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Rural Bank is proudly part of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank group, offering a specialist value proposition to Australian farmers. We have a deep understanding of Agriculture and how to assist our customers in securing their financial needs to grow their business. Setting the standard for banking and giving financial power back to our communities, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank was recently ranked in the top three most trusted brands in Australia. So, come and work for a Bank you can be proud of.
Your background in commerce, finance or banking, including lending, credit or deposit areas will give you the right grounding, and your understanding of agriculture and farming will see you thrive in this role. Experience working as a banking/customer relationship manager in agriculture or agribusiness is advantageous but not essential: we have excellent training and development to build your knowledge.
You are deeply customer centric, have a curious mindset and like to ask questions, learn and grow personally and professionally. You enjoy networking and building relationships in the community that you’re serving.

As an Agribusiness Relationship Manager, you’ll get to:

• Support a portfolio of agribusiness customers ranging $750k-$5m in Ballarat and surrounding region
• Identify ways to appropriately assist customers to access finance to grow their business and in turn their communities and regional wealth.
• Prepare concise, accurate and timely loan proposals and reviews whilst ensuring the quality of credit assessment and ongoing management is maintained.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Key Business Influencers by proactively networking and developing new relationship with potential future customers.
• Increase market share in target markets and identify opportunities for deepening customer relationships and referring opportunities to our partners.

This is a full time, permanent position. We offer flexible work options that put our people first, and a hybrid model of two days per week based out of Ballarat, but you will regularly travel by vehicle to visit customers on farm and attend field days and networking events. Given you will travel over 15,000kms/pa this role qualifies for a company provided vehicle.
We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury, or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

About Rural Bank
We are deeply committed to nurturing the growth of rural and regional communities through our tailored financial solutions. Our mission is clear: to provide exceptional financial services, knowledge, and leadership for Australian farmers to flourish and grow.
Proudly part of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank group, with over 7,000 employees, we are Australian’s most trusted retail bank, our purpose is – ‘to feed into the prosperity of our customers and communities, not off it’. We are one of Australia’s most trusted brands and this isn’t something we take lightly, which means Bendigo Bank is the Bank you can be proud to work at!
Find out more about Rural Bank here: About us | Rural Bank (www.ruralbank.com.au)
Position description: Agribusiness-Relationship-Manager-Jun23 (2).pdf

Our perks and benefits:
Belong to a wonderful team of people. Know how we know they’re great to work with? They told us! Great benefits, work life balance, and flexibility

• Bendigo Bank supports ongoing development, with the potential for a portion of education fees being reimbursed by the bank. We want you to be the best version of you, and to help you achieve that!
• We know the last few years have been rough, so we have partnered with Sonder as our EAP provider that is so much more than just one-on-one counselling. At the touch of a button, you will have access to self-help 24/7 or you can live chat with a team of safety, medical, and mental health professionals to assist with anything life throws at you.

So, what are you waiting for? Come and join the better big bank!

Still in two minds?
Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here, even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger, so even if you don’t tick every box we still want to see your application!
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