Agricultural Lending Manager

5 days ago


Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa Fempower Personnel Full time
About the Opportunity

This is a confidential, high-impact leadership opportunity with a state-owned financial institution dedicated to driving inclusive economic development in key sectors such as agriculture and infrastructure.

The successful candidate will lead a critical portfolio focused on building robust credit risk frameworks aligned to the institution's lending mandate.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead a team of senior risk professionals in developing and implementing credit risk frameworks and strategies
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including lenders, borrowers, and regulators
  • Manage and monitor credit risk exposures across the institution's lending portfolio
  • Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards
Requirements
  • Honours degree in Agricultural Economics, Finance, Commerce, Credit Risk, or Accounting (Master's preferred)
  • Direct credit granting experience within the agricultural value chain at senior management level
  • Must have held an individual lending mandate outside of committee structures
  • Executive-level experience in managing credit risk functions, frameworks, policies, and governance
  • Proven ability to lead senior managers and cross-functional professionals
  • Minimum 10 years' experience in:
    • Credit Risk within Corporate/Commercial Banking
    • Agricultural Lending and Credit
    • Banking or Financial Services
    • Developing risk-related tools, models, policies, and systems
  • 4+ years at Executive Management level
  • 5+ years in Development Finance or Agri-Finance preferred


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