Home News and publicationsNewsWe are looking for a Legal Counsel News|11 May 2022We are looking for a Legal Counsel We are now looking for a Legal Counsel for a full-time, permanent position in Helsinki. What you will be doing Finnfund is mandated to provide long-term financing for economically feasible private sector projects in emerging markets. Our financing is channeled either as debt, equity, or mezzanine instruments. We invest also through private equity funds. As a member of a project team your work will include structuring, preparing, and commenting documentation, attending negotiations, instructing, and managing external counsels and providing other legal assistance in relation to financing transactions. Who we are looking for An ideal candidate should have a (preferably Finnish or English) Master of Laws degree (or equivalent legal degree) and a minimum of 5 years of applicable professional experience from either a law firm or a financial institution. We require experience on debt or equity financing or fund investments and consider experience in cross-border transactions or project finance as an asset. Excellent writing and communication skills in English are a prerequisite, while fluency in other languages and international experience are considered an asset. A successful candidate for this position is a proactive person who has good teamwork skills, capability to take responsibility and full ownership of their work and work independently under time pressure. In today’s hybrid working environment excellent ICT skills are required. What’s in it for you Corporate responsibility is a core value for us as an employer. We advance and monitor equality and encourage our employees to carry out continuous learning and professional improvement. Employee’s well-being, work-life balance and job satisfaction are important to us. Finnfund offers its employees’ health care services that go beyond what the law requires, and we support our people’s sports and cultural activities. Through this, Finnfund motivates its employees to take care of their well-being and health. Read more about Finnfund as an employer here. Get in touch For more information about the position, please contact Katriina Lenkkeri, Chief Legal Counsel, tel. +358 41 510 4090 preferably on Thursdays between 10 am and 11 am or via email at katriina.lenkkeri@finnfund.fi. At other times, Anne-Maria Lehtinen, MPS recruitment consultant, will respond to enquiries at +358 20 746 9482. We look forward to receiving your application by 22 May, 2022 at the latest. Please attach your CV and salary request with your application. We appreciate the possibility of commencing the work on a short notice. We encourage applications from qualified individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences, and abilities. Finnfund is a Finnish development financier and impact investor. We build a sustainable future and generate lasting impact by investing in businesses that solve global development challenges. We invest 200–250 million euros in 20–30 companies in developing countries each year. Our focus sectors include renewable energy, sustainable forestry, sustainable agriculture, financial institutions, and digital infrastructure and solutions. Today Finnfund’s investments, commitments, and investment decisions total about 1.12 billion euros, half of them in Africa. The company has 90 employees. 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