Career with BRAC Tanzania Finance Limited

BRAC Tanzania Finance Limited (BTFL) is the largest Microfinance organization in Tanzania with a mission to responsibly provide a range of financial services to people at the bottom of the pyramid. We particularly focus on women living in poverty in rural and hard-to-reach areas to create self-employment opportunities, build financial resilience, and harness women's entrepreneurial spirit by empowering them economically.

BRAC Tanzania Finance LTD is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill up the following position:

Legal and Recovery Officer

This role is responsible for providing legal expertise and services to BRAC in Tanzania. Key duties include developing and implementing strategies for the proper legal recovery of overdue loans, reviewing and preparing loan agreements and other corporate and legal documents, assisting with the interpretation and translation of country legislations, and handling litigation of civil, recovery, and labour cases.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement proper strategies for the recovery of overdue loans.
• Follow up on recovery cases at Primary, District, High Court, and District Land and Housing Tribunal across the country and maintain a list of recovery cases.
• Conduct legal research and provide legal advice and guidance on proactive compliance with new legislation and/or best practices likely to affect the Microfinance business, policy, and operating environment.
• Regularly review fraud investigation reports and findings and make recommendations for appropriate legal action.
• Closely follow up on cases reported to police stations and hold watching briefs in criminal proceedings in courts of law in respect of matters reported by the company, and accordingly report progress.
• Submit monthly reports on new and existing legal suits by and against the company, progress of credit recovery cases assigned for collection, trend and exposure analysis thereof, and recommend strategies.
• Regularly review and perfect documentation for Credit facilities to Microfinance customers in line with Microfinance policy and relevant legislation.
• Review and prepare contracts and other corporate and legal documents.
• Train staff on all legal issues arising out of BRAC in Tanzania operations, including assisting the company in identifying genuine securities.
• Coordinate and oversee legal compliance-related activities across field offices in the country and, within delegated authority, represent BRAC Tanzania in legal litigations in courts and quasi-judicial bodies.
• Participate, from time to time, in reviews and amendments of various BRAC Policies and Procedures.
• Prepare progress and annual legal affairs reports.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on safeguarding implementation.
• Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote, and endorse safeguarding policy issues among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, and encourage others to do so.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree of Laws (LLB) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
• Must be a Registered Advocate.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in legal practices, especially litigation.
• Excellent knowledge of recovery cases and all legal matters related to the company's operations, particularly on laws governing financial institutions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of labour matters.
• Planning skills, including the ability to work accurately and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated mature sense of judgment.
• Management of Diversity at the workplace.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills and the ability to conduct comprehensive legal research on a range of issues, including those of a unique and/or complex nature.
• Demonstrates discretion and sound judgment in applying legal expertise to sensitive, complex legal, and administrative issues.
• Ability to influence others to reach an agreement.
• Computer literate with effective use of basic applications such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Application Instructions:

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Email your CV and cover letter, mentioning the job title (Legal Officer) in the subject line at recruitment.tanzania@brac.co.tz.

Only complete applications will be accepted and short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: 15th May 2026

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, gender, status as an individual with a disability, or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records to fully ensure safeguarding.

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.