Sector Specialist, Livestock at Equity Bank Kenya

Job Purpose:
Working jointly with segments and branches, the specialist will offer input in development of business cases for Food & Agriculture clients and support in relationship management for these clients, ultimately driving the growth of F&A BIMS business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the sub-sector policy development and contribute to efforts to formulate the Bank’s particular strategy relating to the assigned sub-sector.
• Map out BIMS opportunities within the sub-sector and guide the bank in conversion of the same.
• Offer knowledge based sub-sector technical support to various bank structures; branches, segments, treasury, corporate, exco, to enhance business growth and development.
• Participate in appraisal and processing of agricultural facilities within the assigned sub-sector.
• Responsible for portfolio growth, NPLs management and deposit mobilization within the assigned sub-sector.
• Act as a liaison officer for the bank to industry associations, government bodies and other entities within your sub-sector.
• Coordinating bank participation in events within the sub-sector ensuring value maximization.

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications & Experience

• Holder of a Degree in Agricultural Economics, Agriculture Engineering, Agribusiness, Food sciences, Technology, agriculture finance or related field.
• A master’s degree in a related field will be an added advantage.
• At least eight (8) years of relevant experience in the Food & Agriculture, five (5) of which must be in technical level of the sector and three (3) in management level within the sector.
• Experience in delivering high quality economic and technical analysis, research advice on specific F&A sector in support of the Bank’s business growth and development.

Key Competencies & Skills

• Awareness of sub sector industry trends, technology, and developments and ability to convert the same into business opportunities for the Bank.