Legal Counsel

About PIDG

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is an innovative infrastructure project developer and investor which mobilises private investment in sustainable and inclusive infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa and south and south-east Asia. PIDG investments promote socio-economic development within a just transition to net zero emissions, combat poverty and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). PIDG delivers its ambition in line with its values of pioneering, partnership, safety, inclusivity and urgency.

PIDG offers Technical Assistance for upstream, early-stage activities and concessional capital; its project development arm - InfraCo - invests in early-stage project development and project and corporate equity. PIDG credit solutions include EAAIF (the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund), one of the first and more successful blended debt fund in low-income markets; and GuarantCo, which provides credit enhancement and local currency solutions to de-risk projects; and a growing portfolio of local credit enhancement facilities, which unlock domestic institutional capital for infrastructure financing.

Since 2002, PIDG has supported 233 infrastructure projects to financial close, which provided an estimated 228 million people with access to new or improved infrastructure. PIDG is funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, Sweden, Global Affairs Canada, and Germany. Learn more at pidg.org.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Legal Asia and as a member of the Global Legal function of PIDG, the Legal Counsel will provide transactional and legal support for PIDG's investments and projects across Asia, supporting PIDG's InfraCo project offering in Asia.

Roles & Resposibilities

Project Development, Investments, Financing and Divestments

• Work directly and independently with the various commercial teams to review, draft, negotiate and finalise legal documentation, including project related documents (NDAs, funding agreements, investment agreements and shareholder agreements, lease agreements, EPC contracts, PPA and offtake arrangements) as well as divestment related documents (including share sale agreements);
• Manage, from a legal risk perspective, the documentation process for projects and investments;
• Liaise with internal functions (Business Development, Investment Management, Asset Management, Sustainable Development Impact and Finance) in relation to legal aspects of projects;
• Work closely and coordinate with the members of the Business Integrity team on project-related matters to ensure compliance with policies and seamless delivery on projects and investments;
• Provide legal advice in relation to the development, structuring, financing and operating of investments and projects, including in relation to dropping, wind-down, expansion and/or exits; and
• Manage and coordinate advice from external counsels as required.

Corporate aspects, risk management & functional support

• Together with other members of the Legal team, create, develop, and maintain global precedent documents and other necessary legal templates;
• Contribute to the creation, development, maintenance and communication of know-how, legal updates, legal policies and procedures;
• Maintain an updated understanding of the legal and regulatory framework in which InfraCo Asia operates and InfraCo Asia's risk and business integrity requirements;
• Manage, assist on or implement multi-jurisdictional or transversal projects when needed, including by close co-operation with other members of the Legal Team;
• Contribute to the development and execution of the Global Legal Team's functional cohesiveness and strategy; and
• Act in all circumstances as an ambassador of PIDG, displaying and demonstrating the highest ethical and moral standards.

Qualifications and education requirements

• Bachelor of Law (or equivalent) and qualified in Singapore or any other common law jurisdiction with at least 3 to 5 years of relevant post-qualification experience in private practice and/or an in-house legal department.

Skills and Experience

• Must be a team player, willing to help out wherever needed.
• Must have experience in Asia (experience in emerging markets (particularly Indonesia), development finance, project finance and/or M&A is highly advantageous).
• Experience in infrastructure development projects or infrastructure/project financing is advantageous;
• Must have excellent working knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office suite, ability to work effectively with Word and PowerPoint;
• Should be highly proficient in both oral and written English. Proficiency in one or more of the regional languages in one of the countries where InfraCo Asia is mandated to work is a plus; and
• Should have a strong appreciation and passion for PIDG and InfraCo Asia's mandate with a strong work ethic and desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced and demanding environment.