Career Opportunities

iCRA Supervisory Board Member

About the position

The Supervisory Board supervises and advises the iCRA Executive Board, acts as its employer, and ensures that iCRA adheres to high standards of integrity, accountability, and effectiveness. Members operate independently, bring diverse perspectives, and act as sparring partners to management while safeguarding the iCRA mission.

Do you believe in the power of collaboration and get energized by strategic reflection? Do you have an affinity with Green Investments, Food Systems Transformation and Youth Employment in the global south? Do you want to contribute to building resilient, innovative, and thriving agri-food businesses that make the sector an inspiring career option for youth? A seat on our Supervisory Board might be for you.

About iCRA

At iCRA, we believe partnerships are the foundation for a modern, thriving, and sustainable agricultural sector. Partnerships that link actors across the chain, from farmer to consumer, and connect agri-food companies, farmer-based organizations, and education institutes shaping the next generation.

iCRA is a not-for-profit, value-driven specialist in trust building and partnership facilitation for agribusiness and agri-education professionals. For 40 years, we have strengthened the skills of professionals who drive innovation and rural development, from public extension agents and farmer-based service providers to TVET teachers, university lecturers and researchers.

We offer international short courses and collaborate with partners across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and beyond. iCRA has offices in Wageningen (the Netherlands) and Cotonou (Benin), and works through a coalition of local partners who share our vision, approaches and tools.

Who we’re looking for

As a member of the iCRA Supervisory Board you act in your personal capacity and endorse the objectives and identity of iCRA. Our current Supervisory board would benefit from person with:

• Independence, integrity, and the ability to act constructively and critically without conflicts of interest
• Experience in one of the following fields: Green Investments, Agribusiness development, Youth employment, (Public-Private) Partnership building
• High-level interpersonal, networking, and bridge-building skills
• Understanding of growing a foundation into multiple emerging markets and experience with organizational, financial, cultural, and risk challenges of such growth
• Knowledge of donor, development finance institutions and foundation funding in emerging markets
• Proficiency in organizational strategy and finances, legal and contractual issues
• Experience serving on a supervisory board or equivalent governance role in a relevant field is helpful
• Experience in the private sector is an advantage

In the composition of the board, we strive for gender and age diversity, academic and business perspectives and representation from the global North and South.

What you’ll do

You will act as a member of the iCRA Supervisory Board that consists of three members. The Supervisory Board supervises and advises the Executive Director that manages the day-to-day affairs of iCRA. Your focus will be on:

• Strategic Guidance: Provide strategic insight and contribute to the development and implementation of the organization’s strategic goals and objectives
• Governance Oversight: Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, review financial statements, and monitor organizational performance
• Risk Management: Identify and assess potential risks and work collaboratively with the Executive board to develop risk mitigation strategies
• Employer-Employee Relationship: Act as the employer of the Executive Director responsible for hiring & performance assessment

Currently, the Supervisory board meets five times a year, either online or in a face-to-face setting. Depending on the requirements of the organization and the board, this frequency might change. The time investment is estimated at 8 hours per trimester.

What we offer

• A meaningful, non-executive position with global impact.
• An international and warm work
• Contribute to the impact and future of
• Given iCRA not-for-profit nature, financial remuneration is limited, but the role offers significant intrinsic rewards through impact and learning. Supervisory Board members are compensated for the expenses they incur in the performance of their duties.

Interested?

Please send your detailed resume and a short cover letter or video explaining your motivation to join iCRA’s Supervisory Board to dea.scheers@icra.global before October 31^st.

For more information see the iCRA website or contact mariette.Gross@icra.global