Legal Advisory Services
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Legal adviser providing transaction-readiness services for School Feeding Development Impact Bond in Rwanda. Ensuring legal compliance and investor readiness within tight deadlines and collaborating closely with stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Advising on transaction structure and legal frameworks for a DIB
- Assessing government contracts, MoUs, and PPP arrangements
- Designing and reviewing escrow, trustee, and payment mechanisms
- Providing guidance on tax, FX, KYC/AML, and regulatory compliance
- Ensuring compliance with data protection and safeguarding requirements
- Reviewing and contributing to transaction documentation and conditions precedent
- Delivering a suite of practical, transaction-focused legal outputs within a compressed timeline (12 working days)
- Supporting (if extended) negotiations and drafting of transaction agreements with investors and public-sector stakeholders
- Close collaboration with the transaction team and stakeholders, with outputs tailored for a non-legal audience and focused on enabling investment readiness.
Requirements:
- Qualification to practice law in Rwanda (or partnership with Rwanda-admitted counsel)
- Proven experience in structured finance, blended finance, impact bonds, or PPP transactions
- Demonstrated expertise in escrow and trust structuring in multi-party or cross-border contexts
- Experience advising on government contracts, MoUs, or PPP frameworks in East Africa
- Strong knowledge of tax, FX regulations, and KYC/AML compliance in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Understanding of data protection frameworks , including cross-border and sensitive data (e.g. child data)
- Experience with DIBs, Social Impact Bonds, or outcomes-based financing
- Familiarity with ESG / sustainability bond frameworks (e.g. ICMA principles, SPO requirements)
- Experience working with DFIs, foundations, or impact investors
- Strong Rwanda regulatory experience and relationships with key institutions
- Senior Lead Counsel (Partner level) with experience on comparable transactions
- Rwanda-admitted counsel responsible for local legal analysis
- Optional supporting associate for drafting and review
- Demonstrated ability to deliver within a high-intensity, short timeline.
Benefits:
- Employees can work remotely



















