Strategy and Risk Manager (tenable in Gaborone) – Legal Aid Botswana

EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT

ATT 2/5/11/2 I 31 January 2018

Legal Aid Botswana (LAB) is a body corporate established under the Legal Aid Act, No. 18 of 2013, with a mandate to provide legal advice, legal representation and public education on legal matters to the indigent

 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified personnel for the following positions under Legal Aid Botswana.
Appointment to this position will be on a fixed term contract of not more than five (5) years.

 

VACANCY CIRCULAR NO: 1 OF 2018

Vacancy: Strategy and Risk Manager (tenable in Gaborone)
Main purpose of the job:

To drive the strategic planning process, provide implementation support to management and coordinate all projects to meet the objectives of Legal Aid Botswana (LAB).

 

 

To manage and oversee the effectiveness and compliance with corporate policies, procedures, risk processes and corporate governance to ensure an effective control environment that enhances efficiency, mitigates potential risk and protects the assets of LAB. To coordinate the risk management functions to ensure optimal usage and security of assets in the organisation.

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Coordinates the strategic planning process within LAB.
• Liaises with management on implementation of policies, strategies and Board resolutions.

• Monitors, evaluates and reports on the implementation of LAB plans by all Directorates to ensure successful attainment of LAB objectives.
• Reviews Government’s development plans, priorities, policies and strategy papers such as Vision 2036; extracts strategies which impact on the role of LAB and develops detailed scenarios from which LAB can adopt corporate strategies.
• Monitors and reviews LAB’s services and makes recommendations for the development of products and services to promote provision of legal aid.
• Ensures implementation of all Board and management action points to ensure project compliance to executive resolutions.

• Provides overall policy advice and direction for the design, development and operation risk management processes and systems to provide an optimum control environment for operations and services.
• Reviews the effectiveness of internal control systems and procedures and makes recommendations to protect the assets of the organisation.
• Facilitates performance audits to assess the impact of LAB policies and programs in achieving its mandate.
• Ensures identification of operational compliance issues, appropriately follows up and reports on implementation of relevant requirements.
• Communicates sound advice to management and staff in support of the development of relevant operational plans and projects.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with all management and staff to promote required buy-in on executive directives.
• Keeps management fully informed about strategic issues and priorities requiring their attention in a timely and professional manner.

 

• Undertakes any other lawful tasks as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Strategic Management, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Risk Management or an equivalent alternative business qualification; preferably with a Project Management qualification/certification
• Valid Driver’s License
• Must be fluent in written and spoken English

Work experience:
• A minimum of eight to ten (8-10) years’ experience in a strategic planning and management role, including project management or risk assessment and management within a highly regarded business environment.

Competencies (key behaviour areas)

 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent understanding of the Botswana socio-economic and business environment issues
• Exceptional business analysis, planning, organization and control abilities
• Strong analytical, research and computer skills
• Outstanding judgment and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of risk management and quality assurance
• Knowledge of law issues and regulatory issues
• Proven negotiation and advocacy abilities
• Commitment to business ethics, teamwork and professional conduct.
• Proven project management knowledge and skills including development of business cases, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation

Remuneration: Attractive salary which includes benefits (P492, 900.00) per annum

Leave: 24 working days per annum

Applications:

Applicants should quote the vacancy circular number and give the following details:

• Full name, address and telephone
• Brief summary of career (Curriculum Vitae)
• Certified copies of Certificates and certified copy of Omang
• Certified copy of valid Driver’s License
• At least three (3) references and one from current employer.

 

 

Applications should be addressed to:
Chief Executive Officer
Legal Aid Botswana
P. O. Box 160 AAH
Gaborone

Or hand deliver to: Records Office/ Reception
Ground Floor

For further information, contact Human Resource office at 3811310/ 75220141 or Records Office at 3811330.

 

Closing date: 23 February 2018