Employment Opportunities at TPB Bank PLC September, 2020

TPB Bank PLC is a Bank that provides competitive financial services to our customers and creates value for our stakeholders through innovative products.

TPB Bank PLC is a Bank, whose vision is “to be the leading bank in Tanzania in the provision of affordable, accessible and convenient financial services”. As part of effective organizational development and management of its human capital in an effective way, TPB BANK PLC commits itself towards attaining, retaining and developing the highly capable and qualified workforce for TPB BANK PLC betterment and the Nation at large.

MANAGER AGRIBUSINESS - DAR ES SALAAM

TPB Bank PLC seeks to appoint dedicated, self-motivated and highly organized Manager, Agribusiness (1 position) to join the Directorate of Retail Business Banking team.

DIRECT REPORTING LINE: SENIOR MANAGER CREDIT

LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM

WORK SCHEDULE: As per TPB Bank PLC Staff regulations

DIVISION: SME

SALARY: Commensurate to the Job Advertised

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Manager Agribusiness is responsible for managing all functions relating to Agribusiness. Further, to ensure good customer service, improved performance and profitability as well as effective risk control and management in line with TPB’s lending Policy and procedures

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To ensure efficient operations of the Agri loan products and proper coordination of activities with other departments/related business partners.

Appraise Agri -loan products in his/her area of operation/zone and forward to Senior Manager Credit with recommendations
Review credit appraisals from Agri Loan Officers/Loan Officers before forwarding to Head Office.
Monitor and Supervise all Agri-loans issued and disbursed in his/her area of operation/zone to ensure good and quality portfolio.
Training and coaching Agri-Loan Officers/Loan Officers on Agri-loan product appraisals.
Ensure weekly/monthly/monthly Agri-loan portfolio report indicating performance and status are prepared and submitted on time.
Assist branches and zones to prepare budget for' all Agri-loan products in his/her area of operation/zones.
Prepare and review strategies for marketing of Agri-loan products both existing and or be developed from time to time.
Prepare action plan for implementation and achievement of budget objectives for his/her area of operation/zone.
To ensure that branches are complying with the established Agribusiness policies which include applicant’s assessment procedures, credit investigation procedures and a loan monitoring system designed to provide information concerning the performance of the micro-credit portfolio.
To ensure regularization of loan documentation by the branch / sub-branch managers for all Agri loan products prior to disbursement of funds.
To make regular follow up of stuck up Agri loan products and initiate recovery measures in order to regularize them immediately.
To ensure that Agri loan products quality and loss provisioning is maintained at the acceptable limits as prescribed in the TPB Credit Policy.
Any other duties as may be assigned to her/him from time to time by the higher authorities

PROFESSIONAL AND INTERPERSONAL DETAILS

Education

Holder of a first degree in Agribusiness/Economics or its equivalent
Master Degree will be

Experience

An experience of three years with financial institutions lending to agriculture or with large Agri-companies or NGO's dealing with agriculture
Conversant with standard computer applications (Excel, Word and Access)

Skills/ A attributes

Good business management, leadership, coaching and team building skills.
Good credit assessment and project appraisal skills
Good communication with high proficiency in the use of (English and Kiswahili)
Good knowledge of banking operations at branch level and core banking system
Good customer relationship and sound understanding of bank's loan products, policies and procedures.
Market competitive packages, commensurate with the qualifications and experience
Ability to work under pressure and minimal supervision.
Personable and able to relate to people at all levels.

The position will attract a competitive salary package, which include benefits. Applicants are invited to submit their resume via e-mail to: recruitment@tpbbank.co.tz Applications via other methods will not be considered

Applicants need to submit only the Curriculum Vitae (CV) and the letter of application in microsoft word format starting the job advertised. Other credentials will have to be submitted during the interview for authentic check and other administrative measures and should not in any way be attached during application.

TPB Bank PLC has a strong commitment to environmental, health and safety management. Late applications will not be considered. Short listed candidates may be subjected to any of the following: a security clearance; a competency assessment; physical capability assessment and reference checking.

AVOID SCAMS: NEVER pay to have your CV / Application pushed forward. Any job vacancy requesting payment for any reason is a SCAM. If you are requested to make a payment for any reason, please use the Whistle blower policy of the Bank, or call 0222162940 to report the scam. You also don’t need to know one in TPB BANK PLC to be employed. TPB BANK PLC is merit based institution and to achieve this vision, it always go for the best

Deadline of the applications will be 30th September, 2020

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SENIOR MANAGER DATA CENTRE - DAR ES SALAAM

TPB Bank PLC seeks to appoint dedicated, self-motivated and highly organized Senior Manager Data Centre (1 position) to join the Directorate of Technology and Operations team.

DIRECT REPORTING LINE: CHIEF MANAGER INFRASTRUCTURE

LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM

WORK SCHEDULE: As per TPB Bank PLC Staff regulations

DIVISION: INFRASTRUCTURE

SALARY: Commensurate to the Job Advertised

POSITION OBJECTIVE

The Position required to interact with Technology and Customers for most part of his/her day. Good Technical, planning and troubleshooting skills are a prerequisite for the job. The job requires understanding of IT infrastructure and IT service in financial sector knowledge in order to provide sound and reliable advice to the organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

Maintain data centre infrastructure services, including power, cooling and equipment racking configuration and cabling.
Ensure recovery procedures of all technology hardware are operational and routinely validated.
Manage the data centre infrastructure including network, application systems, and security
Ensure smooth operation of the data centre Infrastructure services.
Manage ICT risk in relation to data centre infrastructure and ensure the risk and controls policies and frameworks are implemented in line with the risk appetite of the bank.
Ensure modernization of the infrastructure and possible virtualization of the data centre.
Review and ensure the data centre change management controls are in place.
Review systems related projects before implementation to verify that all necessary standards controls are in place.
Coordinate the efforts of different ICT operational areas to ensure minimal duplication of efforts, maximise efficiency and value for money.
Contribute to the development of business unit strategy by providing views on potential improvements for products or services and assessment of the existing situation and anticipated changes in the external environment.
Pre-plan and prepare for Audits by identifying potential ICT risk areas and processes and participate in risk control assessment development.
Ensure availability of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plan.
Monitor compliance to all ICT policies requirements and advise management of any gaps by conducting periodic reviews.
Coordinate the closure of ICT policies and controls gaps identified by audit, self-review, etc. by engaging management to define, agree and monitor progress.
Manage patches for the systems in the data centre infrastructure
Manage third part ICT vendors in relation to data centre support and overall administration.
Provides input for fiscal year capital and operational budgeting of technology related resources
Ensure alignment and support of the bank-wide ICT Strategy and business objectives.

PROFESSIONAL AND INTERPERSONAL DETAILS

Education: Holder of Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology from any recognized University or equivalent discipline, ITIL, Price2, ISO270001 Certifications and Virtualization knowledge.
Possession of Masters in Computer Science will be an added advantages

Experience:

At least 3 years’ experience in the Bank Operations
Understanding of Banking Operations.
Working knowledge of Core Banking systems
Networking hardware, software and/or computer applications
Working knowledge in Virtualization and server consolidation
Experience in Business Process Reengineering

Skills / Attributes:

Strong knowledge in TCP/IP model and Protocol
Excellent skill in Configuration of Routers, Switches and Firewalls
Technical skill in Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of Servers Hardware and Operating systems software
Banking system
Leadership and Management skills.
Dynamic with ability to work in a multi-site and multi-cultural environment.
Strong writing, communication and presentation skills.
Team-working
Ability to work under pressure

Deadline of the applications will be 24th September, 2020