
standing, climbing stairs, and driving to meetings or events
Office Conditions
·
Typical office space
and moderate noise levels
·
Temperature-controlled
and compliant with OSHA safety rules
·
Emergency procedures
and hazard reporting in place
Travel Requirements
·
Reliable transportation
needed for travel
·
There may be some
travel required to events/conferences as needed
Health & Safety
·
Safety protocols align
with CDC and state guidelines
·
Wellness-focused perks
such as flexible breaks, mental health days, PTO are encouraged
·
Employees are expected
to report hazards and participate in safety drills
