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Relationship Manager: Agribusiness – NBC Bank (July 2026)
Organization: NBC Bank
Position: Relationship Manager: Agribusiness
Job Type: Full-time
Work Arrangement: Office-Based
About NBC Bank
NBC is Tanzania’s oldest serving bank with over five decades of experience, offering retail, business, corporate, investment banking, and wealth management services.
Job Summary
The Relationship Manager: Agribusiness is responsible for growing the Retail Agribusiness portfolio through new business acquisition, assessing agribusiness credit applications, developing agribusiness initiatives, and ensuring the booking of quality agribusiness loans.
Key Responsibilities
1. Business Growth
- Drive growth of the agribusiness portfolio by identifying and securing new business opportunities across the agricultural value chain.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with:
- Clients
- Government institutions
- Development partners
- Industry associations
- Financial institutions
- Collaborate with branch and Head Office teams to achieve business growth targets.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely implementation of approved agribusiness transactions.
- Maintain an in-depth understanding of Tanzania’s agricultural sector, market trends, customer needs, and value chain financing opportunities.
- Develop business proposals and strategic initiatives to expand the agribusiness portfolio.
- Advise clients on agribusiness financing solutions, products, pricing, and fees.
- Lead implementation of agribusiness growth strategies aligned with the Bank’s objectives.
- Support branches in managing and recovering stressed and non-performing agribusiness loans.
2. Product Development
- Work with the Product Development team to design and launch innovative agribusiness products.
- Develop and maintain an agribusiness product catalogue.
- Monitor product performance using management reports and customer feedback.
- Review product pricing and fees to ensure competitiveness and profitability.
3. Risk Management
- Respond to agribusiness-related audit queries.
- Ensure compliance with agribusiness lending policies and procedures.
- Monitor agribusiness portfolio quality and loan performance.
- Recommend corrective actions for delinquent accounts.
- Ensure branches comply with approved loan terms and conditions.
- Support proactive portfolio monitoring and risk mitigation.
Additional Responsibilities
- Review and analyze the performance of the Retail Agribusiness portfolio.
- Recommend strategies to improve portfolio quality and growth.
- Appraise agribusiness loan applications and recommend approval or rejection.
- Prepare reports on portfolio quantity, quality, and performance.
Education & Experience
Applicants must possess:
- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in:
- Agricultural Economics
- Agribusiness
- Business Administration
- Banking and Finance
- Related field
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in:
- Agricultural financing
- Agribusiness banking
- Related sectors
Applicants should also demonstrate:
- Strong knowledge of agribusiness value chain financing.
- Experience in business development and deal structuring.
- Stakeholder management and partnership negotiation skills.
- Ability to evaluate complex agribusiness opportunities and structure sustainable financing solutions.
Key Competencies & Skills
- Strong sales and negotiation skills.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Business and financial analysis.
- Relationship building and stakeholder management.
- Commercial awareness and entrepreneurial mindset.
- Adaptability to changing business environments.
- Persuasion and influencing skills.
- Creative problem-solving ability.
- Leadership, coaching, and team development.
- Effective communication skills.
Special Work Requirements
- Sound knowledge of:
- Credit analysis
- Agribusiness products and services
- Agribusiness policies and regulatory guidelines
Qualifications
Applicants should have:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Business, Commerce, or Management Studies.
Additional competencies include:
- Customer Excellence
- Digital proficiency
- Product and service knowledge
- Effective communication
- Relationship building
- Experience in a similar working environment
- Openness to change
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their applications through the official NBC Bank online recruitment portal using the application link provided in the original job advertisement before the stated closing date.
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