Job Description

The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) is South Africas only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the banks 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 and constantly reviews 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 on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been 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 lead and establish appropriate Commercial and Enterprise risk management principles within the organisation by developing implementing and maintaining risk management policies, standards and processes in line with the strategic objectives of the corporate plan of Land Bank Group. The incumbent is responsible for setting the approach in Identifying, Assessing, Managing and Reporting in respect of the Enterprise-Wide Risk Framework. Oversight of subsidiary companies.

Land Bank