To safeguard the legal interests of BOPEU through the provision of legal expertise, advice, and services to ensure statutory compliance and business operations within a sound legal framework under the direction of the General Secretary.
Key Responsibilities
- Ability to handle, manage and coordinate litigation at the Courts of Botswana.
- Provides proactive legal support and timely advice on various legal issues like commercial contracts, dispute resolution, and government funding agreements, regulatory, employment, and governance.
- Assesses and advises effectively to minimize and control risks to the Organization and ensuring that governance, systems, controls and processes are appropriate as relevant.
- Interface with external legal counsel and manage the provision of legal services and advice to the Organization. This includes, but is not limited to; providing comprehensive briefing instructions to external legal counsel, timeously responding to requests for information and further instructions from external counsel.
- To provide accurate and timeous legal services and advice to the Organization. Drafting of legal opinions, advices, and drafting of legal instruments, i.e. Agreements, legal representation in negotiations and litigation and overall enforcement of legal provisions to ensure compliance by the Organization.
- Represents the Organization in judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies in respect of proceedings to which the Organization is a party or may be interested.
- Assists in the delivery of secretarial services to the Organization (NOB and NEC) as may from time to time be required; this includes but not limited to preparation of minutes and ensuring signatures of attendees are obtained and interests declared.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from University of Botswana or a recognized University
- Admitted to practice in Botswana as an Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public
- Experience in Civil Litigation and Commercial Law Practice
- Membership to Law Society of Botswana or a recognized professional body/ society or Institution.
- Minimum 5 (five) years’ post qualification working experience in a Law Firm or Legal Department of a reputable large public/private organization
- A minimum of two (2) years at middle management level (supervisory)
- Practical knowledge of Botswana Labour Legislation and practices
- Extensive experience Civil Litigation and Commercial Law Practice.
- Demonstrable experience and ability in Litigation
- Represent members in Courts of Law
- Team Leadership
- Decision Making and Assertive
- Innovation and Change Management
- Customer Oriented
- Relationship/Network Building
- Effective Communication and Interpersonal Relations
- Advocating for and Developing Others
- Diagnostic and Analytical thinking
- Values, Ethics and Integrity
Salary
Competitive Salary plus benefits (Pension, Leave, Life Cover, Medical Aid)
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a detailed cover letter, certified copies of academic certificates, ID and at least two (2) recent references to info@bopeu.org.bw or hand delivery at Plot 54374, Grand Union Building, Block C, 2nd Floor, CBD, Gaborone. Cover letters should be addressed to: The General Secretary, P.O. Box 320, Gaborone. Closing Date: 30th January 2026.