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    Posted: May 16, 2013
    Deadline: May 23, 2013
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    Credit Specialist

    As instructed by the Director, Agricultural Finance or his designee, the Credit Specialist is charged with implementation of all credit activities, directly or via delegation, as is appropriate. These include but are not limited to the following tasks:

    Assist with the development and implementation of credit specific plans of action, and designing of partner's training programs as needed to strengthen producer associations and other value chain partners, and increase producers' and other
    value chain partners' access to credit providers.
    Assist with the planning, implementation and monitoring of credit specific activities and supervisory review of the credit
    development action plans and the effectiveness of activities.
    Assist both credit providers and borrowers to complete financing transactions through partnerships with commercial banks and microfinance providers such as; First Bank, Sterling bank, Ecobank, Wema bank, Stanbic IBTC, Union bank, Unity, Fidelity bank, BoA, Diamond, Ja'iz, LAPO, Bowman MFB, DEC and any new partner to support credit needs of targeted producer groups and partner businesses.
    Under the supervision of the Director Agricultural Finance, work with small credit providers and larger commercial banks to help them assess the credit worthiness of agricultural enterprises (including producers, agricultural input and service providers, and processors) interested in obtaining loans for productive purposes; assist selected enterprises and/or producer groups with the development and review of bankable proposals and loan applications and facilitate contacts with lending institutions.
    Assist producers to access credit through their participation in outgrowerfcontract farming schemes; and assist financial
    institutions on possible credit facilities for crop production and processing.
    Educate and assist producers to secure insurance cover against natural and unforeseen risks associated with farming.
    Be responsible for collating all financial services related reports from Kano, Lagos and mid-belt regional offices for onward
    transmission to the Director Agricultural Finance
    Be responsible for consolidating credit related data collected from all partners across the country for input into the quarterly,
    semi-annual or annual reports
    Assist with identification of new potential lenders and develop credit instruments to facilitate the spread of commodity alliance
    activities in collaboration with project and business partners.
    These instruments should help to reduce risk for lenders and increase their willingness to improve producer and producer
    group access to credit.
    Assist with strengthening the capacity of commercially oriented producer groups to provide credit related services to members
    through training on creditJinventory credit management, accounting, record keeping, and negotiation skills.
    Provide input to work planning exercises.

    Experience/Qualifications
    Bachelor's Degree in BankingfFinance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Agricultural Economics or related field and minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience.
    Experience with credit appraisals in commercial banks and/or managing rural/micro credit schemes is highly desirable.
    Excellent skill in using computer Microsoft office applications such as Words and Excel;
    Good data management skills;
    Demonstrate knowledge of the financlat regulatory environment in the country.
    Patience, good humor, and an ability to work in a multi-national team, sometimes in demanding and/or busy circumstances;
    Ability to develop bankable business plans and proposals is essential.
    Ability. to work collaboratively, foster goodwill, and build coalitions with relevant groups, organizations, agencies, and businesses, private or public.
    Ability to perform audits of rural credit schemes
    Ability to travel extensively to rural areas to work with farmers and other partners as the case may be
    Experience working in a financial services projectfs will be an added advantage

    Reporting: Director, Agricultural Finance

    Method of Application

    Please, apply only if you have the required qualifications and work experience by emailing a full CV detailing all relevant
    professional experience and a cover letter detailing qualifications in relation to the position, not later than May 23, 2013 to
    recruitment@nigeriamarkets.org. Please specify 'the position' in the· subject line. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
    Chemonics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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