Project Attorney - Fundraising at CrossBoundary

What you’ll do

• CrossBoundary Energy is recruiting a full-time attorney to support its fundraising and investment activities. The successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Legal Officer, senior counsel and the investment team to structure, draft, negotiate, and close financing and fundraising documentation for CBE’s portfolio of energy projects. This role will also involve advising on debt and equity funding structures at both the portfolio and individual project levels,  assisting with investor relations, and ensuring corporate and covenant compliance across multiple jurisdictions. 
• You will engage directly with the investment, finance, and legal teams, and play a key role in enabling the growth of CBE’s capital base and supporting its mission to expand renewable energy access across Africa and beyond. 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Draft, review, and negotiate debt and equity finance documents, including loan agreements, convertible notes, subscription agreements, shareholder agreements, , security agreements, side letters etc. 
• Support structuring of investment vehicles and capital raising initiatives across jurisdictions 
• Lead transaction closing processes 
• Advise internal teams on legal aspects of investor onboarding, fund governance, and compliance 
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance of fundraising activities in all relevant markets 
• Collaborate with external counsel and advisors on fundraising transactions  
• Maintain and improve legal templates and precedents for fundraising and investment documentation 
• Monitor investor agreement compliance and reporting obligations 
• Support investor due diligence processes and respond to legal queries from prospective investors 

Qualifications 

Required Skills and Experience 

• 3+ years’ post-admission experience in a premier law firm and/or in-house legal department focused on fundraising, investment, or project finance 
• Experience drafting and negotiating debt and equity finance agreements, shareholder agreements, and broader suite of financing documents including security documents 
• Familiarity with corporate structuring and investor relations in emerging markets 
• Strong understanding of project finance and capital raising mechanisms 
• Law degree with strong academic credentials from an accredited university 
• Bar admission 
• Fluency in English; French language skills would be a benefit 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) 
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously 

Who You Are 

• Self-starter passionate about unlocking capital for sustainable infrastructure in emerging markets 
• Commercially minded legal expert with a strong understanding of fundraising and investment structures 
• Adept at identifying and mitigating legal risks in financing transactions and investor agreements 
• Patient puzzle-solver who perseveres through complexity to find practical solutions 
• Skilled communicator and relationship builder across jurisdictions and cultures 
• Ethical and principled, with a strong grasp of international standards for investor relations and compliance 
• Systematic and highly organized, with personal accountability for managing multiple workstreams 
• Effective in a fast-moving and complex environment