Legal and Compliance Officer

Position Title: Legal and Compliance Officer
Duty Station: Harare, Zimbabwe
Type of Appointment: 2 Year Contract|
Estimated Start Date: 1 November 2025
: NVF2025/10
Application Closing Date: 15 September 2025

Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
1. Legal Advisory and Support
Provide legal guidance to management and departments.
• Monitor legal and regulatory changes affecting company operations
• Ensure all activities comply with laws governing venture capital
2. Contract Management
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements (eg, MOUs, shareholder/investment agreements)
• Maintain a centralized contract repository and ensure compliance reviews
• Safeguard company interests in all legal documents.
3. Corporate Governance & Company Secretarial Support
Assist in drafting and reviewing governance documents (eg, charters, policies)
• Ensure adherence to corporate governance standards
• Support board and committee secretarial functions
4. Regulatory Compliance & Liaison
• Ensure timely fling of statutory retums and compliance with regulatory bodies (eg, RBZ, ZIMRA, SECZ)
• Maintain compliance registers and develop monitoring pions,
• Act as liaison with regulators and other oversight bodies.
5. Risk Management & Litigation
• Identify and mitigate legal and compliance risks
• Support dispute resolution, litigation, and liaise with external counsel
• Participate in risk assessments and policy development.

Requirements:
1. LLB Degree/ Equivalent
2. Recognized member of the law Society of Zimbabwe
3. At least 2 years in progressively responsible legal and compliance roles.
4. Valid Class 4 Driver's License

Key Responsibilities:
1. Legal Advisory and Support
Provide legal guidance to management and departments.
• Monitor legal and regulatory changes affecting company operations
• Ensure all activities comply with laws governing venture capital
2. Contract Management
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements (eg, MOUs, shareholder/investment agreements)
• Maintain a centralized contract repository and ensure compliance reviews
• Safeguard company interests in all legal documents.
3. Corporate Governance & Company Secretarial Support
Assist in drafting and reviewing governance documents (eg, charters, policies)
• Ensure adherence to corporate governance standards
• Support board and committee secretarial functions
4. Regulatory Compliance & Liaison
• Ensure timely fling of statutory retums and compliance with regulatory bodies (eg, RBZ, ZIMRA, SECZ)
• Maintain compliance registers and develop monitoring pions,
• Act as liaison with regulators and other oversight bodies.
5. Risk Management & Litigation
• Identify and mitigate legal and compliance risks
• Support dispute resolution, litigation, and liaise with external counsel
• Participate in risk assessments and policy development.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates must email your curriculum vitae to careers@nvccz.com with the subject line: Legal and Compliance OfficerRequired Documents:1. Curriculum Vitae (CV) with Full names Place and date of birth Contact information2. Copy of national identification3. Proof of qualifications4. Current salary (if employed)5. Date of availability6. Three (3) traceable referees