About the Organization:
FINCA International, one of the world's leading MFIs, provides financial services to more than 950,000 clients through 21 wholly-owned and operated subsidiaries in Africa, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Greater Middle East.
About the Job:
FINCA International is looking for an In-house Legal Counsel for FINCA Georgia. S/he will be responsible for reviewing and preparing contracts and other corporate and legal documents, analyzing the tax consequences of the operations and transactions in which the affiliate participates, representing the affiliate before the regulator, competent courts and other authorities as well as ensuring compliance with labor and employment obligations.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Corporate compliance with local laws and regulations, including applicable banking regulations, corporate, tax, accounting, and labor matters;
- Legal support in all aspects of the affiliate’s credit operations, including preparing and negotiating loan and security documents, managing foreclosure proceedings, and all litigations;
- Legal support in structuring and monitoring financing agreements with local and international lenders;
- Support to HR manager to ensure compliance with labor code and other legislation governing employees and labor contracts;
- Maintenance of corporate minutes book, contracts, and records.
Qualifications:
- Law degree from a leading university in Georgia or in the Eurasia region (preferred);
- Admission to the local bar;
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in corporate, tax, commercial, finance/banking law;
- Experience with credit/financing operations, loan and security structuring, foreclosure proceedings. Litigations experience is required (experience with commercial banks or non-bank financial institutions preferred);
- Experience in labor law preferred;
- Experience with cross-border financing transactions;
- Fluency in Georgian and English required, including a demonstrated skill to draft and negotiate contracts in these languages, fluency in Russian preferred.
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2012
How to Apply:
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