Independent Senior Banking Advisor – Letshego Africa Holdings

Job Description

Job Summary

Letshego Bank Botswana Limited (“LBBL”) has submitted its banking license application to the Bank of Botswana, with a conditional license expected within the next 6-9 months. As part of its commitment to ensuring robust and independent assurance during this critical build-out phase, Letshego Africa Holdings Limited (LAHL) invites proposals from suitably qualified senior banking professionals to provide independent advisory support to the Board.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently review and validation of the business case, financial models, capital plans and regulatory submissions.
• Provide senior, arm’s-length assurance on implementation progress across the core build-out workstreams (technology, finance, risk, compliance, operations, payments, people and premises).
• Report directly to the Group Strategy and Investment Committee (GSIC) of the LAHL Board through to full license and launch, over a 6-9 month engagement based primarily in Gaborone, Botswana.

Requirements

• A senior banking professional with 12-15+ years’ leadership experience, including exposure to a bank start-up, greenfield license or conditional license build-out in SADC/African markets.
• Demonstrated Board-level advisory experience.
• No prior involvement in LBBL’s business case or financial model.

How to Apply

Apply by email: [email protected]

REF Code: LBBL Build Out Phase Board Advisor RFP

Closing Date: 2026-10-03