Corporate Affairs Executive (Coffee Plan)

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MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Leads the development & implementation of critical and innovative projects and support programs for smallholder and individual farmers and green coffee suppliers that will serve as Inclusive Business models, Financial Inclusion models. Ensuring gaps in the agriculture value chain that can be addressed by the NESCAFE Plan are tackled.

KEY OUTPUTS:

• In partnership with important stakeholders, promulgate Microfinancing options for farmers/cooperatives; facilitate easy access to financing support for coffee farmers.
• Ensures effective implementation of Project Coffee+ that will serve as Inclusive Business, Financial Inclusion Model under the NESCAFE Plan. Project objective is to improve productivity and income of farmers and their overall living conditions.
• Conducts supplier business reviews/visits to enhance relationship with Green Coffee suppliers (support to Green Coffee Procurement Lead).
• Provides stories/info/edits to NESCAFE Plan Communication materials. Communicates and promotes internally and externally the NESCAFE Plan (stakeholders' education and engagement).
• Organizes and manages internal and external (Gov't agencies, NGOs, LGUs) events, programs & projects (charter, stakeholders to engage & manage, roles & responsibilities) related to the promotion and implementation of the NESCAFE Plan.
• Contributes to shaping government policies & regulations related to Agri & Coffee, push for programs & strategies that help accelerate the growth of the PH coffee industry (Dept of Agri Trainees to Tours, France for training on mass production of Robusta through somatic embryogenesis technology).
• Represents Nestle in industry-related meetings and fora, public-private partnerships covering Agri or Coffee Growing/Production, i.e., Grow Asia, ECCP, Agrifinancing Summits.
• Draws up contracts for partners like Helpmate Services (plantlet distributorship agreement) together with CA Legal & NPlan Legal.
• Help elevate the reputation of Nestle Phils as a good corporate citizen
  
  

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in managing projects related to coffee (high-value crops).
• Can deal with external stakeholders and can deal with people in different levels of the organization (from CEO down)
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal relationship skills
• Proven experience in doing end-to-end project management and has initiated multiple projects already.
• Previous involvement/exposure on CSV programs and events management preferred.
  
  

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