Lawyer with experience in corporate and project finance

Legal Support for Community and Financial Affairs, Lending Operations outside Europe Department (JUI) - Division for Mediterranean (FEMIP) & Africa, Caribbean, Pacific – Investment Facility & Asia and Latin America

The lawyer will assist the Associate Director/Head of Division, together with other legal advisers, in providing legal support to the operational directorates.

The lawyer will carry out work relating to all tasks within the Division’s remit and will independently manage dossiers relating to traditional operations. S/he will operate under the supervision of the Head of Division/Associate Director, whose instructions s/he will follow when dealing with complex dossiers and whose approval s/he will seek on fundamental or unusual matters. S/he will:

• Create the legal framework for financing operations and guarantees for corporate and project finance (drafting, advisory support, conclusion of contracts and completion of all related legal formalities) and monitor them from a legal viewpoint
• Manage high-level contacts and negotiations
• Liaise where necessary with external consultants and supervise their work
• Complete the administrative formalities vis-à-vis clients (public institutions and private enterprises)
• Undertake research and conduct legal studies on problems of law arising in connection with the Bank’s operations and in the context of developing new financial instruments.
• Monitor and manage older problem files
  

• The candidate should preferably be qualified in common law. A further knowledge of civil law would be an advantage
• Experience with an international law firm or with the in-house legal department of a financial institution
• Between two and three years’ professional experience, notably in emerging markets financing, with special emphasis in project financing in a law firm of international repute or a financial institution
• Familiarity with standard IT tools
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English or French and good command of the other one. Knowledge of another language of the European Union would be an asset
  

• Ability to analyse, summarise and resolve problems
• Ability to develop innovative legal solutions
• Ability to draft documents promptly
• Good interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Ability to argue convincingly and achieve a consensus among colleagues and third parties on official legal matters
• Team player
• Well-organised, with the ability to prioritise (meet deadlines).