Job Description

Closing Date 2025/04/29
Reference Number LAN250417-1
Job Title Manager: Partnership Development
Division Strategy, Marketing, Communications and Policy
Unit Strategy Marketing Comms & Policy
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Town / City Centurion
Job Advert Summary(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.To drive activities to develop and manage strategic partnerships with the private sector, development banks and financial institutions and major implementing partners and agriculture ecosystem partners; that are necessary to drive agricultural transformation and inclusion
Key Performance Areas1. Strategic Partnership Development and Coordination

• Strategic Partnerships Development
• Secure Strategic Partners
• Develop partnership implementation plan
• Implementation of Agricultural Support Projects with strategic partners
• Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
• Coordination and Communication
• Advocacy and Promotion

2. Enterprise and Supplier Development Implementation and Coordination

• Enterprise and Supplier Development Strategy and Implementation Plan
• Enterprise and Supplier Development Programme
• Support implementation of Preferential Procurement
• Drive ESD Audit
• Drive ESD performance management and Reporting
• Drive ESD marketing and communication

3. Fund Raising and Farmer Acquisition

• Marketing & Outreach for Land Bank Initiatives
• Funding & Capital Raising
• Farmer Client Acquisition & Development

4. Support Pre and Post Investment Implementation

• Pre Investment Support
• Post Investment Support

5. Implementation of Partnership Agriculture and Value Chain Support Initiatives

• Drive Agriculture Support Initiatives
• Agricultural Value Chain Support

6. People ManagementPerformance ManagementCapacity PlanningPreferred Minimum Education and ExperienceDegree in Communications, Commerce / Science / AgricultureExperience at management level
3 yearsExperience at specialist level as ESD specialist, preferably in agriculture
5 yearsCritical Competencies1. Agriculture Ecosystem Stakeholder and client management2. Farmer development and technical support3. ESD4. Partnership Development5. Legislative and regulatory context
Additional Requirements1. Knowledge of PFMA2. Knowledge of Land Bank Act3. Knowledge Banking Products4. Knowledge of Agricultural Operations

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