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The Fund is a Defined Contribution Pension Fund which is registered and approved by the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) and the Botswana Unified Pension Fund.\n\nJob Summary\n\nEmployer: First National Bank Botswana Pension Fund\n\nJob Type: Contract\n\nLocation: Gaborone, Botswana\n\nCategory: Finance\n\nClosing Date: 2026-11-26\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nInform the Regulatory Authority, in writing, of any information relating to the affairs of the Fund which in the opinion may seriously prejudice the financial soundness of the Fund or its Members, as soon as the Trustee becomes aware of any such information;\n\nAct independently and exercise their powers in a manner that is impartial and not influenced by personal considerations;\n\nEnsure that the Fund is financially sound, responsibly managed and governed in accordance with the applicable legislation;\n\nEnsure that adequate and appropriate information is communicated to the Members of the Fund, informing them of their rights, duties and benefits in relation to the Fund.\n\nRequirements\n\nA Bachelor's degree, preferably in Finance, Investment Management, Risk Management; A Masters' Degree or equivalent professional qualifications (CIMA, ACCA, CAIA) is an added advantage;\n\nA Certificate of Proficiency in Retirement Funds is required;\n\nMust have experience as a Trustee which is not limited to a certain field related to retirement funds;\n\nA minimum of five years' managerial experience in the financial service sector;\n\nBasic knowledge of the NBFIRA Act, Retirement Funds Act, Trust Act and any other relevant legislation;\n\nMust have sound knowledge of corporate governance;\n\nMust have good communication skills as well as the required time and commitment;\n\nCannot be an employee, agent or shareholder to any service provider of the sponsoring Employer; First National Bank Botswana and the Fund, including their related entities.\n\nHow to Apply\nQualified candidates are to submit their detailed curriculum vitae with a covering letter addressed to the Chairperson of the Trustees, clearly marked with a clearly marked heading \"FNB BPF - Independent Trustee\" no later than 16th November 2024.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2343,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Botswana","iso":"BW","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Commercial & Retail Banks","Investment Banking & M&A Advisory","Leasing, Auto & Equipment Finance"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-13T00:22:20Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":11,"reasons":["seen:1","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-14T05:58:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/firstrand-independent-trustee","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/firstrand-independent-trustee.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-14T15:46:48Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":17584,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4436},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4436"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ffirstrand-independent-trustee"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ffirstrand-independent-trustee"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ffirstrand-independent-trustee"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/firstrand-independent-trustee\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ffirstrand-independent-trustee"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4208646}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"firstrand.co.za","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4208646},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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