Agricultural Specialist: CB&SI (Head Office)

Agricultural Specialist: CB&SI (Head Office)

A financial services business is seeking to appoint an Agricultural Specialist: CB&SI (Head Office). The role involves providing a professional agriculture, economics, and technical specialist service to support the Province in effectively evaluating the business case viability of financing customers. This includes conducting on-site visits to familiarize the organization with the business operations in which it will be investing its funds, with the additional objective of minimizing potential risks and financial losses.

Qualifications And Experience

• A relevant 3-year qualification in Agriculture or an equivalent
• Experience in Agricultural Extension Services
• 5 years of experience in Agricultural businesses, a Co-op, or similar organizations
• Conduct on-farm agronomical and financial assessments for high-risk and delinquent clients and make recommendations to remediate, as well as rate the farm/business according to the approved organization's risk rating models
• Schedule inspections of the organization's security and re-valuations, effectively manage the collateral in terms of the loan agreement and Collateral Management System (CMS) policy, thereby identifying collateral shortfalls to minimize risk and prevent financial losses
• Refer farmers to service providers for technical support and make recommendations to improve the overall farm status and mitigate potential risks
• Provide ongoing technical advice to the provincial team to ensure the submission of high-quality applications for both new and distressed loans.

Critical Competencies

• Microsoft Office
• Knowledge/Experience of financial and business analytical principles, tools, and systems
• Property Valuation Principles
• Agricultural Economics
• Risk Management Principles
• Lending/Credit Assessment Principles
• Financial and Business Acumen

Desired Skills

• Agriculture
• Financial assessments
• Property Valuation Principles

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Internship

Job function

Other

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting

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