Job Purpose

Provides strategic and operational support to the HEAD-LEGAL and Company Secretary, ensuring effective execution of departmental priorities across all banking functions. Supervises Legal Managers and Officers and ensures timely delivery of outputs aligned with regulatory and business expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Head Legal and Company Secretary, the following are among the Job key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Management

• Act as deputy to the Head-Legal in managing day-to-day legal operations.
• Mentor and coach Legal Managers and Officers, fostering professional growth and high performance.

Strategic Execution

• Translate legal strategy into structured work plans and monitor implementation.
• Liaise with other departments withing the Bank to ensure legal alignment with organizational objectives.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Track departmental KPIs and prepare consolidated reports for ALCO, Risk, NRG, and Board Committees.
• Recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency and quality of legal outputs.

Legal Documentation & Advisory

• Review legal documentation prior to escalation to Head-Legal or external counsel.
• Support legal risk monitoring across credit, treasury, operations, and digital banking.

Quality Assurance

• Conduct quality reviews of legal outputs to ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency and recommend process improvements.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Strategic thinking and execution.
• Leadership and team development.
• Risk management and compliance expertise.
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• LLB or equivalent legal qualification; Advocate of the High Court preferred.
• Minimum 8–10 years’ experience in banking law, litigation, credit documentation, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing legal teams and delivering regulator-ready outputs.
• Must be a member in good standing of the Law Association of Zambia.

• Act as deputy to the Head-Legal in managing day-to-day legal operations.
• Mentor and coach Legal Managers and Officers, fostering professional growth and high performance.
• Translate legal strategy into structured work plans and monitor implementation.
• Liaise with other departments withing the Bank to ensure legal alignment with organizational objectives.
• Track departmental KPIs and prepare consolidated reports for ALCO, Risk, NRG, and Board Committees.
• Recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency and quality of legal outputs.
• Review legal documentation prior to escalation to Head-Legal or external counsel.
• Support legal risk monitoring across credit, treasury, operations, and digital banking.
• Conduct quality reviews of legal outputs to ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency and recommend process improvements.

• Strategic thinking and execution.
• Leadership and team development.
• Risk management and compliance expertise.
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration.

• LLB or equivalent legal qualification; Advocate of the High Court preferred.
• Minimum 8–10 years’ experience in banking law, litigation, credit documentation, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing legal teams and delivering regulator-ready outputs.
• Must be a member in good standing of the Law Association of Zambia.