MIllar Cameron is a leading recruitment consultancy who provide recruitment talent solutions to the Food Value Chain, Agricultural, Logistics, Real Estate and Finance sectors in developing geographies with a particular emphasis on Africa. Headquartered in Oxford with an office in London, our team of consultants and researchers source personnel for projects and operations. We are presently investigating opening offices in Africa however already work with numerous talent associates within the region. Millar Cameron is regarding as one of the leading recruitment companies focusing on the African market and is the leading recruiter for international farming projects. We assist our numerous clients through the provision of professional,loyal and dynamic professionals. Our disciplined recruitment ensures that the right people are found irrespective of the challenge. Millar Cameron is an active component to addressing key global issues such as Food Security.

Our client is an agricultural insurance and technology company that designs and delivers innovative agricultural insurance and digital products to help smallholder farmers endure climate risks, improve their farming practices, and bolster their incomes over time. They are experts in insurance product design and delivery; farmer sensitization and training; digital extension services and project monitoring and evaluation.

To date they have reached over 3.4 million farmers with our insurance and digital products across 11 countries in Africa and Asia

We are looking for a superstar business development executive who will build their network of partnerships with social enterprises, agritechs and off takers that provide credit, inputs or other forms of support to smallholder farmers; with the goal of bundling insurance with the credit/inputs.

The candidate may be based anywhere in the world and will focus on organisations based in Asia and in Africa.

Your responsibilities: Business Development and Sales:

The candidate will approach target organisations, qualify opportunities and, ultimately, close on business partnerships that bundle insurance with inputs/credit provided by social enterprises, agritechs and off takers supporting the smallholder farmer

Your strengths and experience:

• Extensive experience in sales with strong business development skills.
• Experience selling to agricultural social enterprises, micro finance and/or agritechs.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• High-level of ownership and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Agile and explorative by nature.