The Company
Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ), a member based organisation is the state peak industry body that represents the professional nursery industry. This includes production nurseries, growers, manufacturers and agents for allied products, retail nurseries and garden centres.

NGIQ works in partnership with the industry to provide member benefits through the facilitation of key events, education, identification and development of industry resources to assist them.

The Role
As the CEO, you are both hands on and strategic, highly engaged with members, and focused on business management and delivery of on ground benefits to members. You will lead growth strategy while retaining a grounded focus on direct member benefits. To leverage this opportunity there is a motivated team, strong member engagement and effective commercial partnerships supported by highly motivated and professional volunteer Board who are passionate about the driving impact at the grower and industry level.

In your function you will:

• be ‘The Face’ of NGIQ in Queensland
• work with existing, new commercial partners and the industry
• leverage strategies to deliver impact for members, while building additional opportunities and visibility for the organisation
• grow membership
• work with the Board to an agreed strategic plan

The Person:
To be successful you will have:

• a solid understanding of the nursery and garden industry
• experience with a member based body, dealing and engaging with members, and building relationships
• exceptional people leader attributes having previously managed staff
• experienced in negotiating contracts
• highly developed inter-personal and communications skills and the ability to interact across all levels of the business
• networking skills and able to work with a range of stakeholders including government
• strong commercial orientation, full business accountability with skills to read P&L’s and balance sheets

This is an excellent opportunity for a current CEO or someone who believes they have the necessary skills/experience and is ready for such a role. NGIQ has moved into a stronger commercial position with a recent strategic plan so your role will be to leverage this platform to benefit members.

The person will be based in Brisbane working in the office fulltime, conscious to build and grow company culture. There is travel across the region.

To enquire phone David Jackson on 1300 380 701 or apply via www.rimfireresources.com.au.