Reporting to the Head Legal & Company Secretary, your role will be to plan, organise and manage the activities of the legal function and provide commercial legal advice to BDC and its subsidiaries and ensure compliance with applicable local and international laws and regulations. You will also provide company secretarial support to the Head Legal and Company Secretary and oversight of outsourced legal counsel support. You will contribute to the development and implementation of the Legal department’s strategy, plans and budgets as well as develop, implement and maintain legal and governance policies, processes, systems and procedures. Furthermore, you will be responsible for assisting the Head with Board secretarial duties including but not limited to Board pack preparations, follow-up of actions, minute taking as well as managing and quality assuring all outsourced legal counsel support to ensure all work is completed according to terms of reference. You will also provide legal opinion, advice and assistance on the formulation, review, enforcement and interpretation of corporate legal documents and coordinate, manage, and participate in the various investment lifecycle stages including the review of draft legal documents and ensuring adherence to policies and
Procedures and engaging outsourced legal counsel where required. Some of the role responsibilities include briefing external legal counsel on areas of litigation and provide the necessary information and documents and ensure BDC and its subsidiaries comply with all legal statutes, relevant legislations, and regulations. Additionally, you will ensure the safety, confidentiality, completeness of all corporate legal documentation in accordance with the records management policy and ensure the preparation and submission of key legal reports.
To succeed in this role, you will have a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and be admitted to practice in Botswana. You will also have a minimum of three (3) years in a legal advisory role at senior or supervisory level of a law firm or a medium to large institution, preferably in the financial services sector as well as experience in corporate/commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, governance, company secretarial services and debt collection. You will further have experience in reviewing and preparing commercial contracts and agreements and tender adjudication.
Candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications to recruitment@bdc.bw.
Deadline for applications is 30 April 2026.
BDC offers a commensurate package with attractive benefits.
OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS ACKNOWLEDGES PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
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