Legal Expert (Private Sector and Trade Financing)

Responsibilities:

• Conduct legal due diligence related to the assessment and analysis of legal risks associated with trade finance operations, private sector financing, and the company’s investment programs.
• Contribute to the review and preparation of preparatory documents for private sector financing operations, trade, and comprehensive investment programs, including Term Sheets documents and preparatory agreements related to joint and syndicated financing arrangements and capital contributions.
• Prepare and review drafts of agreements related to credit lines under the foreign trade finance program, private sector financing, and investment programs.
• Prepare and review legal documents and agreements for direct financing projects for private sector projects and trade finance operations.
• Prepare and review legal documents for investment funds in which the business participates to finance projects and trade.
• Conduct legal due diligence for banks capital contributions.
• Monitor the implementation of private sector financing operations, trade, and investment programs, including arrangements for their execution, registration of guarantees, and follow-up on procedures for procuring goods and services for funded projects.
• Arrange for the selection of local lawyers and legal advisors to follow up on legal arrangements related to the banks financing for the private sector, trade, and investment programs in beneficiary countries.
• Follow up with the banks external legal advisor in preparing legal documents and providing the required legal advice as needed.
• Contribute to the preparation of draft project reports for presentation to the Board of Directors.
• Assist in supervising any negotiations conducted before signing the Term Sheets and related financing agreements.
• Monitor the conditions for the effectiveness of various financing agreements and recommend declaring their effectiveness once the adequacy of the submitted documents is confirmed.
• Perform the following tasks during the project implementation phase in the case of direct financing for private sector projects:
• Review contracts for the supply of goods and services related to the project.
• Review guarantees for project implementation and registration procedures.
• Audit any procedures for reallocating loan allocations or any procedures related to extending loan withdrawal periods.
• Follow up on loan withdrawal procedures and documents.
• Participate in recommending the cancellation of loans or remaining balances after project completion.
• Prepare drafts for rescheduling the debt of loans granted in the field of private sector and trade financing.
• Follow up on disputes that arise with countries according to the provisions of the loan agreement and its annexes and follow up on disputes involving the bank in front of courts and arbitration bodies with natural or legal persons and recommend necessary actions by referring to his/her direct supervisor.
• Prepare periodic and annual reports required by the banks systems and special and exceptional reports requested by management on the department’s activities in the field of private sector financing, trade, and the banks investment programs.
• Any other tasks assigned by the direct supervisor or the Director of the Legal Affairs Department.

 

 

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Continuously ensure the quality of work for all activities related to the unit.
• Adherence to applicable laws, regulations and instructions, and adherence to the rules and methods of work approved by the bank.
• Performs other related work as assigned by the direct manager.

 

 

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

 

Education

• University degree in law or equivalent.
• Preferably a professional certificate in the field of law (CPCM) or contracts or equivalent.
• Similar experience of not less than 8 years, preferably at least two years in similar international institutions.
• Proficiency in Arabic in addition to English and (or) French, mastering both languages is a plus.

 

Technical Skills

• Maintain integrity and professional confidentiality and the ability to work and lead in a multicultural environment.
• Good ability to organize, coordinate and follow up.
• Work under pressure and with minimal supervision and attention to detail.

 

 

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent Contract
• Willing and able to relocate to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

 

 

Closing Date: 31 March 2025

 

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Shearidan Rabsch at srabsch@caglobalint.com

 

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

 

Shearidan Rabsch

Recruitment Manager – Banking and Finance | Africa

CA Global Finance

 

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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