Job Summary
| Category: | Law | Entry Experience: | 6 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Type: | Full time | Positions: | 1 |
| Min Qualification: | Bachelor | Salary: | Undisclosed |
| Entry Level: | Senior Level | Date Posted: | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Location: | Nairobi | Apply Before: | |
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Brief About Employer
BURN
BURN designs, manufactures, and distributes aspirational fuel-efficient cooking products that save lives and forests in the developing world.BURN has revolutionized the global cookstove sector by proving the business case for selling a high quality, locally manufactured and unsubsidized cookstoves.
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing of agreements and related legal documents for Investment related transactions such as Financing (Debt & Equity) Agreements, Security Agreements, Project Agreements, Share Purchase/Issuance Agreements, Framework Agreements, and Joint Development Agreements.
- Review and advise on transaction structure and related documentation.
- Provide Legal counsel to the deal structuring team by undertaking research, identifying legal and policy issues, and proposing appropriate and practical solutions to the team.
- Support in the supervision of external counsel who is retained by BURN on transactions as appropriate.
- Support the Head of Legal in tracking and maintaining the transactional documents.
- Ensure investment compliance with existing contracts.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Skills and Experience :
- University Degree (LL. B).
- A qualified practicing lawyer with experience in legal practice in jurisdictions applying English Common Law with at least 6 years of post-qualification experience in a Commercial Department of a busy law firm or in-house within a corporate setting such as a commercial or development bank or investment manager with significant exposure to contracts and other corporate law documents. The candidate must be a practicing or corporate lawyer with in-depth experience in international financial transactions.
- Possess excellent legal drafting and deal structuring skills and understand Project Finance transactions including Special Purpose Vehicles/Entities & Trust structures.
- Demonstrable understanding of the Carbon markets or renewable energy sector
- Understanding of pan-Africa tax policies & international law, a plus
- Ability to work with others and manage multiple time-sensitive matters in a demanding, fast-paced, and changing environment.
- Excellent oral, interpersonal, and writing skills in English (ability to present both oral and written ideas, concisely, and persuasively.
- Demonstrable collaborative, analytical, and communication skills.
- Candidate must possess a versatile multi-disciplinary skill set, an ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, and a business-oriented mindset.
- Able to grasp abstract concepts and virtually resolve complex issues.
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