Director, Corporate Banking at DCB Commercial Bank Plc

DCB Commercial Bank Plc is a fully-fledged retail and commercial banking institution in Tanzania. The bank offers banking services to individuals, Microfinance, Small to Medium sized Businesses (MSME), as well as large corporate clients. DCB Bank has a wide branch network of 9 branches, over 700 DCB Wakala Agents, and over 260 Umoja witu ATMs serving over 3 million customers across the country.

We are looking for qualified candidates to fill the position of Director, Corporate Banking. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to ensure growth, profitability, and sustainability of the corporate banking portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing leadership and direction to the corporate banking team to initiate, coordinate and drive sales, product development and promotion through sound analysis of customer and product profitability.
• Overseeing the process for acquiring new clients, deepening relationships with existing customers and retention.
• Managing the corporate banking portfolio through growing deposits and loans, increasing share of fee income, and managing margins by selectively growing assets.
• Serving as a trusted advisor to clients by delivering comprehensive and customized products/solutions tailored to their financial needs and operating environment, whilst still within the risk parameters that protect the bank.
• Overseeing mobilisation and retention of corporate customer deposits at a competitive level in line with optimal cost of funds.
• Tracking performance on key metrics within the department to ensure employee productivity meets or exceeds targets and market standards.
• Assuming responsibility for the corporate banking risk profile and portfolio quality in line with the expectations of Credit Committee, Board and regulators.
• Collaborating with credit risk and functional teams to improve customer service delivery through turnaround times, service level agreements and process improvements.
• Maintaining continuous compliance with the bank's policies and procedures and prevailing regulations pertaining promulgated by the respective regulators.
• Overseeing the overall action plans for addressing control weaknesses or compliance issues noted by internal/external auditors, the compliance function and/or BoT.
• Developing and implementing annual plans, budgets and resource allocation to ensure achievement of set targets. In addition, prepare and present periodic and ad-hoc reports to management, board and external stakeholders.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• A Bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
• 5 years of experience in business, commercial or corporate banking at a managerial level.
• Thorough working knowledge of business environment and practices in Dar es Salaam, including competitor landscape.
• Proven experience in driving performance including strong market selling ability and credit analysis skills.
• Positive track record building and maintaining business relationships and networks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

If you believe you are the right candidate for this position, kindly submit your application with a detailed CV, photocopies of academic certificates, and names of three referees with their contact, quoting reference number DCB-ENCDBB-04/2026 on the subject of the email. To be considered, applications MUST be submitted through recruitment@dcb.co.tz not later than 01st May 2026.

Hard copy applications will not be accepted.

DCB STRONGLY ENCOURAGES COMPETENT WOMEN TO APPLY.