Polybee Pte Ltd – Special Projects Associate

YOU’LL BE OUR: Special Projects Associate

YOU’LL BE BASED AT: Singapore, HQ

YOU’LL BE ALIGNED WITH: CEO & Vice President, Sales & Commercial Operations

YOU’LL BE A MEMBER OF: Commercial Operations team.

WHAT YOU’LL DO AT POLYBEE:

1. Conduct research on the main challenges faced by smallholder farmers related to access to finance and markets.
2. Evaluate current methods used by smallholder farmers to access finance and markets.
3. Evaluating the economic benefits of transitioning to protected cultivation for smallholder farmers and developing methods to quantify these benefits.

4. Identify and recommend strategies for supporting smallholder farmers to access finance, technical knowledge, and markets for protected cultivation.
5. Evaluate potential solutions for addressing the challenges faced by smallholder farmers related to access to finance and markets.
6. Evaluating the data currently accessed by creditors to measure risk for smallholder farmers and identifying any additional data needed.
7. Analyzing the structure of financial organizations that offer credit to smallholder farmers and evaluating how credit risk is measured at each step.

HERE’S WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

1. Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills.
2. Knowledge of finance and credit risk assessment methods.
3. Understanding of the agricultural industry, including smallholder farming operations, commodity markets.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
5. Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
6. Experience with data analysis and financial modelling.
7. Proficiency in Excel.
8. A curious, driven to solve problems, willing to venture into unchartered territories and grapple with open ended questions in finance.

YOU BRING TO POLYBEE:

• Advanced degree in Agricultural Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience in credit risk analysis for small and medium enterprises.
• Experience in agribusiness (Huge advantage)
• Exceptional quantitative skills with experience in building financial models, evaluating balance sheets and valuations.
• MBA & MS in finance from a Tier 1 or Tier 2 University.

Polybee is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or other any other dimension of diversity.