Job purpose

The Senior Business Development Officer II (Portfolio Monitoring) provides critical oversight and performance management for the bank’s financed projects by ensuring rigorous compliance and proactive risk identification.

Duties and responsibilities

• To conduct regular portfolio performance reviews, including field visits, to assess progress against deliverables, impact targets, and compliance standards.
• To analyze portfolio data and generate dashboards and reports highlighting performance trends, key risks, and early warning signals.
• To lead the tracking, monitoring, and evaluation of financed projects and strategic interventions across the lending portfolio.
• To collaborate with Credit, Risk, and Zonal teams to resolve implementation challenges, repayment issues, and underperforming accounts.
• To prepare quarterly and annual portfolio performance reports for Management, Donors, and Development Partners.
• To maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date portfolio database capturing KPIs, ESG compliance, risk ratings, and project status.
• To support due diligence, project structuring, and restructuring processes during loan origination and review phases.
• To identify emerging risks and compliance gaps and recommend mitigation strategies to safeguard portfolio quality.
• To track and respond to actions raised by Audit, CREDCO, PRC, BOT, MANCO, and the Board, ensuring timely closure of findings.
• To coordinate with Government Ministries, DFIs, consultants, and partners to enhance monitoring synergies and project sustainability.
• To champion product performance monitoring, product enhancement initiatives, and sales support in collaboration with Zonal Business Development Officers.
• To serve as a risk champion and ensure alignment with governance, policy, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields; Economics, Business Administration, Agricultural Economics, Finance, Accounts, Banking and Finance or equivalent qualification from recognized institutions.
• Working experience of at least seven (7) years in related field.
• Strong grasp of project appraisals, performance indicators, risk assessment, and ESG compliance.
• Excellent skills in data analysis & reporting.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven knowledge of agriculture value chains (crops, livestock, aquaculture, agro-processing input supply, etc.) is an added advantage.
• High level of integrity, adaptability, and commitment to our mission as a development finance institution.

Additional Information

Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank Limited is an equal opportunity employer. The Bank does not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment. In line with our commitment to diverse and inclusive workplace, we encourage applications from women and qualified candidates with disabilities. Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank Limited fosters the strength and health of its workforce through a competitive benefit package, professional development, policies and programs that support a healthy work/life balance. Join our workforce to make a positive difference for others and yourself.

• To conduct regular portfolio performance reviews, including field visits, to assess progress against deliverables, impact targets, and compliance standards.
• To analyze portfolio data and generate dashboards and reports highlighting performance trends, key risks, and early warning signals.
• To lead the tracking, monitoring, and evaluation of financed projects and strategic interventions across the lending portfolio.
• To collaborate with Credit, Risk, and Zonal teams to resolve implementation challenges, repayment issues, and underperforming accounts.
• To prepare quarterly and annual portfolio performance reports for Management, Donors, and Development Partners.
• To maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date portfolio database capturing KPIs, ESG compliance, risk ratings, and project status.
• To support due diligence, project structuring, and restructuring processes during loan origination and review phases.
• To identify emerging risks and compliance gaps and recommend mitigation strategies to safeguard portfolio quality.
• To track and respond to actions raised by Audit, CREDCO, PRC, BOT, MANCO, and the Board, ensuring timely closure of findings.
• To coordinate with Government Ministries, DFIs, consultants, and partners to enhance monitoring synergies and project sustainability.
• To champion product performance monitoring, product enhancement initiatives, and sales support in collaboration with Zonal Business Development Officers.
• To serve as a risk champion and ensure alignment with governance, policy, and regulatory requirements.

• Strong grasp of project appraisals, performance indicators, risk assessment, and ESG compliance.
• Excellent skills in data analysis & reporting.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven knowledge of agriculture value chains (crops, livestock, aquaculture, agro-processing input supply, etc.) is an added advantage.
• High level of integrity, adaptability, and commitment to our mission as a development finance institution.

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields; Economics, Business Administration, Agricultural Economics, Finance, Accounts, Banking and Finance or equivalent qualification from recognized institutions.