Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

London, UK, United Kingdom The Private Infrastructure Development Group Full time
About the Private Infrastructure Development Group

At the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), we get infrastructure finance moving and multiplying – accelerating climate action and sustainable development where most urgently needed. We work with public and private partners to bridge financing gaps, directing capital and expertise into projects that promote climate resilience and sustainable growth. Working throughout the project lifecycle, we reduce financial risk, transform markets, and build local capacity, creating a deep and lasting impact.

We are a group of companies that work together to improve lives throughout south and south-east Asia and Africa. Active since 2002, more than 50% of our investments have been either in countries classified as Least Developed Countries or Fragile and Conflict Affected States. These are the countries where infrastructure gaps are the largest and most urgent and where the population is youngest and growing fastest. These are also the countries that contributed the least to climate change and yet are suffering the worse impacts, in some of the regions with the richest biodiversity left on the planet, which is quickly being depleted.

Building on a pioneering track record of integrating climate and inclusion considerations in infrastructure investment, we launched our 2030 strategy in 2023, which makes action on climate and nature, together with sustainable development through new and improved infrastructure, the central purpose of all we do.


This role reports to the Deputy General Counsel, Corporate, while working closely with the Global General Counsel. Responsibilities include assisting with tasks such as negotiating funding agreements with funders, redrafting the PIDG constitution, and negotiating commercial agreements. In addition, the successful candidate will provide dedicated support to the PIDG Technical Assistance solution (“PIDG TA”) as its activities evolve to (i) provide more funding directly to technical assistance recipients and (ii) scale up the upstream project preparation programmes with African governments.


Role and responsibilitiesCorporate

· Provide legal advice to the PIDG Board (and company Boards as and when needed) and executive team on a wide variety of legal matters, including corporate governance and risk management including new and evolving risks for the company.

· Supporting the broader PIDG Global Legal team as a group resource.

· Providing support on PIDG corporate matters and funding arrangements with Owners.

· Assisting with group corporate workstreams, including the PIDG constitutional reform and ongoing group reorganisation.

· Drafting, negotiating and arranging execution of financing and other transaction documents with the Owners, the Trust and PIDG companies.

PIDG TA

· Negotiating technical assistance grant letters, letters of arrangement, viability grant funding agreements and concessional debt and equity products.

· Assisting with the procurement and appointment of embedded advisers, transaction advisory consortia and contractual negotiation, in each case, in respect of PIDG TA.

· Interpreting due diligence reports and other advice from external counsel on legal risks and applying them to the commercial context to solve problems in respect of PIDG TA projects.

Qualifications and education requirements

· Qualified solicitor in England and Wales or Kenya, with experience in private practice or in-house. It is anticipated that the candidate will have a minimum of 3 years PQE.

Skills and Experience

· Strong business and commercial acumen with a problem-solving aptitude.

· Ability to respond flexibly to changing priorities and to set and work to deadlines.

· Excellent organisational skills, able to multi-task with a high level of attention to detail.

· Strong work ethic, a commercial mindset and constantly seeking solutions.

· Ability to build strong relationships with PIDG TA colleagues, the broader Global legal team and colleagues in the London and Nairobi offices.

· Self-starter and with the ability to work independently.

· Ability to manage the requirements of multiple stakeholders.

· Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across cultures.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Highest level of integrity and ethics.

· Passionate about PIDG’s development mission.

PIDG is an equal opportunities employer and values the diversity of all its employees, associates, owners, service providers and customers.

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