Nature and Scope:
The successful candidate will report to the Director of Planning, Research and Policy. He/She will be responsible for coordinating and carrying out studies aimed at enriching the bank’s knowledge and information base to facilitate implementation of its vision, mission and objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate all research and development undertakings of the bank, including technical assistance, studies and advisory services for the bank; Mobilize financial and technical support for research and capacity building from local, international bilateral and multilateral organizations;
Conduct research in order to identify financing gaps, challenges and opportunities for product innovation across the agriculture value chains;
Carry out research on the value chains of various agriculturerelated products and advise on the most feasible and developmental interventions to be made by the bank;
Undertake market research on potential markets for agricultural produce under value chains of focus to facilitate linkage to farmers;
Coordinate the bank’s efforts aimed at establishing and maintaining collaborations and partnerships with other development banks for the purpose of sharing knowledge and business;
Engage with domestic and international research and training institutions in research and capacity building in order to bring about the required transformation in the agricultural sector;
Facilitate establishment of working relationships and consultative fora between the bank and local as well as international research institutions;
Build and maintain strong research information/database and network for easy access to key agriculture sector knowledge to facilitate informed decisions;
Develop and conduct capacity building programmes for lending institutions and smallholder farmer organizations;
Coordinate strategic partners engaged with youth development and fund mobilization for financing youths’ agriculture-related enterprises;
Coordinate and carry out other research aimed at enriching the bank’s knowledge and information base to facilitate implementation of its vision, mission and objectives;
Co-ordinate the bank’s efforts aimed at establishing and maintaining collaborations and partnerships with other development banks for the purpose of sharing knowledge and business.
Design, implement and maintain a corporate knowledge management framework to safeguard institutional memory;
Manage library services for the bank;
Carry out any other related duties as may be assigned to him/her by his/her Supervisor or Managing Director from time to time.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience:
Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, Rural Development, Agricultural Extension, Economics, Sociology, Business Administration, Finance, Banking or related discipline;
A strong first degree in Economics, Statistics, Finance, or related field;
At least five (5) years working experience in a research based organization or related institution, two (2) years of which must be in a managerial role.
Excellent and well developed interpersonal and organizational skills;
Ability to analyze financial and economic data and interpret research reports;
Strong written and communication skills with ability to write reports in a concise and focused style;
Must be a team player, very self-motivated and able to manage and prioritize work load with minimum supervision;
Computer literate with highly developed computer application skills;
Knowledge of the banking industry and its related laws, regulations, policies and procedures will be an added advantage
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