Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs: Botswana

AB InBev

Legal Services

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The Key purpose is to drive and lead the Botswana Legal and Corporate Affairs agenda: government and stakeholder relations, regulatory affairs including protecting License to Trade, corporate reputation and communications, media relations, communities support projects, legal projects, and compliance and governance priorities.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Managing and leading the Botswana Corporate Affairs and Legal agenda and strategy
• Strategy for Government and stakeholder relations, corporate reputation management and corporate brand communications
• Proactive leading on training/ compliance and risk management for the Botswana business
• Key advice and strategy across the business
• Manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Drive the agenda in protecting the business’ interest at a local level and ascertain adherence to business ethics as well as to existing policies
• Supervise and, together with Legal Analyst coordinate any material court proceedings and litigation settlements
• Lead and manage key strategic projects and transactions
• Legal responsibility for marketing, advertising and sales promotion materials
• Manage and lead Botswana Legal and Corporate Affairs team.
• Partner with the business to actively shape regulation affecting the industry and safeguard and improve corporate reputation. Manage relationships with key external stakeholders including Government and the Botswana Revenue Authority, together with industry associations and regulators.
• Support the Botswana business and liaise with the Africa Regional and Global management teams.
• Provide legal and risk advice on a wide range of commercial transactions and risk assessments, including competition law, litigation and innovation.
• Develop, manage and lead the Botswana Legal and Corporate Affairs team, including people development and strategic planning.
Position holder will have a key role on the Botswana management committee and will be expected to contribute into a wide range of management issues.

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Minimum Requirements:

• Candidates can have either a Communications/Public Relations/Corporate Affairs/External Affairs/Legal background, with a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience
• Ability to interact with and influence senior stakeholders
• Leading and managing people experience
• Board experience (Desirable)
• Strong academic background and experience
• FMCG experience (Desirable)
• Ideally an understanding of industry value chains, particularly agriculture
• Ideally some International understanding/experience, given the nature of the global business
• Proficiency in English and Setswana
Highly-developed all round business and commercial sense

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Key Competencies:

• Full engagement with AB InBev’s 10 Principles (see www.ab-inbev.com)
• Target-driven/ think big
• Enthusiasm/ highly ambitious
• Energy
• Ability to prioritise
• Strong leadership (impact and influence)
• Management of people – coordinate mid-sized team
• Strong personality with strong communication and negotiating skills in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to work autonomously, in a result-orientated and effective problem-solving way
• Flexibility and willingness to travel
• Analytical mind
• Accountability
• Ability to build strong relationships, networks & teams internally and externally
Ability to deliver extraordinary results

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Additional Information:

Band: VI

ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.











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