Manager, Banking Legal Services
Afreximbank
Manager, Banking Legal Services
Afreximbank
Multilateral bank for African trade
Afreximbank · Cairo, Egypt · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-08
Workplace: on_site
Department: Banking Legal (BALE)
Main Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director (Banking Legal Services), the Manager (Banking Legal Services) will assist the Legal Department in ensuring that it contributes fully to the Bank’s mission of stimulating a consistent expansion of and diversification of African trade so as to rapidly increase Africa’s share of global trade, while operating as a first class, profit oriented, socially responsible financial institution and a Centre of Excellence in African trade matters.
Providing strategic direction and leading the development of the Bank’s strategy in the area of legal services delivery to ensure that this is managed with a long -term perspective, linked to the overall business strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Providing advice to the Bank and its subsidiaries on a broad range of banking and finance matters to ensure delivery of tailored, commercially focused legal solutions.
2. Providing legal and strategic advice to the Bank and its subsidiaries entities on special projects/initiatives and identifying potential legal risks
3. Participating in the planning, organisation and implementation of legal support for business activities of the Bank, research of relevant precedents, presentation of appropriate solutions.
4. Providing guidance on the proper application and interpretation of laws and regulations as applicable to the Bank’s business and ensuring adequacy of controls to mitigate legal and other risks or concerns that may arise thereto
5. Providing assistance in connection with the formulation and implementation of effective legal processes to ensure timely delivery of transaction documentation. and facilitating the development of appropriate forms of standardised documentation/legal precedents.
6. Serving as subject matter expert and key legal advisor to business stakeholders by providing counsel on all aspects of legal matters related to the Bank’s loan products.
7. Serving as Legal stakeholder on internal committees/working groups, managing special projects and engaging with advocacy efforts relating to the Bank’s development mandate.
8. Coordinating the engagement of external legal counsel in order to ensure value for money in the procurement of legal services
9. Providing legal advice to management and staff in all areas of the Bank’s activities and proffering solutions to legal problems, constraints, risks, options, consequences and approaches
10. Providing advice in connection with the Bank borrowings in the international capital and money markets, including the review and negotiation of legal documentation required for the implementation of the Bank’s borrowing strategy and capital markets transactions
11. Providing legal advice on the Bank’s Asset and Liability Management procedures and policies and participating in the work of the Bank’s Asset and Liability Management Committee and its working groups.
12. Providing legal advice on equity participations, grants and other financing and co-financing agreements with other multilateral and bilateral financial institutions and related arrangements.
13. Representing the Bank internally and externally in negotiation, disputes, consultations and other proceedings that require legal representation
14. Working with internal staff and external parties as required by management;
15. Conducting deal appraisals (with provision of input) and legal due diligence exercises on proposed transactions;
16. Preparing a variety of legal documentation including transaction documentation designed to protect the interests of the Bank as lender, borrower and in other capacities.
17. Negotiating a wide range of legal documents with the Bank’s transaction counterparties, under the guidance of management;
18. Providing legal advice to management and staff in all areas of the Bank’s activities and proffering solutions to legal problems, constraints, risks, options, consequences and approaches.
19. Reviewing documentation and assessing legal matters arising from the various financing and non-financing activities of the Bank;
20. Conducting, managing and monitoring the legal workstreams of ongoing transactions.
Compliance Responsibilities
1. Understanding and adhering to the Bank's AML, Regulatory and Conduct Compliance policies and procedures, notably:
(i) Staff Handbook (has code of conduct provisions)
(ii) Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter Financing of Terrorism and Counter Proliferation Financing
(iii) Conflicts of Interest and Policies on Staff Involvement in External Engagements/Activities
(iv) Anti-Bribery & Corruption
(v) Insider Trading Guidelines
2. Reporting any suspicious or non-compliant activities or matters relating to the Bank’s staff or the customers to the Compliance Department.
3. Completing the Annual Compliance Training/Assessment.
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Multilateral bank for African trade
Afreximbank is a multilateral financial institution that finances trade within Africa and between African businesses and overseas markets. It lends directly to exporters and importers and channels financing through banks, with guarantees and letters of credit supporting cross-border transactions. Its mandate also covers export development, trade research and payment arrangements that make it easier for African goods and services to reach buyers. The bank is financed through shareholder capital and borrowing, with African states, public institutions and private investors participating in its governance. Established by agreement in 1993, Afreximbank is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.
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