Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Hiring Organization: BlueOrchard
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Investment
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Competitive
Date Posted: 01/21/2024
Key tasks
Work
closely with Blue Orchard Finance (BOF) investment officers, representatives of
client financial institutions (FIs) as well as local legal counsel in various
jurisdiction across Africa to oversee the development of transactional
agreements and coordinate closing of deals;
Prepare
transaction documents in full compliance with all internal processes, the
applicable laws and regulations and corporate requirements of BOF managed
funds;
Liaise
with BOF investment officers, BOF legal department, and BOF risk team to
develop and process amendments/waivers and other supplemental deal documents
post-disbursement;
Provide
key support to the legal team in the day-to-day management of legal and
transactional risk.
Required
skills and experience
Degree in
law (preferably Master’s degree) and at least 5 years professional experience
in a top tier law firm;
Experience
in legal documentation of debt and/or equity transactions;
Worked in
banking, infrastructure and/or private equity;
Total
professional fluency in both written and spoken English is essential and
fluency in French is a clear advantage. Additionally, fluency in Portuguese is
desirable.
Your
personal profile
Strong
ability to work autonomously, under tight deadlines and to interact at all
levels of the company within BOF and within the investee FIs as well;
Self-starter
with desire and ability to learn quickly in a rewarding, but fast paced and
challenging deal environment;
Passionate
about financial inclusion and the goals of impact investment.
What we
offer
Work in a
global and fast-growing company with a true commitment to its mission of
fighting global poverty and climate change;
An
entrepreneurial culture, offering multiple opportunities for learning and
development;
A dynamic
and multicultural team spread around the globe.
