Relationship Officer - Agribusiness at SMEP Microfinance Bank

Job Description

Responsible for marketing Banks’ Agribusiness products and services to the target market and recruitment of new customers, processing and disbursement of loans and ensure timely collection of the same to ensure healthy portfolio and happy satisfied customers.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implementation of the Banks’ Agribusiness strategy
• Championing market and product development in Agribusiness
• Coordinate research in agribusiness interventions
• Managing relations with agribusiness agencies, donors, and other stakeholders
• Development of agribusiness training programs for staff, farmers and other stakeholders
• Deep understanding of Agribusiness Value Chain Financing concept
• Professional maturity and ability to operate in a fast paced, competitive work environment
• Loan disbursements and deposit mobilization that meet defined growth and quality targets
• Agribusiness reporting
• Responsible for cumulating and maintaining agribusiness information
• Maintain good public relation between SMEP and stakeholders e.g. Public administration, farming communities, business community etc

Qualifications and experience:

• A minimum grade of C+ (plus) in KCSE
• Bachelors degree in a Agri-business related field
• Have knowledge in group/individual agri-business lending
• Demonstrable skills in strong leadership, marketing and reporting
• Advanced Computer literacy
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Persuasive with strong recognition skills,
• Self-driven and possess the ability to work with minimum supervision
• Have good knowledge of the micro-finance industry and practices and
• A self-starter who possesses excellent presentation skills
• Aged between 30 and 40 years
• Applicants must be committed to Christian values with a passion to serve
• A team player with the drive to improve performance.
• Self-driven and possess the ability to work with minimum supervision
• Applicants must be committed to Christian values with a passion to serve