Africa Trade Insurance Agency is seeking to recruit a Transactional Lawyer.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Transactional Lawyer\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Detailed job description and duties<\/p>\n Reporting to the General Counsel, the Transactional Lawyer ensures in general that ATI\u2019s underwriting operations are conducted within and in compliance with the ATI Treaty and constitutive documents, resolutions, underwriting operations manual, regulations, policies and other legal requirements; ensures that insurance and reinsurance contracts\/insurance and reinsurance policies, policy documents, and other agreements are properly drafted, negotiated, documented and perfected for the optimum safe guard and in the best interests of ATI, and provides advice and guidance on all legal matters relating to ATI underwriting operations.<\/p>\n The Transaction Lawyer will perform in particular the following functions and duties as part of the risk<\/strong> \u2022 To provide a wide range of legal services to the Organization; Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Qualifications\/Selection Criteria<\/p>\n \u2022 Undergraduate and postgraduate degree in law from recognized universities. An admission to the Bar (or a diploma or a qualification to practice law in the home country) would be an added advantage. Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Ghana<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Please submit an Application Letter, Personal History Form (Downloaded from the ATI website) CV, plus details of your current remuneration package along with details of three referees to:\u00a0recruitment@ati-aca.org<\/strong>\u00a0Click Here To Download Personal History Form<\/strong>\u00a0ATI will only contact those applicants who are being actively considered for an interview.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a007 February, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Africa Trade Insurance Agency is seeking to recruit a Transactional Lawyer. Job Description Job Title:\u00a0Transactional Lawyer\u00a0 Detailed job description and duties Reporting to the General Counsel, the Transactional Lawyer ensures…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[44],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-bs7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44027"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\ncontrol team:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 On the basis of underwriting reports and supporting documents from the risk underwriting team, review and confirm the eligibility of investment projects and\/or commercial transactions proposed for ATI insurance or guarantees;
\n\u2022 Conduct legal due diligence on proposed transactions, review documentation on transactions ATI,intends to insure and advise on their adequacy including, without limitation, insurance applications, loan\/finance agreements, common terms agreements, security documents, intercreditor agreements, supply contracts, guarantees (sovereign or corporate), power purchase agreements, legal opinions, letters of support \u2013 as applicable;
\n\u2022 Review and advise on transaction structure and related documentation (equity investment, project finance, trade finance, corporate finance etc.);
\n\u2022 Review ATI\u2019s policy wording\/insurance contracts (general conditions of insurance, special
\nconditions of insurance, warranties and representations, exclusions, amendments, various
\nendorsements) and reinsurance contracts and propose improvements in line with compliance to
\nrelevant insurance laws, regulatory requirements and claims experience;
\n\u2022 Negotiating\/structuring insurance cover: Assist when and where necessary ATI\u2019s underwriting team
\nin negotiating with clients the scope of cover including but not limited to specific terms and conditions of insurance, amendments to insurance contracts or endorsements or any other underlying legal agreements ;
\n\u2022 Advise and train underwriters, claims officers on policy interpretation and legal implications of all
\ninsurance contracts, underlying commercial contracts and ATI liability.
\n\u2022 Re-draft documents or review externally provided documentation for ATI\u2019s political and commercial
\nrisk insurance, including, without limitation, insurance, co-insurance or reinsurance policies;
\n\u2022 Draft, review or negotiate legal opinions and KYC and NDA documents requested by ATI clients.
\n\u2022 Assist ATI\u2019s claims and recoveries team in developing strategies for claims avoidance and\/or evaluating actual claims for compensation by insured or reinsured
\n\u2022 Assist ATI in obtaining recoveries where ATI has paid an insurance claim.
\n\u2022 Support the supervision of external counsel, where retained by ATI on transactions, as appropriate.
\n\u2022 Support ATI in arbitration in respect of claims brought by or against insureds or reinsurance parties
\nunder ATI\u2019s insurance or reinsurance policies.
\n\u2022 Participate in underwriting meetings and provide guidance on legal aspects as and when necessary.
\n\u2022 Undertake research work in the areas related to ATI\u2019s business legal framework and new development.
\n\u2022 Identify legal and policy issues, research relevant precedents and doctrine, and propose
\nappropriate solutions to ATI business. Contribute to compilations of precedents and best practice in negotiating and concluding complex commercial agreements and related insurance agreements.
\n\u2022 Report to the General Counsel any breach in ATI insurance policies, underwriting operations manual or applicable rules and proposed remedies.
\n\u2022 Advise the General counsel in the review and approval process of underwriting reports and related contracts of insurance
\n\u2022 Assist ATI\u2019s General Counsel in drafting legal documents and new policy texts for new or existing products, the insurance and reinsurance contracts and the underwriting operational manual.
\n\u2022 Perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Experience in legal practice in jurisdiction applying English common law and practical knowledge
\nof insurance law.
\n\u2022 Candidate must be a practicing lawyer or corporate lawyer with in-depth experience in international
\nfinancial transactions.
\n\u2022 Excellent oral, interpersonal and writing skills in English (ability to present both oral and written
\nideas clearly, concisely and persuasively).
\n\u2022 Bilingual skills (English and French) will be an added
\nadvantage.
\n\u2022 Possess a versatile multi-disciplinary skill set, an ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and
\neffective communication, team building, business oriented mind-set, interpersonal, writing and analytical skills.
\n\u2022 Ability to work under pressure and meet urgent deadlines.
\n\u2022 Experience in commercial litigation and international arbitration in a reputable law firm will be an
\nadded advantage.
\n\u2022 Legal Drafting & Research: Proven ability to draft transactional documentation (e.g., insurance contracts, loan agreements), briefs and variety of legal instruments and related documents, with limited supervision.
\n\u2022 Professional independence: carries out work independently with due care under the direct supervision of the General Counsel.
\n\u2022 IT competence in the use of standard software such as MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Internet.<\/p>\n