Head of Department

• Manage the Agricultural Enterprises department, representing 70% of working time
• Participate in the Management Committee, Executive Board and General Session meetings
• Represent the organization with partners and participate in meetings and initiatives of the Regional Chamber of Agriculture
• Prepare and monitor the department’s budget
• Provide operational management for advisor teams, supported by two team leaders
• Lead and monitor the department’s funding programs
• Provide mediation services for apprenticeships
• Participate in the study group for agrivoltaic projects in connection with environmental issues
• Supervise the Réagir unit
• Ensure regulatory monitoring and coordinate cross-functional implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
• Manage the General Services department, representing 30% of working time
• Manage insurance, risk, assets, maintenance, fleet, logistics, procurement, contracts and tenders, and administrative and budget management
• Supervise the employee responsible for operational monitoring of works and logistics

Head of Department – Agricultural Enterprises and General Services

• Define and lead the information systems roadmap, aligned with the technical strategy and business priorities
• Manage the IS budget, optimize resources, and present recommendations and trade-offs to the Technical Director
• Assess the existing environment and propose areas for improvement
• Establish performance indicators and management dashboards
• Monitor technological developments and ensure systems accreditation and approval
• Lead IS projects, including tool deployments, migrations, upgrades, and compliance initiatives
• Oversee the implementation and evolution of security, network, infrastructure, and systems solutions
• Draft specifications and monitor costs, timelines, and risks
• Manage the IT asset portfolio, licenses, and renewal lifecycle
• Deploy and maintain the information security policy
• Work with business teams to integrate security into application projects
• Manage security incidents and coordinate corrective actions
• Contribute to the drafting and updating of business continuity and disaster recovery plans (BCP/DRP)
• Lead security awareness initiatives for users
• Ensure GDPR compliance
• Provide Level 1 to Level 3 support, handling incidents and service requests
• Manage employee onboarding and offboarding, including accounts, equipment, and access rights
• Document procedures and train users
• Serve as the primary point of contact for information systems, reporting to the Technical Director

Deputy Head of Information Systems

• Lead the service’s technical and financial activities
• Develop and monitor the shared service budget
• Manage a team of 9 employees involved in the development, monitoring, and dissemination of European projects
• Engage the network of Chambers of Agriculture to encourage their involvement in European projects
• Identify projects of interest to the network and promote their outcomes for the benefit of farmers and advisors
• Contribute to the development of new projects, from identifying relevant topics through to final submission
• Act as a project partner or, where appropriate, project lead
• Provide regular technical and financial activity reports to the governing bodies
• Monitor opportunities for new calls for proposals and assess their relevance
• Strengthen partnership relations with national R&D stakeholders on European issues
• Prepare and facilitate the shared service’s steering and governance meetings
• Reports to the Head of Innovation, Research and Development within the Network Services Directorate

Head of Unit – European Projects Shared Service

• Actively contribute to managing the company’s overall performance
• Oversee the production of financial and HR indicators in collaboration with Human Resources
• Ensure data reliability and act as a business partner to senior management
• Oversee the preparation of budgets and forecasts
• Monitor budget performance, analyze variances, and recommend corrective actions
• Prepare cash flow forecasts
• Lead payroll cost and headcount projections
• Ensure the reliability of management accounting related to securities custody and account keeping
• Design, optimize, and automate management control tools and procedures
• Produce reports for senior management
• Analyze profitability by product, client, and business line
• Provide financial input and ROI-based approaches for cross-functional and strategic projects
• Participate in Group and principal-related activities
• Implement the company’s strategy within the assigned scope
• Manage the human, technical, and budgetary resources within the assigned scope
• Support, motivate, and develop a team of four employees
• Foster collaboration, trust, and cross-functional cooperation across different business areas

Head of Management Control and Performance

• Lead the Management Control department, comprising 8 employees, reporting to the Chief Administrative and Financial Officer
• Contribute to defining the department’s strategic direction and support its development
• Manage, motivate, and support a team of 8 management controllers
• Provide purpose, set priorities, and foster a collaborative team dynamic that encourages cooperation and the sharing of best practices
• Develop team capabilities, support increased autonomy, and promote professional development
• Drive developments in management control and lead the department’s transformation project
• Evolve working methods and improve the quality of financial oversight
• Support the adoption of new tools, organizational structures, and processes
• Document, harmonize, and strengthen management control procedures
• Design and implement the processes required to manage business activities, and define relevant, reliable, and shared performance indicators
• Oversee the production and reliability of dashboards
• Oversee the financial substantiation of research projects and associated funding
• Lead financial audits with the relevant teams
• Monitor the financial performance of two technical departments in collaboration with their managers
• Act as a key point of contact for operational departments and contribute to strategic decision-making

Head of Management Control

• Represent and promote agricultural and agri-food cooperatives among stakeholders at the national and European levels
• Establish and lead a working group comprising elected representatives and finance leaders from cooperatives to oversee studies on the competitiveness of agricultural and agri-food cooperatives
• Internally lead a working group of cooperative export managers and externally lead a business club dedicated to exports
• Provide collective support to cooperatives in identifying sources of funding
• Organize forward-looking monitoring of economic studies relating to the agricultural and agri-food sector and international affairs, particularly regulatory aspects of access to international markets
• Update the export roadmap and support the international development of cooperatives
• Organize export events, lead business networks, and develop joint export projects
• Periodically analyze economic and financial databases of agricultural cooperatives
• Write analyses, summaries, and position papers
• Lead and write economic publications

Head of Economics and International Affairs

• Define and lead the donor and benefactor relations strategy for CCFD-Terre Solidaire
• Coordinate relationship-building and private resource development initiatives
• Lead a team of 7
• Define priorities and action plans, and organize and allocate activities
• Support the team’s skills development and autonomy
• Prepare and monitor the department budget
• Lead activity and performance indicators
• Oversee relationships with all donors and ensure the quality, consistency, and personalization of responses
• Lead donor relationship tracking and reporting tools
• Lead the major-gifts strategy and manage the most strategic relationships
• Structure and manage donor portfolios, relationship journeys, meetings, and events
• Develop fundraising activities with the Marketing and Innovation Department and monitor results
• Define and lead the legacy giving development strategy
• Support the management of legacy gifts and ensure the necessary resources, tools, and decisions are in place
• Lead the development of corporate and foundation philanthropy
• Coordinate prospect qualification, prospecting, and the identification of funding opportunities
• Work with the departments responsible for social impact programs, particularly international partnerships

Head of Donor and Benefactor Relations

• Manage the MDM team responsible for support, continuous improvement, and projects: 8 internal employees expected by the end of 2026, including an intermediate manager responsible for support.
• In close collaboration with the Data Office, define and lead the Group MDM roadmap in alignment with business, IT, and Data priorities.
• Ensure the performance, stability, security, and scalability of the Stibo STEP platform.
• Support the team’s progressive skills development on the Stibo STEP platform to ensure sustainable mastery of the solution.
• Lead the continuation of finished and semi-finished product master data deployments (YODA project) and Supplier MDM.
• Initiate and launch the MDM projects planned for the coming months: Customer MDM, item extensions, Sites, and Companies.
• Support the Data Office in transforming the Group’s MDM governance.
• Manage budgets, priorities, risks, service quality, and delivery commitments for the area.
• Contribute to the Group’s growing maturity in master and reference data quality, governance, and management.

Head of Master Data Management

• Own the performance, standards, and people leadership of the European trading team
• Ensure campaigns are executed to the highest standard across markets
• Act as the internal authority on programmatic and platform best practice
• Oversee day-to-day delivery of the European trading team
• Provide priorities, guidance, and mentorship to ensure delivery and performance targets are met
• Own team development, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career-pathing for traders
• Allocate trading resources according to business priorities and workload across countries
• Take responsibility for trading department outputs across all business units and countries
• Execute campaign setup across platforms, monitor performance, and optimize strategies approximately 60% of the time
• Establish and deploy best practices for campaign setup, QA/troubleshooting, and reporting
• Drive structured testing and experimentation across DSPs and partner platforms
• Contribute to improving the internal monitoring and reporting suite
• Manage relationships with external partners
• Collaborate with Client Services, Account Managers, creative, account management, and product teams
• Develop media trading strategies aligned with Tier 1 client campaign goals
• Feed trading insights and advertiser feedback into product and platform roadmap discussions
• Stay current on industry trends, advertising technologies, platform updates, and new tools

Head of Department jobs in France