Ventures Board Member Job AgDevCo
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Board responsibilities
Strategic leadership
- Set, monitor and maintain strategic mission and values of organisation as established in the AV Strategic Framework.
- Establish and monitor policies, procedures and appropriate controls.
- Hold management accountable for company performance and its ability to achieve its objectives.
- Represent the interest of shareholders and ensure shareholder capital is effectively utilised.
Governance
- Prudent fiscal / financial oversight of the company.
- Select, manage and support key senior executives (including the Head of Ventures).
- Risk management and oversight ensuring compliance with relevant laws, policies, procedures, etc.
- Ensure that the governance arrangements are effective.
- Ensure board committees are properly constituted and executing designated functions with regular reports the Board.
- Address and resolve any conflicts within the Board.
External relations
- Act as an ambassador for the company and its mission, including with possible funders and shareholders.
- Maintain close relationships with key stakeholders, including shareholders and partners.
- Represent the company at external functions, meetings and events.
Specific responsibilities
The experience of the new board members should be focused on AV’s strategic priorities in the next 3-5 years, which include:
- Attracting at least $15m of funding from external sources to complement the first loss capital from FCDO.
- Building AV’s operations including establishing policies and procedures
- Building a thriving portfolio of agri-SME businesses
- Adherence to the AV strategy as documented in the strategic framework and corrective action where necessary.
Profile
To complement the profile of AgDevCo’s current Board, the following experience and expertise would be desirable with the appointment of new Board members:
Technical skills
- Lived experience and insight of investing in and/or growing and building businesses in East Africa.
- Strategic planning, growth and development of an investment company.
- Experience in structuring mezzanine and debt instruments in emerging markets.
- Experience in an impact and ESG driven organisation.
- Prior board or board leadership experience.
- Highly networked individual.
Behavioral competencies
- Broad-based and long-term view of strategic and organisational goals
- Ability to evaluate courses of action facing a business
- Independence of mind combined with integrity and humility
- Ability to identify, articulate, and balance stakeholders’ interests and objectives constructively and collaboratively
- Ability to develop effective and constructive relationships with other board members, management team and external stakeholders
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