Background

China Dasheng Bank Limited, a licensed commercial bank regulated by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act, Cap 342 [R.E. 2023], invites applications from suitably qualified and accomplished professionals for appointment as Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) to its Board of Directors.

The Independent Non-Executive Director will provide objective oversight and contribute to the Bank’s strategic direction, governance, and regulatory compliance framework.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will contribute to:

• Strategic planning and policy formulation
• Oversight of senior management performance
• Accountability to shareholders and stakeholders
• Risk management and regulatory compliance
• Strengthening internal control systems
• Review and oversight of financial reporting and disclosures

Qualifications and Requirements

Applicants must demonstrate:

• Proven leadership and governance experience at Board or senior executive level
• Proven expertise in Audit, or Accounting experience with a sound understanding of financial reporting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance within the financial services sector.
• Independence of mind, impeccable integrity, and sound ethical judgment
• Strong strategic, analytical, and communication skills
• Stakeholder awareness and regulatory sensitivity
• Commitment to devote adequate time to Board duties and continuous professional development

Minimum Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

• Be a Tanzanian citizen
• Possess expertise in at least one of the following fields: Banking; Finance; Accounting; or Auditing.
• Have a minimum of ten (10) years’ senior management experience in banking, financial services or related institutions in Tanzania.
• Sound understanding of the local business environment
• Satisfy the “fit-and-proper” and independence criteria prescribed by the Bank of Tanzania.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Expertise in ICT governance and cybersecurity will be an added advantage.

• Strategic planning and policy formulation
• Oversight of senior management performance
• Accountability to shareholders and stakeholders
• Risk management and regulatory compliance
• Strengthening internal control systems
• Review and oversight of financial reporting and disclosures

• Proven leadership and governance experience at Board or senior executive level
• Proven expertise in Audit, or Accounting experience with a sound understanding of financial reporting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance within the financial services sector.
• Independence of mind, impeccable integrity, and sound ethical judgment
• Strong strategic, analytical, and communication skills
• Stakeholder awareness and regulatory sensitivity
• Commitment to devote adequate time to Board duties and continuous professional development

• Be a Tanzanian citizen
• Possess expertise in at least one of the following fields: Banking; Finance; Accounting; or Auditing.
• Have a minimum of ten (10) years’ senior management experience in banking, financial services or related institutions in Tanzania.
• Sound understanding of the local business environment
• Satisfy the “fit-and-proper” and independence criteria prescribed by the Bank of Tanzania.