Specialist: Renewable Energy

The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) is South Africa’s only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912. The bank’s sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets, and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business, constantly reviewing its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa, the socio-economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds onto the land. These new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, find Land Bank to be a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To develop and review renewable energy governance documents and due diligence assessment tools for efficient implementation in the credit value chain of the bank.

To oversee the environmental review and compliance for renewable energy projects, ensuring their technical and financial viability while aligning the bank's profitability with sustainability goals and determining the relevant compliance requirements included in the terms and conditions for the funding.

To monitor and report how the bank’s funding contributes to the Energy Sector Decarbonisation Pathways for net-zero carbon of the country. Furthermore, track pre and post-disbursement conditions on funded projects in consultation with Banking and Risk Management.