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You must be a qualified legal practitioner, ideally with a B. Com / LLB & have broad based corporate business skills, with a minimum of five years’ experience (post admission) and be a Botswana citizen (this is non-negotiable). The ideal candidate will have solid commercial and litigation experience with a reputable firm of attorneys, followed by at least 2 years in an in-house corporate position.

You need to be an above average communicator, self-motivated, performance driven professional who is able to work independently and within a team. You should be attentive to detail, deal with issues urgently as well as be a sound negotiator, analytical and have excellent problem-solving skills.

You will have additional responsibilities across three business units which include:

• Compliance: Managing the relationship with the applicable Regulators;
  • Ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations (including AML and risk management & assisting with staff training;
• Contract management: Drafting and reviewing third party contracts, maintaining contracts registers;
• Legal advice: Providing legal advice, research and updates to operational and group management;
• Legal risk management: Developing and maintaining a regulatory universe; identifying potential legal risks associated with business activities.
  • Providing assurance and support to management with litigation, including debt collection and trade disputes.
• Policy management: Drafting and maintaining a group-wide register of policies and procedures.
• Company secretarial functions: Act as board secretary; draft resolutions & maintain all statutory records;
• People management: Supervise the legal & compliance officer; and be
• Fully computer literate with MS Office.

A post graduate qualification in company law, company secretarial, compliance and / or risk management would be very advantageous, as would international exposure.

The remuneration package will be in line with current trends.

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