Banking Legal Services (Intra African Trade & Corporate Finance)

Reporting to the Director (Banking Legal Services), the Senior Legal Analyst (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.

 

Responsibilities:

• 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.

 

 

Compliance Responsibilities:

• Understand and adhere to the Bank's AML, Regulatory and Conduct Compliance policies and procedures, notably [insert reference to Afreximbank Compliance agreement policy document]
• 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

 

 

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• 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.

 

 

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Willing and able to relocate to Cairo, Egypt
• USD Tax Exempt Salary

 

 

Closing Date: 24th July 2026

 

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to ljoubert@caglobalint.com  

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

 

Lara Joubert

Recruitment Specialist

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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