Principal Officer I – Agribusiness job at Tanzania Commercial Bank (TCB)

Position: Principal Officer I – Agribusiness (Senior Manager Agribusiness)
Department: Retail and SME Banking
Reports to: Director of Retail and SME Banking
Location: Dar es Salaam

POSITION OBJECTIVE
The Principal Officer I – Agribusiness is responsible for growing and maintaining the asset portfolio for Agri-Smallholder Farmers, mobilizing Agri-retail deposits, and acquiring new Agri-smallholder agribusinesses. This role involves collaborating with other departments and branches to facilitate customer engagement platforms and events with key stakeholders. The officer will drive Agri-smallholder assets, income, and liability growth through networking and promoting Agri-smallholder activities with Relationship Branch teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Identify and analyze strategic business development opportunities to drive growth in the agricultural value chain through innovative agribusiness financial products.
2. Manage external relationships with Agri-partners and funds, ensuring compliance with agreement requirements to maintain sustainable partnerships.
3. Take a leading role in driving agribusiness assets, income, liability growth, and sales activities by networking and promoting agribusiness activities with Relationship Managers/Officers and branch teams.
4. Assess agribusiness credit applications/proposals from branches, provide recommendations for further analysis or approval, and ensure quality booking of agribusiness loans.
5. Propose initiatives for agribusiness development and manage portfolio performance by reducing portfolio at risk and non-performing Agri-loans to acceptable levels.
6. Build capacity within Relationship Officers and Managers by providing full support, ongoing monitoring, and coaching.
7. Coordinate initiatives to improve customer engagement platforms for agribusiness, including Agri-executive networks and other Agri-related events.
8. Collaborate with the Product Development team to review and advise on agribusiness products, pricing, and market competitiveness.
9. Provide updates on agribusiness development and potential opportunities to grow Agri-assets and liabilities.
10. Prepare periodic and ad hoc reports on the agribusiness portfolio for internal and external stakeholders as required.
11. Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

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