Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) is the national power utility responsible for the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity in Botswana. With a renewed focus on transformation, commercial sustainability and operational excellence, BPC is inviting suitably qualified, visionary and seasoned finance leaders to join its executive leadership team as Chief Financial Officer.
Job Summary
- Type: full-time
- Location: Gaborone
- Category: Finance
- Closing Date: 2026-07-03
Key Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing the Corporation’s financial strategy.
- Leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
- Strengthening business controls, governance and financial risk management.
- Ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and accounting requirements.
- Providing strategic financial advice to the CEO, Board and executive leadership.
- Leading capital structuring, mobilisation and optimisation for major infrastructure projects.
- Driving financial sustainability frameworks, tariff modelling and long-term capital planning.
- Supporting investment strategies and optimisation of the Corporation’s capital structure.
- Managing relationships with lenders, DFls, ECAs, commercial banks, regulators, investors and other key stakeholders.
- Leading and developing the finance function to support transformation, accountability and performance.
Requirements
- Full qualification and membership of a recognised professional accounting body such as ACCA, CIMA, CA or equivalent.
- Additional qualifications in Finance, Investment Banking or Corporate Finance (CFA, MBA Finance or equivalent) is necessary requirement.
- At least 15 years’ post-qualification experience in a large commercial setting with complex financial accounting and reporting systems.
- Proven experience in statutory reporting.
- Extensive capital markets and or, investment banking experience.
- Proven track record in capital-intensive energy infrastructure projects, including structured debt and equity financing.
- Experience in raising financing from DFls, ECAs, commercial banks and capital markets.
- Experience in developing bankable power project financial models and tariff frameworks.
- Experience engaging major regulators, lenders, government and investors.
- Financial management and reporting.
- Public reporting.
- Leadership and governance.
- Commercial orientation.
- Strategy orientation.
- Capital structuring and investment analysis.
How to Apply
To apply in confidence: please visit www.peopleconnections.co.bw. Applicants should submit a Cover Letter, Detailed Curriculum Vitae, Certified Academic Certificates and at least three (3) referees. Application documents should be in pdf format and merged. For enquiries: Contact 3975917 / 3915503
About the Company
Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) is a state-owned company for electrical power generation, transmission and distribution in Botswana. It was established in 1970 and is currently the only electricity supplier in the country. BPC represents Botswana in the Southern African Power Pool. Morupule Power Station (coal-fired) in Palapye supplies 80% of domestically generated electricity, however the country is dependent on importing energy from its neighbours. Its capacity is estimated to be around 132 MW. The region's main power supplier, South Africa, is experiencing its own problems with under-capacity blackouts. A plan to boost Morupule station with four new 150 MW units is underway and gathering financial support from several sources.
Website: https://www.bpc.bw/