IDB Invest - Counsel in Jamaica

Education: You hold a Law degree (Juris Doctor, LL.M., or equivalent degree) from an accredited university and admission to practice law in at least one IDBG member country. You have knowledge and substantive legal experience in both Civil and Common law systems.
Experience: You have at least 5+ years of relevant professional legal experience as an attorney since earning law degree. Your experience should include:

• High expertise in structuring, drafting, negotiating, closing and monitoring financing, security, and inter-creditor arrangements under New York and local law.
• Experience with restructurings, workouts and impaired assets.
• Professional experience in private sector law firms in the U.S. and/or in Latin America and the Caribbean is essential.

Language Skills: You are proficient (oral and written) in at least 2 official languages of IDB Invest (English, Spanish, Portuguese and French), with knowledge of Spanish preferred.

In addition to the above, you should have demonstrated professional experience in complex cross-border commercial transactions in one of the following areas:

• Energy and infrastructure project finance, including power, transport, water and/or social infrastructure projects; and/or
• Corporate finance transactions in the agribusiness, manufacturing, telecommunications and/or tourism sectors.

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Opportunity Summary:

Type of contract: Fixed term, renewable at the sole discretion of IDB Invest
Length of Contract: 3 years
Starting date: Upon agreement with selected candidate
Location: Kingston, Jamaica

Our culture: Working with us you will be surrounded by a diverse group of people who have years of experience in all types of development fields, including transportation, health, gender and diversity, communications and much more.

About us: IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, is a multilateral organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., that is committed to the development of Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector.

    
IDB Invest offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package.

IDB Invest is committed to diversity and inclusion and to providing equal opportunities in  employment. We embrace diversity on the basis of gender, age, education, national origin, ethnic origin, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, and HIV/AIDs status. We encourage women, Afro-descendants and persons of indigenous origins to apply.