• Join an organisation that has been proudly certified as a Great Place to Work for four years and one of Australia’s Best Workplaces for Women 2025.
• Hybrid work/life balance.
• Play an impactful role in financing Australian exports and interests.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Export Finance Australia (EFA) is the government’s export credit agency.
We provide financial expertise and solutions to drive sustainable growth that benefits Australia and our partners. Through our loans, guarantees, bonds and insurance options we enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), corporates and governments to take on export-related opportunities, and support infrastructure development in the Pacific region and beyond.
Our primary purpose is to facilitate and encourage Australian export trade and overseas infrastructure development that delivers benefits to Australia. We function along commercial lines and partner with banks to provide finance in the ‘market gap’ when the private sector is unable to. We have a strong sense of purpose by supporting Australian companies to achieve export success. We also have a role in providing finance on our Commercial Account (CA) and our National Interest Account (NIA) for the Australian Government, to support financing transactions that are in Australia’s national interest.
The Legal Counsel, Transactions is a legal role responsible for providing accurate, timely, cost effective and commercial expert legal advice and guidance in relation to EFA’s SME financing transactions. This includes responsibility for preparing, negotiating and settling transaction documents for export finance transactions (such as loans, guarantees and bonds), corporate and business finance, new product development and risk transfer activities (including participation agreements and reinsurance). This is a key business partnership role that will see you play a critical role in providing expert legal guidance and partnering with our business.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Independently provide transactional support on EFA’s SME financing transactions to identify and mitigate legal risks, with the guidance of the Senior Legal Counsel, Transactions and/or Deputy General Counsel and in cooperation with internal stakeholders as part of a ‘deal team’ for both the NIA financing transactions and commercial account financing transactions, including:
• Advising on, and collaborating closely with:
• 
  
  
  
• internal stakeholders including EFA’s SME Lending, Business Financing (BF), Portfolio Relationship (PR), Portfolio Management (PM) and Credit (where appropriate); and

• external legal advisers, on various matters including deal structuring, security considerations, compliance with internal requirements, and opportunities and strategies to mitigate legal risks.
• Advising on EFA’s obligations and powers under applicable law and Ministerial guidance.
• Preparing, negotiating, and settling documents and attending to closing arrangements for EFA’s financing transactions.
• Ensuring the relevant approvals are obtained to EFA’s entry into transaction documents and reviewing (as appropriate with external legal counsel) legal conditions precedent to EFA going on risk.
• Instructing and liaising with foreign and domestic external lawyers and ensuring external counsel provide timely and cost-effective legal services to EFA.Preparation and presentation of advice to employees at all levels on EFA’s rights and obligations under relevant laws and documentation.
• Compliance:
• 
  
  
  
• Comply with and implement applicable EFA governance, risk frameworks, policies and procedures; and

ABOUT US

Export Finance Australia is Australia’s export credit agency.
We provide finance to support Australian export trade and overseas infrastructure development across the Pacific and Indo-Pacific. Through our loans, bonds and guarantees, we support businesses – from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to large corporates – foreign governments and infrastructure projects, to take on the world.
Working with banks, other government agencies and our partners, together we are helping drive international success for Australian businesses.
The reason our people join us, stay with us and grow with us is because they wholeheartedly believe in our purpose. They can see the impact we create for our customers.

Location: Sydney
Role Type: Full-time, Permanent