Director, Agriculture

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Director of U.S. Programs, the Director of US Agriculture leads the domestic agriculture and food systems strategy, operations, and staff to advance its mission and vision.
This role provides strategic and programmatic direction, represents Wallace Center and Winrock externally, upholds organizational values, and engages in regular collaboration with Wallace Center and Winrock teams.
Key responsibilities include:
Provide strategic direction for advancing US agricultural and food systems programming, advancing Wallace Center’s mission to build regenerative, equitable, and resilient food systems.
Champion innovation, systems learning, and collaboration to drive field leadership and impact.
Integrate data, outcomes, and partner feedback into continuous program and strategy improvement.
Oversee financial planning, budgeting, and monitoring to ensure fiscal responsibility and sustainability.
Track performance and financial health, ensuring accountability to funders, partners, and Winrock.
Provide inclusive, inspiring leadership that aligns staff around the Center’s mission and strategic priorities.
Recruit, mentor, and develop a diverse and high-performing team within a human-centered, collaborative culture.
Foster teamwork, accountability, and professional fulfillment through clear communication, coaching, and shared purpose.
Serve as the primary representative of the Wallace Center within Winrock International and across national networks, partnerships, and events.
Build and sustain strategic, cross-sector relationships that elevate the Center’s visibility and impact.
Lead a robust, diversified fundraising and partnership strategy to sustain and grow US agriculture work.

Holistic, extensive U.S. agriculture and food system knowledge, experience, and thought-leadership, especially in issues relating to growing the ag-of-the-middle, local and regional food systems, and regenerative agriculture.
Broad partnership development experience and deep industry relationships, including with leading nonprofits, BIPOC communities, tribal governments, federal and state agencies, funders, and the private sector.
Proven experience leading and growing teams of talented professionals, including remote teams, while managing organizational priorities and relationships.
Proven expertise in financial management, with extensive budget development and management responsibilities of multi-project portfolios.
Deep understanding of the domestic funding landscape, including demonstrated experience in securing and managing diverse funding streams, particularly from the US government and philanthropic sources.
Demonstrated sector thought leadership highly desirable.
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required; Master’s Degree preferred.
At least 10 years of relevant experience, acquired through formal education and/or sector relevant work.