Legal Advisor

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POSITION INFO:

Legal Advisor 

R1.3m per annum

Cape Town

Excellent Career Opportunity with a leading Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer for a Legal Advisor. Reporting to the Senior Legal Advisor, you will be responsible for providing primary support to the Transactions Team which is responsible for taking renewable energy projects from Preferred Bidder status to Financial Close and for the Project to be ready to start construction.

Key Performance Areas

• Supporting the implementation of various transactions and bringing renewable energy project transactions to a Financial Close through the negotiation, preparation and review of all legal agreements
• Leading the legal review, negotiation and approval of different Project documents (PPA, IA, DA) and financial documents
• Supporting the Senior Legal Advisor with legal advisors’ appointments and leading on legal due diligence process for projects
• Supporting the Head of Transactions on the structuring of transactions
• Coordinating with other departments to meet timelines and deliverables to reach Financial Close
• Supporting the team in the acquisition of secondary market opportunities
• Supporting the development team on tender submissions, if required
• Assisting in the negotiation of mandates and term sheets with lenders
• Managing the drafting of various notices and obtaining various consents under the lender’s CP Checklist
• Managing the Conditions Precedent (CP) Checklist; and
• Leading the legal review on the preparation and implementation of transaction documents as required.

Qualifications and Experience 

• Bachelor’s Degree in law
• 4-5 years of relevant banking and finance, corporate and project experience
• At least 3 years of experience in Project Finance transactions
• Renewable Energy Project experience 

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