Assistant Manager, Agribusiness at KCB Bank Kenya

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Build a quality Agribusiness asset portfolio as per the set targets within assigned region(s)
• Monitor and maintain portfolio quality within acceptable credit risk exposure (below 5%)
• Grow liability accounts as per the set retail targets. 
• Build and maintain an effective new Sales Pipeline in the Agriculture sector.
• Effectively market the Agribusiness Products to new Prospects and increase KCB Agribusiness market share on both Assets and Liabilities significantly.
• Develop appropriate plans, project concepts and proposals for the agriculture sector.
• Evaluate, Monitor and co-ordinate project Implementation on Agribusiness initiatives.
• Analyze the market trends in the Agribusiness sector and effectively position the company's products to be competitive. 
• Ensure preparation comprehensive communication and support to Agribusiness products/services.  
• Undertake effective Agribusiness brand training to the business to increase product knowledge and uptake on the Agribusiness brands as well as champion Agribusiness activations promotional campaigns to achieve the set targets.   
• Enterprise-wide Risk Management; -Adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Credit policy prudential guidelines, combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures to mitigate against losses, frauds, forgeries, and regulatory penalties’.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES: NOT MORE THAN 5 OF THE MOST TYPICAL

• Pursuing business development leads in the allocated region(s)
• Assists in Monitoring and collection of agribusiness loans in allocated region(s)
• Support the various branches in allocated region(s) on loan packaging, loan collection, account opening and deposit mobilisation.
• Develop appropriate plans, project concepts and proposals for the agriculture value chains within the allocated region(s) 
• Undertake effective Agribusiness brand training to the customers and staff to increase product knowledge and uptake on all Agribusiness brands.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Academic & Professional

Education   

•  Bachelor’s degree    Agribusiness,Agricultural Economics,Agronomy,Horticulture, Animal Science or General Agriculture.         RQ

Professional Qualifications    

• CPA (K), CAF, CPS(K)         AA     
• Master’s degree    Business Administration         AA     

Experience

Total Minimum No of Years Experience Required

3 years 

Detail    Minimum No of Years    Need Type[5]

• Sales    2    ES
• Credit appraisal    3    ES
• Banking Ops    2    DE
• loan recovery    3    ES
• Farming enterprise appraisal    3    ES