Senior Specialist: Agricultural Advisory & Support (20 Month Fixed Term Contract)

SUMMARY:
To provide agricultural advisory and support service to both Emerging and Commercial Farmers in order to safe guard the bank’s assets

POSITION INFO:
JOB DESCRIPTION

• Conduct on Farm Agronomical and Financial Assessments for High Risk and Delinquent Clients and make recommendations to remediate as well as rate the farm/business according to the approved bank’s risk rating models
• Schedules inspections of the banks security and re-evaluations
• Where relevant, refer farmers to service providers with technical expertise / advise Farmers and make recommendations to improve the overall Farm status and mitigate potential risks
• Effectively manage the collateral in terms of the loan agreement and Collateral Management System (CMS) policy thereby identifying collateral shortfalls in order to minimise risk and prevent financial losses.
• Proactively prevent ex-ante moral hazard by conducting farm visits on new loans and ascertain whether farm funding was utilised as intended in line with the loan agreement.

• Agricultural Extension Services or
• Agricultural Experience in a Co-op or similar organisation.
• Agricultural Economics and Value Chain
• Credit Assessment Principles
• Agronomical and Financial Assessments

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