About the company

It’s harder than ever to be a farmer in the UK. They need to produce more, more efficiently than ever before. And increasing pressure to positively impact climate change means farmers not only have to do more with less, but do things differently. We started Hectare to lead a transformation to a sustainable, connected future for farming. We’re a Series A agritech business founded by Farmers and Engineers with a diverse, fast-growing team. We aspire to be the global leaders enabling agricultural post-production - from farm gate to factory door - and we’re proud that our platform now powers some of UK farming’s critical supply chains and marketplaces. Our recent funding round is a great vote of confidence in our mission from new and existing investors. But, as ever, there’s a lot more to do.

The role

We’re hiring an interim Chief of Staff, reporting to the CEO, to help us align behind a well-evidenced, coordinated plan to deliver the Company Strategy, and to evolve the operating model to support execution. We think we can raise the bar on how we perform as a unit and we're excited for you to help us and our CEO build clarity and momentum. Second (and related), we have an opportunity to build on our current financial & performance reporting, both internal and to our Board. We can only be effective if we have shared context for decision making, enabled by trusted, timely information. In your Onboarding we'll work closely with you to define outcomes and dependencies for your time with us. We want to create an environment where you can thrive and drive lasting change.

You

You’ll have all or some of these specific skills & tools:

• Ran multiple planning cycles at an early stage business
• Have evidence of driving change throughout the Operating Model
• Have a deep understanding of effective performance reporting
• Have the experience, tools and credibility to lead a transformation
• Managed a P&L and/or assessed financial performance as an investor or consultant

Outside of these, we’ll look for the foundations of a brilliant Chief of Staff - someone who:

• Has incisive, plain English communication
• Builds trust & safety by caring about the small people details
• Brings a very small ego
• Balances challenge & compliance with our CEO
• Has extraordinary resilience and grit
• Is dependable
• Is pragmatic

Benefits

• 🤝🏼 Term: 6 month fixed term contract
• 🧮 Tax: Outside of IR35
• 💰 Salary: Market based, pro-rata
• 💼 Days: 4 or 5 days per week
• ✈️ Holiday: 14 days + bank holidays
• 🏢 Location: 2 days or more in office (Waterloo)

Application

To apply, please go to the application here. If you have any question, add Sam, the hiring manager, on LinkedIn.