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• Recruit new agriculture customers who are
  active in processing, production and/or trade such as (farmers, farmer
  groups/associations/cooperatives, traders, processors)
• Regularly monitor the Agribusiness portfolio
  and identify the early warning signs.
• Sensitise farmers to organise themselves in
  legally registered groups and stimulate savings.
• Increase Agribusiness penetration for the
  customers under management by reviewing their portfolio to determine
  potential cross sells and proactively recommend new products to customers.
• Initiate credit applications for new and
  existing Agribusiness customers by completing the documentation with
  customers, completing the required financial analysis and submitting
  applications to the Credit department for approval.
• Identify Agribusiness clients’ needs and
  offer solutions.
• Follow-up on all approved Agribusiness loans
  and ensure that customer information is correctly captured in the system.
• Regularly monitor the Agribusiness portfolio
  performance and ensure that PAR and NPA is kept within the acceptable
  limits to avoid losses.
• Identify opportunities for cross-selling,
  migration opportunities, sell products and services proactively in order
  to grow the Agribusiness portfolio.
• Ensure that all documentation and
  transactions are in line with local and regulatory anti-money laundering
  and KYC requirements.

• The applicant for the DFCU Bank Agricultural
  Loans Officer career vacancy should hold a Bachelor’s degree in
  Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness or in any other Agriculture related
  field with at least 6 months’ working experience in a financial
  institution. Financial analysis and credit assessment skills are
  desirable.
• High level of speed and accuracy in order to
  exceed customer expectations.
• Excellent sales/networking and relationship
  management skills.
• Excellent analytical, communication, negotiation
  and Interpersonal skills.
• Broad awareness of the agriculture sector
  with regards to factors like farm management, government policies, projects
  and trends in the market.
• Good understanding of the seasonal trends or
  cycles and their overall effect on various crops.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the
  agricultural value chain.
• Computer literacy i.e. knowledge of Microsoft
  Office software (e.g. Excel, Word).

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