Accountant Job in Kenya

Agri-Business Finance Specialist

Purpose of the Job

To get involved in
developing agricultural-related product offerings, create awareness, market and
convert prospects while retaining leadership and oversight of all agricultural
value chain initiatives.

Key Responsibilities;

• Develop an agribusiness lending strategy and
  effectively translate it into business plans to ensure vertical alignment
  and horizontal integration with other interfacing functional strategies.


• Identify agricultural-related customer needs &
  opportunities through extensive market research and intelligence.


• Provide inputs and market demand insights to the
  product development team


• Develop and share knowledge with staff on
  agri-business lending.


• Create strategic partnerships necessary for
  business growth


• Undertake the required actions in order to
  maximize agri-product penetration and cross-selling.


• Identify priority areas for investment and plan
  market interventions where KKVL can have the highest impact;


• Guiding service providers in the identification,
  planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of value chain
  support activities, including the promotion of entrepreneurial skills in
  farmers’ organizations.


• Ensuring timely reports presentations.

The accountability areas
are as follows;

• Development of Agribusiness financing models.


• Identification of possible funding for
  Agribusiness.



• Training Agribusiness customers.


• Attaining a low-risk high impact diversified
  portfolio mix.


• Drive results through the marketing of loans

Knowledge and skills
required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness,
  Rural Development, or any other relevant/equivalent field from a
  recognized institution;


• Three (3) years working experience in a similar
  position in a Bank, Sacco, or Microfinance.


• Demonstrated experience in facilitating value
  chain development, value chain analysis, and in building capacity of value
  chain actors;


• Knowledge of technologies and issues for value chain
  development, business development, and rural livelihoods;


•  Strong computer, report writing, and
  communications skills (oral, written


• Experience in the preparation of project
  proposals.

How to Apply

Interested candidates
should send a detailed CV and a cover letter that must include their current
and expected remuneration, not later than 27th May,2022 to jobs@kkvl.co.ke quoting the job title “Agri-Business
Finance Specialist” on the subject line. All job
applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications that do not meet
the above qualifications will not be considered.