Tropical Bank Jobs in Kampala,Uganda; Manager Agribusiness Credit

Job Title:     Manager Agribusiness Credit
Job Location:    Kampala, Uganda
Employer:    Tropical Bank
Reports to:    Senior Manager Credit

About Us:
Tropical Bank was established in 1973 under the name Libyan Arab Uganda Bank for Foreign Trade and Development. Tropical Bank Limited is jointly owned by the Governments of the Republic of Uganda 0.03% and the Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB) 99.97% of Paid-up Capital.

Job Overview:
The Manager Agribusiness Credit will plan and monitor the growth and quality of the agribusiness credit portfolio in compliance with the bank’s mission, business plan, set targets and, lending policies and procedures and ensure overall coordination of the agribusiness unit functions.

Job Requirements:

• An Honour’s degree in Agricultural Sciences majoring in Crop Finance, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics and other relevant course from a recognized University.
• Other relevant post graduate qualification in agriculture is added advantage

•     At least eight years working experience in Agricultural Lending in a regulated Financing Institutions with at least six years at supervision and managerial level
•     Knowledge of banking experience practices and regulatory requirements
•     Knowledge of banking practices and regulatory requirements
•     Good understanding of banking business processes and related risks and controls in a bank
•     Excellent analytical skills
•     Investigative skills
•     Ability to work independently
•     Good communication and Interpersonal skills
•     High degree of integrity and confidentiality
•     Ability to manage several deliverables in a timely and effective manner.

Job Duties:

•     Develop guidelines and review agricultural business growth targets /trends and set benchmarks for the bank in line with the banks business plan.
•     Systematically identify and recommend to the bank potential bankable agricultural vale chains and oversee the development of appropriate financial products for them.
•     Monitor the quality of the of the agricultural loan portfolio, coordinate recovery of written off loans and report on compliance in line with the business plan and the credit policies
•     Develop, coordinate the implementation, monitor and evaluate agricultural lending programmes and work plans in line with the banks business plan.
•     Develop and review work systems, processes and policies for agricultural lending and make reports to management in line with the banks business plan of the bank.
•     Manage the performance and development of staff in the agribusiness unit in line with the set Human Resource guidelines.
•     Monitor implementation of the supervision of agricultural lending activities in the bank inline with the banks business plan and credit policies.
•     Liaise with staff in other departments for the necessary coordination and harmonization of key functions in the bank.

Deadline Date: 15/04/2014

How to Apply:
Please forward your resume to the Tropical Bank’s Human Resources Department:
Email: hr@trobank.com