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• Develop a
  wide range of agriculture lending and saving products e.g. outgrower
  schemes, collection finance, input finance, equipment finance and farmer’s
  savings account.
• Offer
  technical support and supervise a group of Agriculture Officers at branch
  level with agribusiness
• Support
  the business with structuring agricultural and trade related deals.
• Collect
  and disseminate agriculture sector knowledge according a standard format
  and describing the specifics of each crop, risk analysis, seasons,
  financial opportunities to exploit, etc
• Acquire
  new agricultural customers active in processing, production and / or
  trade.
• Develop
  monitoring tools for the dedicated agriculture finance products.
• Also
  develop and MIS tool that captures profitability, performance and exposure
  of the agriculture portfolio classified by the different products, crops
  and client segments.
• Roll out a
  training programme for agriculture related staff for sector knowledge,
  agriculture lending and saving products and credit monitoring.
• Manage
  agriculture related guarantee funds
• Coordinate
  any capacity building projects for farmers and cooperatives which will be
  centrally managed by the Rabobank Foundation.
• Assist in
  the identification of training and development requirements of the entire
  Business Unit.
• Present
  findings and works with the Business Unit Leader and other key bank
  personnel so as to design and implement training and development
  initiatives that will continuously upgrade the skills and capabilities of
  personnel in the business unit and DFCU as a whole.
• Offer
  leadership and development collaborations with all functional business
  units to achieve strategic, tactical and project goals. 
• Drive a
  team-oriented, client-driven team whilst motivating them and coaching the
  subordinates and peers.
• Perform any other related duties as
  assigned or requested.

• The candidate should possess a
  University Degree in Agricultural Economics or Agribusiness
• At least three years of relevant
  experience
• Skills in financial analysis and
  credit assessment
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft
  Office e.g. MS Word and MS Excel.
• Credit Analysis Management and Loan
  Structuring Skills
• Good relationship building and
  management skills
• Prior banking background preferably
  in Trade & Commerce Finance would be highly desirable
• Demonstrated awareness of the
  Agricultural sector particularly trends in farm management, government
  policies and projects, latest innovative trends and comprehensive
  understanding of commercial agriculture
• Good understanding of the
  Agriculture sector in Uganda and its economic factors which influence the
  business needs of the market
• Ability to recommend new products
  for development in relation to customer feedback through the relations
  managed.
• The applicant should possess the
  ability to assess business risks particularly those targeting the
  agricultural niche.
• Excellent selling skills
• Good communication skills
• Possess the ability to recommend
  appropriate financial structure for various business models
• Excellent negotiation and
  interpersonal skills i.e. Good team player, time management skills, etc.

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