Manager: Agriculture

Manager: Agriculture

Requisition Number 136693

Closing Date-07 November 2024

Location-Limpopo

Talent Acquisition Consultant -Veronica Manyike

Job Family

Career Stream

Leadership Pipeline

FAIS Affected

Job Purpose

To develop key stakeholder relationships (internal and external), establish key new relationships, build on existing relationships and represent Nedbank at relevant Agric forums. Explore & conclude synergies and relevant business opportunities with internal and external stakeholders as well as provide professional financial input and risk assessment through specialist Agric reports and recommendations.

Job Responsibilities

• Give strategic direction for business growth through external and internal stakeholder engagements.
• Marketing initiatives and quantifying risk through industry papers, investigations, and viability studies. and liaison with local authorities.
• Execution of regionally driven tactical initiatives, aligned to the National Agric growth strategy, to grow the Business Unit’s assets organically & from new client acquisitions. 
• Management and input into Credit Risk pricing. 
• Accountable for improvement of cross-sell focus across respective Agric portfolios through dedicated collaboration efforts.
• Effective utilization of current Agric tailored products/services. 
• Address and minimize fee leakage through key management actions together with Area Sales Managers. 
• Ensure regional focus and execution on driving BEE opportunities in respective regions.
• Manage and initiate regional management actions to address risk quality of book as well as ensuring alignment to BU financial target
• Effective implementation of the Agric Strategy through conduct of external market analysis and internal situational assessment of the region. 
• Provide input into Provincial and Regional business plans to determine appropriate investment, disinvestment and retention on a sub-sector and geographical basis. 

Job Responsibilities Continue

• Conduct ongoing competitor analysis of product/service offerings and identify current product deficiencies and market opportunities. 
• Formalization and execution of appropriate Provincial and Regional marketing plans and initiatives to grow market share in the Agric sector. 
• Formalization and execution of targeted client acquisition through specific product and promotional initiatives. 
• Maintain and grow existing relationships with high-net-worth clients and to profile self as well as Agric CVP in geographical regions
• Enhance productivity and execution the MA is responsible for.
• Identification, co- development & co-implementation of innovative initiatives as well as step change interventions where appropriate. 
• Standardize, align, and implement all processes specific to Agric to achieve national uniformity. 
• Provide professional financial input and risk assessment through Specialist Agric reports and recommendations. 
• Alignment and application of Agric operating model in the business and be co-responsible for the credit application process

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• Must have completed a BSC Agric Economy and/or Hons B Agric Degree (Agric Economy) B Comm Agric Economics.

Minimum Experience Level

• Must have 3-5 years Agricultural finance experience or work experience as an Agricultural Economist in Agricultural Financing and/or Agricultural Economic Advisory business 

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies