Vacancy title:
Non-Executive Director

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Banking, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
DCB Commercial Bank Plc

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, March 27 2026

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 12 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

DCB Commercial Bank Overview DCB is a fully-fledged retail and commercial bank in Tanzania, offering banking services to Individuals, Small to Medium sized Businesses, as well as large corporate clients. The bank has a network of branches, Wakala Agents and ATMs serving over 3 million customers across the country. The bank was listed in the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange in 2008.

DCB is looking for a dynamic and visionary leader to join the Board as a Non-Executive Director.

Key Duties and Responsibilities The specific responsibilities of the Non-Executive Director include:

• Providing effective leadership in collaboration with the management team;
• Facilitating setting up of appropriate corporate governance structures; for the management of the bank’s operations;
• Reviewing and setting up and approve of appropriate corporate governance structures, annual budget, significant expenditure proposed by the management;
• Ensuring that key strategic risks of the bank are identified; and that effective implementation of internal controls to mitigate operational risks are in place; and managed;
• Monitoring corporate performance on a regular basis to evaluate whether the strategic is properly carried out and tactical plans, including overseeing the operating results;
• Reviewing and approve material transactions not in the ordinary course of activities at the bank;
• Reporting annually to the shareholders as required by DCB’s Memorandum and Articles of Association; decisions on matters requiring DCB’s approval at the general meetings; and regularly seek shareholders’ decisions;
• Selecting, monitoring, evaluating performance and compensating the Managing Director, Internal Auditor and other job at the executive management level;
• Ensuring ethical behavior and compliance with laws and regulations, auditing and accounting principles, and the company’s own governing documents;
• Assessing its own effectiveness in fulfilling these and other board responsibilities; and
• Performing such other functions as are prescribed in acts regulating Board responsibilities functions; and, that is but not limited to Bank of Tanzania and Capital Markets and Securities Authority.

Person Specifications

• A bachelor’s degree in any banking and finance, economics, audit, business development, law, human graduate, or related field. A post graduate qualification in a business-related field will be an added advantage
• At least 10 years’ experience as a director in a medium to large size business and proven track record of effectively transforming their organisation;
• More than 3 years’ experience as a board member and of a board committee. Board experience with a listed company would be an added advantage;
• Have thorough understanding of financial management, regulatory compliance, board management and investment acumen. Experience in banking, regulatory will be an added advantage;
• Be a highly networked individual with ability to build and maintain relationships beneficial to the organization;
• Should not be a current member of management or board of a financial institution, or any institution whose registration or license has been revoked or canceled or which the bank has gone into liquidation.
• No criminal record.
• No history of bankruptcy, including that of related parties.
• Clean credit record including that of related parties.
• Must have the time to devote to DCB to attend meetings and be flexible to support activities geared to business growth.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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If you believe you clearly meet the relevant criteria to join this role, please submit your application, copies of your academic and professional certificates, three testimonials, detailed curriculum vitae, clearly quoting the relevant reference number DCB-NED/01/2026 on the subject .To be considered, your application must be submitted by Friday 27th March 2026. Hard copy applications will not be accepted.

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