Legal Analyst

at  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Requisition ID

34534
Office Country

United Kingdom
Office City

London
Division

Banking Sectors
Contract Type

Regular
Contract Length
Posting End Date

11/04/2024

QUALIFICATIONS,SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor’s degree in law. Master’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in the areas of expertise.
• High customer orientation and strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Proven analytical skills, strong numerical and financial skills, with ability to interpret financial information.
• Computer literacy, conversant with Microsoft Office packages.
• Good understanding of relevant systems and processes.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and to tight deadlines.
• Good written and oral communication skills in English.
• Good command over the local/country language is an advantage.
• Relevant commercial work experience, including knowledge of trade finance.
• Ability to operate sensitively in multicultural environments and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues.
• Managing multiple tasks to meet varying deadlines.
• Completing tasks to a high degree of accuracy.
• Working well as part of a multi-national team.
• Flexible in working hours and willing to travel to EBRD’s countries of operations.

PURPOSE OF JOB

The TFP team is based in HQ and in addition to the head of the team includes 16 bankers and 4 administrative staff. At present, there are over 100 issuing banks in 28 countries participating in the Programme, working with over 800 confirming banks and their subsidiaries throughout the world. In 2023, the TFP supported more than 1,900 trade finance transactions with a total amount of €4.2 billion. The project cycle within the TFP involves several stages from origination and establishment of TFP facilities to signing, followed by utilisation and monitoring whilst the TFP facilities are active and operational. All the stages involve different tasks such as business development, client relationship management, project due diligence analysis, structuring and approval, negotiation and signing of project agreements, utilisation and monitoring.
The role of the Analyst is to contribute, as a project team member, to all or any stages of the project cycle within the TFP. Under the guidance of the operation leader and/or more senior bankers, the Analyst performs those tasks assigned to him/her and provides support to the operation leader and the project team throughout the project cycle, with a particular emphasis on business development, client relationship management and utilisation and monitoring of the TFP facilities.
The Analyst will gain knowledge of EBRD’s trade finance activities, working with Financial Institutions in a number of EBRD’s Countries of Operation. The Analyst contributes to all or any phases of the project cycle within the Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP), including project origination, structuring, execution, implementation and monitoring. Analyst will provide support / participate in the development and administration of the programme under direct and continuous supervision of more senior bankers with a special focus of support to assist in the legal aspects of the programme. The Analyst may assist more senior TFP bankers in business/pipeline development and/or client relationship management. The Analyst will take responsibility for the tasks assigned to him/her by the operation leader or a more senior banker, which may include preparation of legal agreements, participation in legal documents discussions, undertaking comprehensive due diligence, including financial, market, integrity and EBRD policy compliance, as well as effective post-signing implementation and monitoring. The Analyst carries out these tasks as part of a project team under the guidance of the operation leader or under the supervision/guidance of a more senior banker.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the Head of TFP or operation leader in managing client relationships within an assigned geographical area to ensure the development of trade finance.
• Assist in the legal work of the programme which includes drafting, negotiating and signing of new agreements, checking of conditions precedents and dealing with general legal enquiries.
• Work on transactions within the TFP, including all aspects of transaction structuring and execution, including background checks; analyse and evaluate potential risks related to the proposed transactions;
• Communicate with other internal units of the Bank and clients, at the operational level at all or any stages of the project cycle within the TFP;
• Support the operation leader or a more senior banker with origination and establishment of the TFP facilities, including tasks related to due diligence and drafting of specific assigned portions of Bank documents and correspondence;
• Ensure that all tasks assigned to the Analyst are completed within the specified time frames to a high quality and in line with the policies, procedures and objectives of the Bank.
• Support the operation leader or a more senior banker in the development and monitoring of TFP-related TC projects, including preparation of terms of reference and internal approval documentation, to ensure the know-how transfer supplements the utilisation of the TFP facilities
• As requested by the operation leader or a more senior banker, undertake assigned tasks related to the monitoring of projects within the TFP, including checks of the transaction-specific documents to ensure compliance with the TFP agreements and related Bank procedures;
• Research, analyse and provide background information on developments on the international trade finance market, market trends, legal developments, etc.
• The responsibilities of the Analyst are designed to allow the Analyst to progressively undertake more complex tasks and build the scope of responsibilities based on acquired experience and expertise