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Senior Legal Advisor (Sandown Office - Sandown, GP ZA (Primary)
POSTED BY: Industrial Development Corporation
REF:IDC 114
Date Published:09 August 2021
Date of Expiration:05 February 2022 EXPIRED
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| LOCATION OF THIS JOB |
 South Africa | SANDOWN, GP ZA (PRIMARY) in South Africa |
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| DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
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| Full-Time |
| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
Closing Date of Advert 18/8/2021
Job Title Senior Legal Advisor (Sandown Office - Sandown, GP ZA (Primary)
Organizational Unit Industrial Development Corporation Ltd -> Legal and Compliance -> Legal Services
Job Type Full-time
Category Legal
Education Level Honours Degree
Location Sandown Office - Sandown, GP ZA (Primary)
JOB PURPOSE
To provide sound, clear and accurate legal advice to mitigate the legal risks that the IDC is exposed to in its daily activities.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provide general legal advice, including legal research
2. Structure, restructure, negotiate and re-negotiate corporate and commercial transactions including project finance and cross-border financing transactions
3. Identify, evaluate and structure import and export finance transactions
4. Ensure compliance with internal legal and other IDC procedures and policies
5. Identify and minimize potential legal risks
6. Draft, review, negotiate and re-negotiate financing agreements and other legal documentation
7. Make presentations and opine on legal and regulatory developments
8. Conducting legal due diligence investigations
9. Ensure efficiencies aimed at improving client satisfaction by providing efficient legal services
10. Developing and maintaining relationships with providers of legal services (including, external legal counsels, business rescue practitioners and other key stakeholders)
11. Develop and maintain client and institutional relationships, internally, locally and internationally
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB |
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Law degree and Admission as an Attorney essential
2. Master’s degree such as LLM desirable
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
1. A minimum of five years’ post-article experience in the financial services industry
2. 2-3 years working experience in the banking and finance/SoE/DFI (restructuring, turnaround & business rescue) space is essential
3. Experience in the drafting, review, negotiation and re-negotiation of cross-border, project finance, corporate, commercial, structured and re-structured finance transactions
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES
1. Sound corporate and commercial legal knowledge
2. Ability to work independently and within a team
3. Draft and negotiate loan agreements and other legal documentation
4. Transactional negotiations at senior level
5. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
7. Independent judgment and good analytical skills
8. Capable of working in a high-pressured environment and can exercise independent judgment
9. Ability to prioritize and plan
10. Ability to independently provide guidance and timeous delivery on highly complex projects
11. Ability to coach and mentor juniors on areas of specialization
12. Good knowledge and understanding of international and local financing instruments
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
1. Collaboration and Influence
2. Leadership
3. Teamwork
4. Results Oriented
5. Judgment
6. Communication
7. Change agent and strategic thinker
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
As our entity (IDC) provides financing and funding, the need to ensure Trust, Honesty and Integrity in all financial and non-financial activities must be above reproach
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