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The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a multilateral development finance institution established to contribute to the economic development and social progress of African countries. The AfDB was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities: The African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund. The AfDB’s missi...
Objectives
General Counsel and Legal Services Department: The principal objective of the General Counsel and Legal Services Department (GECL) is to protect the interests of the Bank and to insulate the Bank from legal liability. GECL provides legal support and advice to the Boards of the Bank Group, to the President and Vice-Presidents as well as to the operational, financial and administrative departments of the Bank. GECL ensures that the Bank’s activities and operations are consistent with the constitutive documents and other legal instruments of the Bank, its policies, the norms and principles of international and commercial law and the best practices of international development banking.
Private Sector Operations Division: The main activities of the Private Sector Operations Division of GECL (GECL.2) are to handle private sector and other non-sovereign transactions and support the work of the Bank’s Private Sector Department (OPSM) the Financial Sector Department (OFSD) and the Special Operations Unit (SOU). SOU is responsible for managing problem investments in the Bank’s non-sovereign loan and equity portfolios including: restructuring and workouts of problem investments and distressed assets, asset resolution. These transactions comprise principally non-sovereign loans, guarantees, project finance transactions, syndicated loans, private equity and trade finance, amongst others.
Duties and responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Division Manager, Private Sector Operations (GECL.2), the Chief Legal Counsel will be a team leader in the Division, and will assist the Division Manager in coordinating and supervising the work of the Division. He/she may be requested to assume management functions in the absence of the Division Manager. S/he will be primarily responsible for the following activities in connection with the Bank’s non-sovereign loan and equity portfolios:
Additionally, s/he may also be required to undertake the following activities with regards to the Bank’s general private sector activities:
Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience
Interested and suitably qualified candidates should click on preferred job titles to apply online. |
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