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- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary
- Strong and proven deal making and risk mitigation skills,
- A good knowledge and interest in agricultural and commodity trends from a macro perspective - note that we are not looking at an agricultural production specialist, but a banker that can ply his/her trade in the agricultural market.
- Strong analytical abilities,
- The ability to engage and influence stakeholders internally and externally at a senior level.
- Qualifications ; Post Graduate Commercial degree (Finance, economics would be preferable)
- Bilingual ( English/Afrikaans)

**Job Description**:
Managing and expanding a portfolio of corporate agricultural clients, with a key focus on the following:

- Identifying and converting opportunities that fit into the CIB target market
- Assisting with the evaluation, risk mitigation and presentation of banking opportunities in the target market through the internal approval processes.
- Evaluating and giving input into credit submissions.
- Compilation and distribution of relevant sector research - trends, market performances, etc.
- Relationship management with a focus on client transactional and funding solutions, with a strong emphasis on implementation of the Absa client value proposition.
- Maintaining internal stakeholder relationships with Product, Credit and Coverage.

Education

Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_