Senior Legal Counsel at BlueOrchard

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.