Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 06, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Equity Bank Limited (The "Bank”) is incorporated, registered under the Kenyan Companies Act Cap 486 and domiciled in Kenya. The address of the Bank’s registered office is 9th Floor, Equity Centre, P.O. Box 75104 - 00200 Nairobi. The Bank is licensed under the Kenya Banking Act (Chapter 488), and continues to offer retail banking, microfinance and related services. The Bank has subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and Tanzania. Its shares are listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange.
Description
Equity Group Foundation (EGF) is a corporate foundation of Equity Group Holdings Plc. It was created in 2008 to undertake the social investment work of the bank. It focuses on seven pillars under the critical thematic areas of; Food & Agriculture, Education & Leadership Development, Energy & Environment, Enterprise Development & Financial Inclusion, Health, and Social Protection. Currently the Group is seeking additional talent in Equity Group Foundation to serve in the role outlined below. .

Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Recruit SMEs with financial access as per the project targets.
• On board project beneficiaries to digital platform access markets, financial services and training contents.
• Implement project interventions to ensure that the project beneficiaries can access financial services.
• Train SMEs on Enterprise development and financial services of the Bank and other areas per the training needs assessment.
• Represent Equity Group Foundation in the area of Agriculture / Entrepreneurship Development Programme to other Equity staff and local partners.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly status reports and regularly give feedback to Regional Manager, Branch Manager & Senior Program Manager.

Qualification
• University degree, preferably in Entrepreneurship or Business Management or related areas or;
• Any other University Degree with a Diploma Entrepreneurship or Business Management or related areas
• A degree or diploma in agriculture or agribusiness will be an added advantage
• At least three years’ work experience with micro, small and medium sized enterprises.
• Strong understanding of provision of financial services to SME is added advantage

Skills/Experience Required
• 3-5years experience in implementation of agriculture projects
• Demonstrated Training and facilitation skills with ability to work with diverse business audiences at a group and individual level
• Demonstrate understanding of ICT use in the SMEs
• Practical experience in offering business advisory to micro and small enterprises.
• Practical experience in business management an added advantage
• Good knowledge and understanding of financial services for Agriculture sector in Kenya.
• Hardworking, result oriented with social skills for initiating and managing relationships with project partners and stakeholder.
• Excellent communication skills, both writing and verbal
• Flexible to adjust to work schedules and priorities to meet deadlines, multitask assignments and work in a dynamic environment

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Education Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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