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We are looking for an Agri-Lending Expert for a tendered project in Sierra Leone for an international donor.
The project will run for 7 months between January 2025 – July 2025, with the option of extension.
The focus is on Technical Assistance to a bank in form of portfolio analyses, product development, risk management in agri-lending and staff capacity building.
Objectives
The technical assistance is intended to support the bank to
- cautiously grow its loan portfolio including loans to the agricultural sector and
- ensuring that credit staff are competent in loan origination, appraisals, monitoring and delinquency management to improve overall loan portfolio quality.
Tasks of the experts:
- design loan products + pilot agri-loan product
- train bank staff in agri-lending
- develop credit appraisal tools
Qualifications:
- Degree: Master Degree in Finance, Economics or similar
- At least 15 years of relevant experience in the financial sector, risk management, and working as a consultant
- Work experience in agri-finance and international donor projects
- Experience in agri-lending, SME lending, risk management, delinquency management
- Comprehensive knowledge of training and capacity building of bank staff.
- Previous work in Sierra Leone or neighboring countries
- Good organisational skills, report writing and training skills
- Language : English
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