Business Growth and Development Manager – 7 Vacancies at Equity Bank

Department: Retail Banking

Locations: Ubungo, Zanzibar, Songea, Kigoma, Masaki, Tanga, Arusha

Experience: 5+ years in banking (2+ in management)

Education: Bachelor’s in Business/Finance/Economics (MBA preferred)

Deadline: 3rd October, 2025

Overview

The Business Growth and Development Manager will provide leadership to achieve high performance by ensuring employee development, employee engagement, and performance management to deliver organization objectives and goals. The role focuses on growing the company’s market share by identifying new markets and creating unique customer products/services intimacy experiences. It also involves intelligence gathering on customers, competitors, and market trends through research, as well as formulating and implementing business development strategies and marketing plans.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for business development and marketing activities for overall business growth (on deposit, alternative banking channels, and quality loan portfolio).
  • Assessing key markets and business opportunities for bank’s products and services.
  • Formulating and implementing business development strategies and marketing plans.
  • Intelligence gathering on customers, competitors, and market trends through research.
  • Handling business inquiries and generating leads for possible sales, follow-up sales activity, and proposal writing.
  • Developing new revenue streams while optimizing income from existing lines through innovative marketing.
  • Growing the company’s market share by identifying new markets and creating unique customer products/services intimacy experiences.
  • Grow the number of accounts, carded customers, agents, and merchants.
  • Managing and monitoring branch budget.
  • Monitoring the existing business portfolio and new accounts performance.
  • Fostering partnerships and maintaining business relations with key industry players.
  • Work with other departments on product/service enhancement and development.
  • Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

Skills

  • Strong leadership, mentorship, and coaching skills.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Knowledge of bank risks and their mitigation.
  • Understanding of AML and KYC policy guidelines.
  • High personal standards, goal-oriented, and with personal initiative.
  • Good understanding of bank policies and procedures.
  • Team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work in a high-pressure environment.

Experience & Education

  • 5+ years in banking, with a focus on business development, relationship management, and with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field (MBA preferred) from a reputable college/university.

How to Apply

Application Deadline: 3rd October, 2025

Submit your application quoting the Job title on the subject field to: TZRecruitment@equitybank.co.tz