Job Opportunities at AFEX

Job Summary

• AFEX has an immediate opportunity within the Commodities Exchange Group.
• The role is part of the Commercials division and develops client’s businesses to enable them to sell their product on the exchange.
• The role is responsible for designing and executing a franchise model for AFEX.
• You will empower small to medium agro service providers by linking them with input sources, educating them on technical knowledge and providing general support.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

•  Actively prospect and seek out new customers.
•  Aggregate demand and negotiate procurement terms.
• Coordinate supply of inputs in a timely manner
•  Organize training support for franchisees and their farmers.
•  Perform periodic audits to ensure compliance.
•  Follow through to guarantee full repayment.
•  Record keeping and basic business management operations.
•  Ensure high level of customer service through excellent sales service.
•  Stay current on market trends and commodity dynamics.
•  Design innovative ways to drive growth and improve sales.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5 years minimum of general agriculture industry experience. 

Preferred Qualifications

•  Basic understanding of sales principles and customer service practices.
•  Solid communication and interpersonal skills.
•  A friendly and energetic personality with customer service focus.
•  Ability to perform under pressure and address complaints in a timely manner.
•  Comprehensive product knowledge.
•  Understanding of technology to scale

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Job Summary

• The Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management Head is to play the pivotal role in ensuring we maintain adherence to regulations, and best practices in corporate governance and drive engagement of relevant stakeholders in the achievement of an effective enterprise risk management.
• (S)he is responsible for ensuring that our policies and procedures comply with regulatory and ethical standards; and that such procedures are standardized and scalable as we drive to expand sustainably.

Responsibilities

• Interviewing executives, managers, and other employees to determine risk and compliance-related priorities.
• Ensuring market surveillance activities so as to flag and address actions that can potentially manipulate the Exchange’s operations and stakeholders.
• Coordinating with different Trybe Heads/Squad Leads to review all departmental/unit SOP/policy documentation, processes, and practices.
• Managing the Group’s enterprise risk.
• Executing relevant corporate governance assessments and providing recommendations to align current posture with regulations and best practices.
• Coordinating regulatory compliance procedures across organizational structures.
• Designing and monitoring control systems to deal with violations of legal rules and internal policies, as well as assessing same for continuous improvement.
• Performing periodic process and compliance audits and compiling reports.
• Leading employee training sessions on compliance practices and procedures.
• Keeping abreast of regulatory changes and developments in the regulatory environment.
• Supervising compliance officers and team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Business Administration, or any relevant field.
• An accredited qualification in regulatory and compliance assurance will be advantageous.
• More than five (5) years’ work experience in the relevant industry.
• Three (3) or more years of experience as a Regulatory Compliance Specialist, or similar.
• Rich experience in risk management.
• Strong knowledge of exchange processes, regulations and governing laws.
• Knowledge of applicable corporate governance frameworks.