Executive Recruitment

DCB Commercial Bank Plc is a fully-fledged retail and commercial bank 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 switch 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 strategic direction to ensure growth, profitability and sustainability of 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 relationship with existing customer relationships and retention.
  • Managing the corporate banking portfolio through growing deposits and loans, increasing share of fee income, and managing margins by selectively growing assets.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by delivering comprehensive and customized products/solutions tailored to their financial needs and operating environment while 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 target 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, budget 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 in building and maintaining business relationship and network.
  • 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 certificate, and names of three referees with their contacts, quoting reference number DCB-DBB-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.