Legal Director​/Head of Infrastructure and Corporates

IDB Invest - Legal Director / Head of Infrastructure and Corporates

Location :
Bogota (Colombia), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Kingston (Jamaica), Sao Paulo (Brazil), or Washington, DC (USA).

IDB Invest is the private sector arm of the IDB Group and an international financial institution committed to addressing the development needs of Latin America and the Caribbean. Our mission is to support sustainable enterprises and projects that deliver financial results while maximizing social and environmental impact in the region.

IDB Invest operates in 26 countries, structured across four geographic regions and three industry verticals :
Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Intermediaries, and Corporates.

In support of a new transformative business model “Originate to Share” our shareholders recently approved a $3.5 billion capitalization. This will allow IDB Invest to significantly scale up its investments, nearly doubling annual financing from approximately $8 billion to $19 billion, and unlocking greater private sector participation to drive development and climate impact across the region.

We are searching for a senior attorney for the position of Director, Corporates and Infrastructure Legal Division (CIL) of the Legal Department, focusing on the substantive areas referenced below.

Lead and supervise the delivery of legal services in CIL in connection with private sector and non-sovereign guaranteed transactions in infrastructure & energy and corporate sectors. Oversee lending and guarantee transactions and technical assistance operations, including due diligence, structuring, negotiating, drafting, closing, portfolio administration, workouts, and restructurings of these transactions. Certain specialized products in corporate transactions will be outside of the scope of responsibility and will be managed by a different team.

Lead, manage, mentor, and assess a highly skilled, interdisciplinary, and multi-cultural group of attorneys in the delivery of legal services, setting work expectations and goals, and providing timely feedback on performance and technical guidance to ensure consistent legal advice to client areas.

In coordination with the Managing Director for CIL, manage relationships with external legal counsel; supervise the selection and activities of external legal counsel retained to support on transactions in a cost-effective manner.

Provide strategic leadership on the formulation and updating of model documentation and other initiatives with a view to enhancing the delivery of legal services on transactions.

Share knowledge within and outside the Legal Department, including through the organization of trainings, on a variety of subject matters to support the operational activities and foster the application of best practices.

Work to develop innovative, high quality and effective legal solutions that meet business needs in a timely manner.

Represent the Legal Department in management committees, meetings of the Board of Executive Directors and institutional initiatives.

Coordinate with the other legal teams to ensure consistency in the Department’s delivery of legal services.

Coordinate with other departments in IDB Invest and the IDB and leverage opportunities for synergies.

Keep abreast of trends in legal issues and precedents across IDB Invest member countries and make recommendations for standardized approaches and updated strategies.

Establish personal networks within IDB Invest and with external legal counsel and experts. Access and leverage relationships with external resources when appropriate.

Work collaboratively with other attorneys from multilateral development institutions to address broad legal issues affecting all parties.

Support the CIL Managing Director in the annual resources planning for CIL, including budget, and ensure an appropriate execution throughout the year, in alignment with IDB Invest’s business plan and strategies.

Education :
An advanced Law degree (Juris Doctor, LL.M. or equivalent) from an accredited law school in an IDB Group (IDBG) member country, and admission to practice law in at least one jurisdiction in an IDBG…