Sector Expert- Agriculture

• Provide specialist strategic support and sector technical expert input in areas of specialization in the development and implementation of strategies and industry development goals and value creation plans that would add value to the turnaround of our Business Partner’s.
• Providing specialist sectoral advice on a range of matters including but not limited to sector value chains dynamics, sector competitiveness and sector revenue, asset and profit pools, business strategy, crisis and interim management, business restructuring and stabilization, performance improvement, debt restructuring, restarts/recapitalization and alternative capital raising mechanisms/sources.
• Utilizing sector specialist knowledge, assist with planning, executing, rapidly solving and ultimately transforming the performance of the organisation’s Business Partners, by building resilience, agility and commercial strength in financial and capital management, competitive advantage and organizational management.
• To ensure the content of turnaround strategies are commercial, practical and implementable to “stop the bleeding”, stabilize and start a growth path in struggling and distressed Business Partners.
• Building division capability by coaching; upskilling and knowledge transfer to, specialists and associates within each sector specific department.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualification: relevant technical honors degree

Knowledge and Experience:

• 8-10 years relevant experience in Agriculture
• Previous experience analyzing technical aspects of a deal/project
• Due diligence experience would be an advantage
• Experience in peer review
• Proven experience in stakeholder management
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members
• Proven ability to negotiate successfully
• Ability to influence both team members and stakeholders
• Known as an expert/specialist within the industry of specialization

• The SE will need to provide amongst others, expertise on future best practices to upskill the capability of employees within the Division.
• Focused and have the tenacity of providing the organisation's clients with sector appropriate actionable strategies.
• Experienced in practical methods that have been honed, perfected over years of practicing strategy in large and medium size business alike and are effective in closing the strategy-to-execution gap.
• Proven sector level knowledge – competitive dynamics including key competitors and their performance metrics.
• Perform sector technical risk analysis on turnaround plans and provide expert insights to possible risk mitigates when developing and/or reviewing value creation and strategic turnaround BP plans.
• Assisting BPs with evaluating capital options and enterprise economic valuations leading to establishing capital requirements, additional sources external to IDC from which to raise new capital required to fund the implementation of BPs’ restructuring and turnaround strategies.
• Provide specialist/expert inputs to pro-active strategies, assessment of turnaround and value creation plans and other initiatives that might arise.
• Provide specialist input and advice to industry forums and policy debates.
• Identify possible risk within turnaround/value creation plans and define mitigation plans to minimize these risks.
• Provide specialist inputs into the technical aspect of report for presentation to the relevant credit and other committees as required.
• Participate in industry research in conjunction with R & I, and other external sources and agencies.
• Assisting with turbocharging the current set of activities on distressed BPs by contributing to the rapid assessment of the extent of the current situations in the distressed BPs and determine the future business viability and with urgency, implementation plan emergency measures to stop further bleeding.
• Providing fresh thinking, quick pace and an objective view via infusion of “business rules of the game” that are applicable within the specialized sector.
• Research, in collaboration with R&I, and create awareness of the unique challenges inherent in globalization, technological advancement, and economic interconnections at sectoral level and how this impacts IDC clients.
• Provide sector level insights for creating BP competitive advantages in IDC investee companies.
• Base recommendations and decisions on researched sector data and information, rigorous analysis, (including feasibility and viability analysis) external perspectives, root causes, and explicit logic to identify and take advantage of strategic opportunities for clients.
• Provide superior stakeholder management - to manage and instill confidence in all stakeholders, from the boardroom to suppliers and in the management of the people.
• Through the provision of best practice research, influence and assist IDC portfolio clients identify the best actionable paths and new ways of addressing their business and technology.
• Review the situation and identify areas requiring negotiations, and as a key differentiator, negotiate with critical stakeholders to the benefit of the IDC and their Business Partners.
• Build and deliver business transformation through the focus on core growth to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Focus on implementation of new operational strategies to provide high levels of performance, productivity and efficiency within the specific industries/sectors.

• To build and maintain a specialized network with the client's business partners and focus groups in technical aspects (both existing and expanded).
• Represent CSG Division on steering committees, client-based committees and other task teams as required.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

• Keep up to date with latest industry developments (conferences and sector forums).
• Participate and lead knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional.
• Coaching and mentoring of team members.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Resilience
• Decisiveness in Execution
• People Engagement
• Communication and Engagement
• Diverse Stakeholder Management
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Change leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Mindset

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Sector expertise & networking
• Research & Best Practices
• Commercial Acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship Building and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Leading and Co-ordinating