Senior Legal Advisor at Industrial Development Corporation

Qualification and Experience
Qualification

• Law degree and Admission as an Attorney essential
• Master’s degree such as LLM desirable

Knowledge & Skills 

• A minimum of five years’ post-article experience in the financial services industry
• 2-3 years working experience in the banking and finance/SoE/DFI (restructuring, turnaround & business rescue) space is essential
• Experience in the drafting, review, negotiation and re-negotiation of cross-border, project finance, corporate, commercial, structured and re-structured finance transactions
• Understanding of the PFMA in particular its application to Schedule 2 SOEs, PFMA Treasury acquisition notifications, competition commission  acquisitions notifications, fund management/investment

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide general legal advice, including legal research
• Structure, restructure, negotiate and re-negotiate corporate and commercial transactions including project finance and cross-border financing transactions
• Identify, evaluate and structure import and export finance transactions
• Ensure compliance with internal legal and other IDC procedures and policies
• Identify and minimize potential legal risks
• Draft, review, negotiate and re-negotiate financing agreements and other legal documentation
• Make presentations and opine on legal and regulatory developments
• Conducting legal due diligence investigations
• Ensure efficiencies aimed at improving client satisfaction by providing efficient legal services 
• Developing and maintaining relationships with providers of legal services (including, external legal counsels, business rescue practitioners and other key stakeholders)
• Develop and maintain client and institutional relationships, internally, locally and internationally

Job Requirements

TECHNICAL/FUCNTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Sound corporate and commercial legal knowledge
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Draft and negotiate loan agreements and other legal documentation
• Transactional negotiations at senior level
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Independent judgement and good analytical skills
• Capable of working in a high-pressured environment and can exercise independent judgement
• Ability to prioritize and plan
• Ability to independently provide guidance and timeous delivery on highly complex projects
• Ability to coach and mentor juniors on areas of specialization
• Good knowledge and understanding of international and local financing instruments