Vice President, Washington Operations

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Job Description

Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc. (HNRG) founded in 1985, is a registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of John Hancock/Manulife Financial Corporation. HNRG is based in Boston, Massachusetts and is comprised of two core businesses; Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) which develops and manages timberland investments and Hancock Agricultural Investment Group (HAIG) which develops and manages farmland investments. As of June 30, 2018, HNRG managed USD 14.4 billion of timberland and farmland, compromising over 6.3 million acres located in the United States, Canada, and Australia. HNRG is committed to socially responsible investing and sustainable management of its client’s assets, including the ongoing reduction of environmental impact, and improvement of sustainability and stewardship performance.

Hancock Forest Management, Inc. (“HFM”) and Hancock Farmland Services, Inc. (“HFS”) are wholly owned subsidiaries of Hancock Natural Resource Group (“HNRG”). HFM and HFS are property management companies that serve global institutional investors through related-party investment management groups (Hancock Timber Resource Group and Hancock Agricultural Investment Group) and third-party private investors. HFM oversees the timber development and harvesting operations for approximately 3.8million acres of timberland across the USA and Canada. HFS oversees the agricultural assets and operations for approximately 0.3 million acres of farmland throughout the USA. Collectively, HFM and HFS represent the North American property management platform of HNRG.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Under the direction of HFS SVP Washington Operations, this position is responsible for the successful performance and overall operations of the Washington permanent crop properties. This position will take a leadership role in managing all external partners related to Washington permanent crops, including lease tenants, Farm Labor Contractor’s (FLC’s), and direct operator vendors, etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Manage Washington properties through hands-on management of FLC’s, keeping pulse on farming activities and ensuring desired fruit condition and projected yields
• Evaluate FLC contracts, leases and rent agreements for any necessary changes annually
• Track lease renewals
• Ensure orchards and equipment are maintained to HFS/FMS standards
• Perform periodic safety inspections on orchards and equipment
• Create annual budgets, determine CIP needs, approve income statements and maintain 5 year orchard redevelopment plan
• Develop and maintain cost accounting information for orchards
• Manage packing houses by evaluating and comparing packing and marketing results
• Maintain and develop new relationships with packing houses
• Review and analyze crop revenue information as it is received
• Allocate cherry & apple crops to packing houses around April/June time frame each year
• Create quarterly reports for all of the Washington and Oregon permanent crop properties
• Ensure all FMS properties residences have annual inspections by licensed house inspector; coordinate vendors to complete any needed repairs
• Assist with emergency fund requests for unanticipated repairs/replacements for critical components
• Lead the effort on the annual organic certification renewal
• Stay abreast of sustainability & Stewardship issues related to WA properties
• Assist Turlock office with quarterly accruals, annual equipment tracking audits, etc., related to WA properties
• Communicate weekly with Turlock office for all communications received in Turlock relative to this position
• Open, monitor, and close vendor accounts
• Annually inspect and evaluate harvest activities; make improvements as needed, staying informed of current harvest safety and FSMA regulations
• Communicate regularly with CAM and Acquisitions teams to provide industry information and appropriate modeling data
• Proactively work with the Acquisitions team on due diligence
• Attend and represent HFS at industry functions
• Work with cross matrix groups to ensure good teamwork and communication
• Other duties as assigned

Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from the influence of illegal drugs and alcohol. As a result, all current and perspective Hancock employees are subject to be drug and alcohol tested in accordance with the Policy and applicable law.

Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG) is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. The Company is committed to employ, train, promote and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability without regard to race, color, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran or marital status.

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About Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2018, we had more than 34,000 employees, over 82,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 28 million customers. As of June 30, 2019, we had over $1.1 trillion (US$877 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $29.4 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States are where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention and advancement and we administer all of our practices and programs based on qualification and performance and without discrimination on any protected ground. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will consult with applicants contacted to participate at any stage of the recruitment process who request any accommodation. Information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.