Banking Legal Services - CA Global Group
Cairo, Egypt 1 day ago Permanent Salary - Market Related
Banking Legal Services
CA Global Group
Cairo, Egypt
Date Created : 1 day ago
Job Type : Permanent
Salary : Market Related
- Reporting to the Director (Banking Legal Services), the Associate (Banking Legal Services) will assist the Legal Department in ensuring that it contributes fully to the Bank’s mission of stimulating a consistent expansion of and diversification of African trade so as to rapidly increase Africa’s share of global trade, while operating as a first class, profit oriented, socially responsible financial institution and a Centre of Excellence in African trade matters.
- Providing strategic direction and leading the development of the Bank’s strategy in the area of legal services delivery to ensure that this is managed with a long -term perspective, linked to the overall business strategy.
- Working with internal staff and external parties as required by management;
- Conducting deal appraisals (with provision of input) and legal due diligence exercises on proposed transactions;
- Preparation of a variety of legal documentation including transaction documentation designed to protect the interests of the Bank as lender, borrower and in other capacities;
- Negotiation of a wide range of legal documents with the Bank’s transaction counterparties, under the guidance of management;
- Providing legal advice to management and staff in all areas of the Bank’s activities and proffering solutions to legal problems, constraints, risks, options, consequences and approaches;
- Review documentation and assess legal matters arising from the various financing and non-financing activities of the Bank;
- Conduct, manage and monitor the legal workstreams of ongoing transactions;
- Any other duties as assigned by management.
- Understand and adhere to the Bank's AML, Regulatory and Conduct Compliance policies and procedures.
- Report any suspicious or non-compliant activities or matters relating to the Bank’s staff or the customers to the Compliance Department.
- Complete the Annual Compliance Training/Assessment.
- A good master’s degree in English Common Law degree from a recognized university and qualification to practice as a solicitor in a recognized common law jurisdiction;
- Professional legal practice and experience of not less than 3 years, with emphasis on the banking and finance industry is required
- This is primarily a transactional banking role with main focus on the funding activities of the Bank. Strong banking and finance law fundamentals are essential;
- Ability to communicate and function in a culturally diverse and change oriented setting with good knowledge of banking practices in Africa;
- Ability to interact with senior officials of banks, corporates and governments and to present legal advice on various management issues to the Bank's senior management;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of the Bank's other working languages is an added advantage (French, Arabic and Portuguese);
- Strong skills in drafting a variety of legal documents and communicating complex issues clearly and concisely;
- Ability to speedily grasp the essence, content and implications of the Bank’s constitutive documents;
- Ability to work under strict deadlines;
- Negotiating skills and capacity to work with other professionals including non-legal professionals to develop innovative solutions to conflicting interests and positions;
- Demonstrated capabilities as primary resource in transactions, including ability to self-motivate towards attaining goals; and
- High level of emotional intelligence and emotional resilience to be a good team player in a diverse legal team is a requirement.
- Permanent
- Willing and able to relocate to Cairo, Egypt for the opportunity.
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