LEAD - GROWER PROGRAMMES PRE & POST SUPPORT - Gauteng, Centurion
Salary: R 1 320 347 CTC PER ANNUM
Application Deadline: 25 SEPTEMBER 2024
Purpose: To provide support to farmers beyond financing, through the implementation of grower programmes and the provision of technical support to farmers, within the context of partnership programmes.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Commerce / Science / Agriculture
Experience:
- A minimum of 7 years experience at management level.
- A minimum of 3 years experience in the development and implementation of grower programmes.
Job Duties / Responsibilities:
- Develops Grower Programmes for farmers, within the ambit of partnership programmes; for specified commodities.
- Partners with Credit Risk and Agricultural Economics and Advisory to determine commodities where the Bank has financing appetite in order to prioritize Grower Programmes.
- Establishes relationships with off-takers and leverages their expertise and the market networks to support the growth and success of farmers.
- Identifies and selects supplier aggregators based on set criteria to create market access for and to support the development of low-scale farmers.
- Ensures that grower programmes enable sustainable farming practices, manage stakeholder interests and enable market access.
- Makes data-led decisions regarding resource deployment and continuous improvement of grower programmes.
- Recruits farmers to grower programmes by using a development and merit-based process for farmer selection.
- Builds a pipeline of qualifying grower programme participants to ensure the long-term continuity and viability of programmes.
Desired Skills:
- Development and implementation of grower programmes.
- Business development and networking.
- PFMA.
- Banking products.
- Legislative and regulatory context.
Desired Work Experience:
Desired Qualification Level:
About The Employer:
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