What you'll need

Education: Master in Law (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 5-6 years of relevant professional legal experience as an attorney since earning law degree. Your experience should include at least one of the following areas of expertise:

Equity Investments and Funds

• Cross-border transactions: Direct equity investments, convertible loans, equity investments in private equity funds, loans, and loans with equity features such as warrant, convertible loans, and other equity participation structures across Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Transaction Management: Structure, negotiate, draft, and close complex transactions, encompassing various legal documents such as NDAs, Term Sheets, Share Purchase Agreements, Subscription Agreements, Shareholder’s Agreements, Limited Partnership Agreements, Side Letters, Loan Agreements (with equity features), Intercreditor Agreements, Put Option Agreements, Policy Agreement, Convertible Notes, among others.
• Venture Capital Expertise: Preparing, drafting, and negotiating venture capital transactional documentation based on recognized industry standards such as the National Venture Capital Association Models (NVCA).

Capital Markets, Structured Finance, and Supply Chain Finance

• Cross-border transactions: local public issuances, private placements, partial credit guarantees, securitizations, warehousing facilities, receivables purchase agreements, unfunded participation agreements, and other capital markets, structured finance, and supply chain finance structures across Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Transaction management: structure, negotiate, draft and close complex transactions, encompassing various legal instruments, such as NDAs, term sheets, bond subscription agreements, offering memorandums and bond supplements, securitization agreements, receivables transfer agreements, unfunded participation agreements, policy rights agreements, among others.

In addition, your experience should include:

• Development Financial Institution (DFI) experience: Understandthe operational frameworks of the public sector and/or multilateral institutions (including their special governance, mandates, safeguards, and practices) both for the compliance of internal governance and to ensure compliance of DFI policies during transaction negotiations. Professional experience in private sector law firms in the U.S. and Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Jurisdictional Knowledge: Extensive experience navigating legal frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, and managing due diligence processes.
• Portfolio Management: Ability to provide comprehensive legal advice on both routine and intricate portfolio matters, including the sale and restructuring of transactions, while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

Languages: 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.

Key skills

• Mentor and develop.
• Promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
• Focus on clients.
• Communicate and influence.
• Innovate and try new things.

Requirements

Citizenship: You are either a citizen of any of the countries where the position is located or a non-citizen eligible to acquire residency or authorization to work in the country in which you are to be assigned without the need for sponsorship by IDB Invest.

Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.

Type of contract and duration

National/International staff contract, 36 months initially, renewable upon mutual agreement.

What we offer

The IDB Group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:

• A competitive compensation package.
• Leaves and vacations: 24 days of paid time off + 8 personal days + sick leave + gender-neutral parental leave
• Health Insurance: IDB Group provides employees and eligible dependents with a robust medical benefits program that covers medical, dental, vision, preventive care, and prescription drugs.
• Pension plan: defined benefit pension plan that provides financial security and supports employees in planning for their future.
• Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
• Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for employees.
• Development support: We offer tools to boost your professional profile such as mentoring, 1:1 professional counseling, training, and learning opportunities, language classes, mobility options, among others.

Our culture

At the IDB Group, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try innovative ways without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at diversity@iadb.org to request a reasonable accommodation to complete this application.

Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.

About the IDB Group

The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

About IDB Invest

IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, is a multilateral development bank committed to promoting the economic development of its member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector. IDB Invest finances sustainable companies and projects to achieve financial results and improve economic, social, and environmental development in the region. With a portfolio of $16.3 billion in asset management and 394 clients in 25 countries, IDB Invest provides innovative financial solutions and advisory services that meet the needs of its clients in a variety of industries.

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• External Opening Date: Jun 27, 2024
• External Closing Date: Jul 11, 2024
• External Contact Email: hrsc@iadb.org
• External Contact Name: HR Service Center
• Job Field: Legal