Head, Agric Desk at First Bank

Ref Id: 1900004X
Location: Head Office, Lagos
Job: FBN GEN. Job Family
Organization: Corporate Banking Directorate
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time
Grade Range - From: Principal Manager Grade Range - To: Deputy General Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop the agricultural financing policy and give direction on lending processes and procedures in liaison with Credit Risk Management and other stakeholders
• Promote awareness of agricultural financing products in the Bank and maintain an effective business advisory support for existing and prospective agribusiness clients across all segments of the Bank’s Agric business.
• Champion the formulation and implementation of strategies, plans, and programs for identifying new agribusiness opportunities to specifically grow the client base within the target market and generate revenues.
• Market and manage relationships with government agencies, development agencies, NGOs and other entities involved in agricultural business.
• Ensure overall competitiveness of Bank’s brand, whilst ensuring optimum utilization of allocated resources to achieve desired profitability and goals.
• Provide credit screening/ credit advisory support to BUs and the Risk Management function
• Ensure adequate provision of needed resources for the Group.
• Identify training needs and recruitment gaps within the Group and ensure such needs are adequately met.
• Develop and maintain good relationship with key Head Office stakeholders to ensure smooth customer service delivery.
• Direct and supervise the activities of Regional Agric Coordinators, Agric Credit Officers and other staff of the Group.
• Ensure that information Assets are classified according to the FirstBank classification scheme
• As part of the Bank’s Information Security requirements, maintain the security of all information entrusted to the staff and comply with the principles and policies in the Information Security Handbook.
• Also, as part of the Bank’s Business Continuity Management (BCM) requirements, implement the Department’s Business Continuity Plan and recover the critical processes and activities of the Department.

Requirements/Qualifications
Education:

• Minimum Education: A first degree in Agricultural discipline; higher degrees /MBA/professional certifications such as ACIB.

Experience:

• Minimum experience - Minimum of 15 years of Agricultural financing experience in a bank with at least 3 years’ experience in a management role.