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 of 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.

Minimum Position Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
• Professional Qualifications such as: CPA (K), CAF, CPS(K) will be an added advantage 
• Master’s degree in business administration will be an added advantage
• 3 years of relevant experience is required
• 3 years of sales experience is essential 
• 3 years of credit appraisal experience is essential
• 1 year of banking operations experience is desired 
• 1 year of loan recovery experience will be an added advantage 
• 1 year of farming enterprise appraisal experience will be an added advantage