Background

BIMAS Kenya Limited, a leading microfinance institution in the country seeks to recruit capable and result oriented individuals to fill the following position.

Responsibilities

• Create Appraisal and Risk
• Check farm plans and farming viability before loan approval.
• Lower risk by advising on safe crops and weather.
• Guide organization to Connect farmers to buyers, shops, and insurance.
• Training and Capacity Building
• Check farm plans and farming viability before loan approval.
• Lower risk by advising on safe crops and weather.
• Guide organization to Connect farmers to buyers, shops, and insurance.

Client Support and Monitoring

• Visit farms often to check on performance.
• Give field advice on pests, fertilizer, and weather.
• Watch loan health and spot early warning signs.

Product Development and Reporting

• Help improve loan products using field facts.
• Send in monthly reports on farm visits and risk.
• Build links with the relevant stakeholders

Qualifications

• Should be 25 years and above
• Be a holder of at least a diploma in Agronomy, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Crop science or its equivalent.
• Have a minimum of grade C plain at KCSE

Experience

Have at least 3 years relevant experience in agronomy, agribusiness advisory, or working with smallholder farmers. Experience with financial institutions an added advantage

Other Details

• Good knowledge of local crops, soils, seasons in the lager Eastern and Central parts of Kenya. Knowledge of Agri-value chains and climate-smart agriculture
• Training/facilitation skills, report writing, motorcycle riding license, data collection tools
• Hold a valid certificate of good conduct (to be provided once successful)
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication

• Check farm plans and farming viability before loan approval.
• Lower risk by advising on safe crops and weather.
• Guide organization to Connect farmers to buyers, shops, and insurance.
• Check farm plans and farming viability before loan approval.
• Lower risk by advising on safe crops and weather.
• Guide organization to Connect farmers to buyers, shops, and insurance.
• Visit farms often to check on performance.
• Give field advice on pests, fertilizer, and weather.
• Watch loan health and spot early warning signs.
• Help improve loan products using field facts.
• Send in monthly reports on farm visits and risk.
• Build links with the relevant stakeholders

• Training/facilitation skills
• Report writing
• Motorcycle riding license
• Data collection tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication

• Should be 25 years and above
• Be a holder of at least a diploma in Agronomy, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Crop science or its equivalent.
• Have a minimum of grade C plain at KCSE
• Hold a valid certificate of good conduct (to be provided once successful)
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.