Gemstone Microfinance is a non-bank agricultural microfinance cooperative society. It is a registered national member of the Association of Non-Bank Microfinance Institutions of Nigeria (AMFIN). The society is also registered and regulated in every state where it currently operates. With an annual turnover of N4 Billion, the financial services arm (RC: 1587936)of Gemstone Microfinance has been instrumental to the success stories recorded by its over 27,000 active members in the last two years of operation.

In its two years of operation, Gemstone Microfinance has provided over N2 Billion in credits to its members in the agricultural business sector across its forty eight (48) branches in twenty (20) states and the Federal Capital Territory. The society’s main focus has been the development of the crop and livestock production, logistics, food processing and retail subsectors.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1. Investment Marketer (Marketer)

2. Marketing Manager

3. Relationship Manager

Locations: Abeokuta – Ogun and Ibadan – Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

General Job Description

• We are looking to hire candidates who have knowledge of banking operations and excellent marketing and selling skills with a minimum of 3 years of relationship management experience in three (2) of our branches.

Successful candidates will be a part of the core team set to:

• Deliver value to our customers.
• Expand our current business/client portfolio.
• Enhance our position in our chosen target markets.
• Generate new sales revenue.
• To establish and maintain positive customer relationships towards the growth revenue for the company.

General Responsibilities

• Approach customers with the aim of winning new business.
• Meet with existing customers to strengthen business relationships with a view to increasing the financial growth of the company.
• Aggressively market the company’s products to ensure favourable market response and optimum build-up of revenue
• Implement marketing strategies/ programs laid out by the company to boost profit.
• Achieve set deposit target, investment deals from private, public individuals and corporates.
• Prepare documentation on the creation of risk assets to increase business office profitability.

General Qualifications

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree, HND, NCE, OND or FSLC qualification
• 0 – 3 years of work experience.

Skills Required:

• Ability to evaluate the needs of customers, and determine what products and services would best serve those needs.
• Excellent communication skill-oral and written.
• Must be strong, tenacious and persuasive.
• Strong selling /marketing skills.
• Must be self-driven and have a passion for marketing.
• Good relationship management skills.
• Confident and possess excellent skills.

Knowledge Required:

• Good knowledge of the products and services of the company.
• Basic knowledge of finance, accounting and economics.
• Company operations, policies and procedures.
• Excellent knowledge of selling/ marketing.
• Knowledge of current business trends.

Application Closing Date
14th March, 2022.