Sustainability Manager

Job Description

NBC is the oldest serving bank in Tanzania with over five decades of experience. We offer a range of retail, business, corporate and investment banking, wealth management products and services.

Job Summary

The overall purpose of the role is to provide strategic direction on ESG/Sustainability. The role is responsible for integrating sustainability into the core operations guided by the bank’s strategic direction. The role is responsible for strengthening partnerships with Development Finance Institution (DFI) through alignment of strategic objectives of funding and bank strategy, monitoring sustainability‑linked covenants and use of proceeds. Through Sustainability Working Group (SWG) Committee and Executive Risk Committee, set ESG/Sustainability targets that align with bank strategy, coordinating internal and external ESG reporting frameworks (including IFRS S1 and IFRS S2) and ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework and internal NBC Policies and Standards.

Job Description​

Strategy Support (20%)

• Coordinate with business heads drafting & implementation of the bank’s ESG/Sustainability Strategy.

• Guide business heads on strategic direction of sustainability objectives in alignment to respective function strategy.

• Setting ESG/Sustainability strategy targets that align to bank’s strategy and international standards.

• Integrating sustainability into the core operations guided by the bank’s strategic direction.

• Perform a market assessment to develop sector-specific strategies for each target market segment/asset class and to quantify climate finance opportunities.

Project management (20%)

• Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability agenda considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and integration with other initiatives.

• Coordinate project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for sustainability initiatives

• Oversee colleagues implementing any Sustainability projects.

• Manage partners performing sustainable initiatives including:

• Conduct sustainability- or environment-related due diligence.

• Monitor and evaluate viability, effectiveness or success of sustainability programs.

• Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.

• Prepare operational progress or status reports

• Review sustainability program objectives, progress, or status to ensure compliance with policies, standards, regulations, or laws.

Drive Performance

(20%)

• Manage Sustainability as a commercial business partnership, ensuring minimal incremental or unjustified cost or delay to transactions and processes;

• Quality assure input by business specialists to ensure that conclusions and recommendations are commercial, risk and Sustainability focused on alignment to NBC’s strategic objectives;

• Act as the conduit to commissioning and defining the work of consultants, ensuring shared trust and respect, by using a flexible approach to obtain mutual understanding of general Sustainability requirements between the bank and the consultants, to minimize potential liabilities and costs within set timescales;

• Serve as technical support to the Sustainability Working Group Committee, including preparation of agendas, minutes, progress dashboards, and follow‑up on action items.

• Prepare briefing papers, sustainability insights, and performance updates for senior leadership.

• Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design. This involves:

• Direct sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental or governmental regulations.

• Research environmental sustainability issues, concerns, or stakeholder interests

• Conduct sustainability- or environment-related risk assessments

• Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability agenda

• Sustainability Awareness and Capacity building through sharing of experience and knowledge. Support internal awareness initiatives on sustainability and climate risk.

• Coordinate training campaigns to build staff understanding of ESG.

Development Fund Institution (DFI) Monitoring & Reporting (10%)

• Oversee and monitor all sustainability‑related covenants and KPIs tied to DFI financing agreements.

• Prepare periodic reports for DFIs, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.