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• Lead the team in understanding how Financial
  Institutions (FI) can be supported to enable and grow agricultural sector,
  by regularly reviewing and performing analysis on market trends;
  researching and gathering relevant information in order to maintain
  current knowledge about the environment and identify opportunities.
• Actively participate in strategy and policy
  development; ensuring that insights relevant to the Financial Services
  sector are incorporated in the design.
• Significantly contribute to the process of
  development and management of the budget.

• Lead team members – partner gap analysis, due
  diligence assessments and risk profile.
• Support FI’s in the application process.
• Review written appraisal memo to ensure they
  align to aBi’s policies and set targets.
• Refer to Technical Expert Business
  Development, on all the TA requirements identified in the appraisal of
  each Financial Institution.
• Budget expenditure and ensure cost effective
  utilisation of resources.

• Work closely with Technical Expert BDS to
  review the results of gap analyses across existing and prospective Financial
  Institutions to understand the issues affecting them.
• Proactively propose strategies and plans that
  will enable aBi to have a positive impact on Financial Institutions and
  implement the approved ones.

• Lead the liaison with Financial Institutions
  to create awareness about the products/interventions on offer.
• Present appraisal memo/project proposal for
  funding to relevant committee in line with approval procedures.
• Work closely with Legal to ensure agreements
  are prepared.

• Work closely with Monitoring & Evaluation
  team to ensure a comprehensive results management framework is in place
  and implemented for each project/partner.
• Proactively build relationships with each FI,
  ensuring timely execution and feedback at each stage.
• Work in close collaboration with Technical
  Expert BDS, support FI in implementing their projects according to the
  project plan.
• Lead in effective administration of credit
  and grant portfolio through proper execution and documentation as wellas
  recovery and collection efforts.
• Manage the team in operationalizing the
  relevant areas of risk management framework and be accountable for
  effective risk management.

• Act as a spokesperson for aBi in the
  convening role by participating or initiating forums.
• Take personal responsibility for influencing,
  advocacy and communication according to personal interest and priorities;
  so that we are recognise as a respected partner.
• Ensure team participation and delivery in the
  development of communications materials as requested by the Communications
  Specialist.
• Report and/or contribute to reports on status
  of implementation of various operational and strategic plans as assigned.

• Actively communicate to Team a clear and
  exciting vision for the work of the organization.
• Ensure that each team member is provided with
  clear expectations for achievement of results, standards and behaviour
• Institute effective performance management of
  team. Plan and organise the work of the team to accomplish strategic and
  operational goals effectively.
• Support and build the capacity of team
  members to enable them to give of their best e.g. by encouraging and
  praising good performance, coaching, training, assisting staff to prevent
  or resolve problems, providing resources, tools and equipment.
• Identify and groom successors for key roles
  to ensure role continuity

• The applicant should hold an MBA / Masters in
  Finance, Accounting, Economics or in any relevant technical area
• Possession of a degree in either Business
  Administration, Economics, Accounting, Commerce or Agribusiness
• Training in Credit & Financial Risk
  analysis
• Possess a relevant professional qualification
  (added advantage)
• PGD-Project Management (added advantage)
• A minimum of seven years of proven experience
  working in the Financial services sector
• Broad working knowledge of risk management
• Proven experience in business/ credit
  appraisals
• Knowledge of financial services and
  agricultural sector trends and environment
• Knowledge of the financial services sector
  regulatory framework
• Experience in identifying and managing
  partner relationships
• Work experience in development projects (
  added advantage)
• Proven ability to work against tight
  deadlines
• Manage and engage teams for delivery of
  results
• Familiarity of usage of databases and
  Microsoft Office
• Excellent oral and written communication
  skills

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