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Root Capital is an agricultural impact investor that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training, and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses.
Job Details
The individual is the senior representative of Root Capital in the region. The position directly manages the Lending activities in the region with a current team of seven lending and business development officers and credit analysts. The team’s responsibilities include the management of client relationships, underwriting of all loan requests, and active monitoring of all credits, and new client acquisition in specific geographic and industry segments where we can drive significant impact.
The role also includes “dotted line” oversight and coordination of several other functions in the region, including credit administration and operations, human resources, finance and accounting. This function requires active coordination with the line managers of these functions, many of whom are located in Root Capital’s headquarters office in Cambridge. The goal here is to ensure consistent alignment around policies and priorities, to assist the line managers in resolving conflicts, to participate actively in the development of all staff in the region, and to foster the smooth functioning of the regional operation.
Finally, as head for the region, this Lending Head and GM will play an active and important role in the development and stewardship of key relationships with external stakeholders, including donors, investors, board members, value chain actors and peers.
Prior credit and management experience are required.
Scope of work:
They are looking for an exceptional Lending Head and GM to join Root Capital's team.
The right candidate will ideally be responsible for the following primary areas of work, briefly outlined below:
Other responsibilities for the position are as follows;
Desired Candidate Profile
The right applicant would have the following skill set:
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What Root Capital offers:
They are a dynamic nonprofit supporting the growth of agricultural enterprises that improve rural livelihoods. They offer team members the opportunity to create a positive impact where it's needed most.
At Root Capital, there’s equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, active military or veteran status, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth, and breastfeeding and expressing breast milk), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Root Capital is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that upholds its leadership principles of empowerment, equity, integrity, service, and transparency.
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