NBC is the oldest serving bank in Tanzania with over five decades of experience. We offer a range of retail, business, corporate and investment banking, wealth management products and services.

Job Summary

The role is responsible for reviewing, challenging, and approving credit applications within a delegated lending mandate.

The role ensures independent, high-quality credit decisions, balancing business growth with prudent risk management.

The incumbent provides oversight on credit assessments prepared by analysts, ensures adherence to policies, and acts as a final control point for credit risk acceptance.

Job Description

Credit Approval & Risk Decisioning (60%)

• Review and approve or decline credit applications within delegated lending authority.
• Critically assess credit proposals submitted by Credit Analysts, ensuring:
  • Accuracy and completeness of analysis
  • Sound financial and risk assessment
  • Policy compliance
• Exercise independent judgment and apply credit expertise to sanction facilities.
• Identify key risks, mitigants, and conditions precedent to approval.
• Ensure all approvals align with:
  • Retail Credit Policy
  • Risk appetite
  • Regulatory requirements
• Escalate applications beyond mandate to higher approval authorities where necessary.
• Reject or return deficient applications with clear justification and guidance.
• Monitor concentration risk, portfolio trends, and sector exposure.
• Ensure strict controls against fraud, misrepresentation, and policy breaches.
• Validate that:
  • Suspended branches/customers are not processed
  • Employer confirmations and due diligence have been completed
• Participate in credit committees, where applicable.

Oversight of Credit Assessment Process (10%)

• Provide guidance and challenge to Credit Analysts on complex cases.
• Ensure consistency and quality of credit underwriting standards.
• Support continuous improvement in credit assessment methodologies.
• Review structured deals and secured lending proposals for robustness.

Loan Structuring & Conditions Management (10%)

• Define appropriate facility structures, pricing recommendations (where applicable), and risk mitigants.
• Ensure all collateral/security requirements are adequate and enforceable.
• Approve conditions related to:
  • Collateralization
  • Legal documentation
  • Insurance and valuations.

Stakeholder Engagement (5%)

• Liaise with:
  • Legal
  • Treasury
  • Security Management Unit
  • Branch Network
• Ensure alignment on loan structuring, collateral, and disbursement readiness.
• Provide clear feedback on decisions to business units to support turnaround times.

Portfolio Risk Monitoring & Governance (10%)

• Monitor performance of approved facilities to identify emerging risks.
• Support portfolio reviews and remediation strategies.
• Contribute to:
  • Policy reviews
  • Risk appetite calibration
  • Credit governance frameworks

Compliance & Regulatory Adherence (5%)

• Ensure All Approvals Comply With
  • Internal policies
  • Regulatory standards
• Remain updated on regulatory and policy changes.
• Support audits and ensure closure of audit findings.
• Maintain proper documentation of approval rationale for audit trails.

Education And Experience Required

• A degree/ Advanced diploma in Finance/ Banking/Business Administration
• At least 3 years experience and above in the related field

Knowledge & Skills: (Maximum of 6)

• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Microsoft Office/PC skills
• Credit Risk skills

Qualifications

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas - Business, Commerce and Management Studies, Credit Risk (Meets some of the requirements and would need further development), Digital familiarity (Meets some of the requirements and would need further development), Experience in a similar environment, Openness to change (Meets some of the requirements and would need further development), Reasoning (Meets all of the requirements)

• Review and approve or decline credit applications within delegated lending authority.
• Critically assess credit proposals submitted by Credit Analysts, ensuring: Accuracy and completeness of analysis, Sound financial and risk assessment, Policy compliance
• Exercise independent judgment and apply credit expertise to sanction facilities.
• Identify key risks, mitigants, and conditions precedent to approval.
• Ensure all approvals align with: Retail Credit Policy, Risk appetite, Regulatory requirements
• Escalate applications beyond mandate to higher approval authorities where necessary.
• Reject or return deficient applications with clear justification and guidance.
• Monitor concentration risk, portfolio trends, and sector exposure.
• Ensure strict controls against fraud, misrepresentation, and policy breaches.
• Validate that: Suspended branches/customers are not processed, Employer confirmations and due diligence have been completed
• Participate in credit committees, where applicable.
• Provide guidance and challenge to Credit Analysts on complex cases.
• Ensure consistency and quality of credit underwriting standards.
• Support continuous improvement in credit assessment methodologies.
• Review structured deals and secured lending proposals for robustness.
• Define appropriate facility structures, pricing recommendations (where applicable), and risk mitigants.
• Ensure all collateral/security requirements are adequate and enforceable.
• Approve conditions related to: Collateralization, Legal documentation, Insurance and valuations.
• Liaise with: Legal, Treasury, Security Management Unit, Branch Network
• Ensure alignment on loan structuring, collateral, and disbursement readiness.
• Provide clear feedback on decisions to business units to support turnaround times.
• Monitor performance of approved facilities to identify emerging risks.
• Support portfolio reviews and remediation strategies.
• Contribute to: Policy reviews, Risk appetite calibration, Credit governance frameworks
• Ensure All Approvals Comply With: Internal policies, Regulatory standards
• Remain updated on regulatory and policy changes.
• Support audits and ensure closure of audit findings.
• Maintain proper documentation of approval rationale for audit trails.

• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Microsoft Office/PC skills
• Credit Risk skills

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas - Business, Commerce and Management Studies
• Credit Risk (Meets some of the requirements and would need further development)
• Digital familiarity (Meets some of the requirements and would need further development)
• Experience in a similar environment
• Openness to change (Meets some of the requirements and would need further development)
• Reasoning (Meets all of the requirements)