Vacancy Advert
Botswana Development Corporation is transitioning into a purpose-driven, impact-focused mega investment company that is dedicated to prioritising its people and fostering meaningful economic transformation and sustainable growth. In this regard, the Corporation is looking for dynamic, zealous, and qualified individuals to submit applications for the following position and join the BDC team to drive its transformational agenda.
Head Strategy
Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, you will lead and direct the Strategy departmental functions and activities including but not limited to strategic planning, monitoring and reporting, project and change management, strategic partnerships and alliances, research, sector and portfolio impact analysis, business continuity planning and process improvement in order to enhance the performance of BDC and its subsidiaries in alignment with its mandate. You will therefore be responsible for the coordination of the corporate strategy planning and development process including the review of its mandate, vision, mission, core values, strategic objectives, internal products, services and external operating environment and past portfolio performance.
You will also be expected to facilitate research on sector trends, forecasts, competitive benchmarking, changes in macro-economic and micro-economic landscape, technological, social, regulatory and governance developments which mayimpact BDC’s portfolio of companies or future investments. Youwill be required to establish partnership frameworks for identifying, developing, building and maintaining value adding strategic partnerships to aid the advancement of BDC’s mandate and strategy agenda. You are to oversee the management and monitoring of all strategic projects and programmes and enforce all policies and processes related to project governance, planning, resourcing, implementation and management. The successful candidate will drive the assessment of corporate performance against approved strategy and plans, and provide feedback to executive management, the Board and other stakeholders. You are to facilitate the consolidated performance measurements, monitoring and evaluation of the Corporation’s investment portfolio through performance monitoring methodologies dashboards and data analytics. You also contribute to the establishment and maintenance of investment risk mitigation strategies and policies.
The incumbent should have minimum of three (3) years’ experience at management level in a strategy or business advisory role in a medium-to-large organisation, preferably in the financial services sector, Additionally, the candidate should have extensive experience in strategy management and leading strategic or transformational projects. You should have a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in business administration, Economics, Commerce, Finance or related helds.
Candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications to recruitment@bdc.bw.
Deadline for applications is 21 August 2026.
BDC offers a commensurate package with attractive benefits.
OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS ACKNOWLEDGES PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
Recruitment Data Privacy Notice
In compliance with the Botswana Data Protection Act No. 18 of 2024 (the DPA), Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) will process your personal data lawfully and in accordance with the provisions of the DPA, particularly, Section 26 (f), the processing and the collection of personal data is necessary for the performance of legitimate interests pursued by BDC. The collection and processing of your personal data (i.e. identification details, contact information, date of birth and employment history etc will be for recruitment and employment purposes, in accordance with the purpose limitation principles stipulated in the DPA.
Your information will be handled confidentially and maybe shared with authorised internal departments and third-party service providers involved in the recruitment process. You have the right to access, rectify, restrict, delete or object to the processing c your personal data. For inquiries on the processing of your personal data, contact Data Protection Officer.
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