Job description
JOB DESCRIPTION/ LEGAL ANALYST
• Undertake rigorous commercial and legal analysis and due diligence for investment deals under negotiation and derive the optimal commercial and legal structure of deals;
• Prepare, negotiate and conclude all legal documentation and contracts required to complete investment deals;
• Read and analyse all required legal agreements and documents-identify any unacceptable/unfavorable terms, consult with relevant stakeholders on impact of such terms and take action to eliminate or modify terms to reach a mutually acceptable agreement;
• Prepare briefs on negotiated deals;
• Collaborate closely with accelerator on strategic deals at advanced discussion phase;
• Engage closely and regularly with relevant external stakeholders- government departments and agencies to ensure alignment on deal structure, incentives and negotiation points;
• Provide complete and accurate information to investor queries on deals under negotiation and exclusive incentives;
• Develop creative solutions to solve complex commercial and legal issues to unblock any negotiation gridlocks and structure mutually beneficial deals-balance between investor needs and national priorities;
• Prepare full and proper records of discussions, documents and agreements on al investment deals negotiated.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Law3 Years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law5 Years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics5 Years of relevant experience
- Master’s Degree in Economics3 Years of relevant experience
- Master’s Degree in Statistics3 Years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance5 Years of relevant experience
- Master’s Degree in Finance3 Years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance5 Years of relevant experience
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance3 Years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics5 Years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s in Management with specialisation in Finance5 Years of relevant experience
- Master’s Degree in Management with Specialization in Finance3 Years of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
- Integrity
- Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
- Inclusiveness
- Accountability
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Client/citizen focus
- Professionalism
- Commitment to continuous learning
- Highly organized with ability to multitask and work well in a fast-paced environment;
- Strong command of written and spoken English;
- Strong knowledge of priority investment sectors, industry trends and opportunities;
- Strong ability to analyses financial data and create financial models for decision support;
- Demonstrated exceptional negotiation and persuasion abilities and ease engaging with high level executives and investors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Strong grasp of business concepts, deal analysis and structuring;
- Demonstrated ability to handle investment negotiations, provide deal support & structuring, or equivalent;
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate & close investment deals of a significant value;
- Strong ability to structure complex and/or highly strategic deals with successful outcomes;
- Demonstrated teamwork skills with ability to work collaboratively in a team towards closing deals;
- Strong analytic and creative skills with ability to find realistic solutions to complex problems;
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain strong relationships with investors & other strategic partners;
- Strong numeracy and qualitative skills with demonstrated ability to undertake extensive excel analysis;
- Strong proficiency in required computer programs and tools, particularly Microsoft Excel and data query/data management
- Proficiency in French and Kinyarwanda is a plus;
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