Exim Bank Tanzania recently finalized the acquisition of Canara Bank Tanzania Limited’s assets and liabilities in February 2025, marking its third acquisition in six years. This acquisition follows previous deals, including a bank in Uganda in 2016, UBL Bank Tanzania in 2019, and FNB Bank Tanzania in 2022. The bank’s net loan book stands at TZS 1.8 trillion, and its deposit base is TZS 2.5 trillion as of June 2025.

The Market Risk Assistant Manager is responsible for ensuring that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Exim Bank Policies and Standards. It also involves identifying, analyzing, and mitigating market risks that could impact on the organization’s profitability, assets, and stability. This role focuses on evaluating market trends, assessing potential threats, and implementing risk management strategies to safeguard the bank financial performance.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate potential market, liquidity and capital risks that may impact the achievement of organizational goals and objectives.
• Evaluate the impact of the shift in external factors on strategic planning including changes in the market landscape to technological advancements or shifts in customer preferences.
• Perform oversight into the implementation of proactive and effective management of market, liquidity and capital risks.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to anticipate potential risks and develop proactive strategies to mitigate them.
• Perform, Collect and analyze financial data to predict risk trends.
• Prepare detailed risk reports for senior management and stakeholders.
• Responsible for setting and monitoring risk appetite limits and thresholds as approved by the Board
• Provide updates to regulators and respond to inquiries into company’s capital risk, liquidity risk and market risk functions following appropriate governance
• Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements and internal Policies and Standards.
• Proactively look for ways to improve the control environment by considering what could go wrong in the processes you operate and how errors could be prevented
• Contribute to the strategy recommendations for Liquidity Risk, Capital Risk and Market Risk management
• Provide technical recommendations and advice on risk issues to senior management

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university preferably in Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics or Mathematics or related discipline.
• Any additional relevant compliance related professional certifications will be an added advantage, CPA or CRMA, MBA, CFA, Data Analytics.
• At least 3 years of banking experience in risk management external and/or internal Audit.