Legal Senior Associate or Officer

Join our Talent Pool By submitting your application now, you can join our Talent Pool for current and future opportunities. Applicants will only be considered as positions become available. Submitting your application to our Talent Pool does not guarantee immediate action, an application to a specific open competitive process, nor a job offer. However, your information will be available for future opportunities that align with your qualifications. We improve lives IDB Invest is the private sector arm of the IDB Group committed to supporting the sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector. Our mission is to finance, structure, and mobilize capital for companies and projects that support economic growth, resilience, and long-term development across the region. IDB Invest operates in 26 countries, structured across four geographic regions and three industry verticals: Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Institutions, and Corporates. About this Talent Pool IDB Invest is establishing a Talent Pool of highly qualified Legal Senior Associates or Officers to support current and future business needs. The ideal talent should have experience or be interested in providing legal advice and transaction support for the institution’s investment and financing activities, ensuring that operations are structured, documented, and executed in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and institutional policies. What you might do: Provide legal advice and support across the full lifecycle of non-sovereign guaranteed (NSG) lending, guarantee, and technical cooperation transactions, including origination, due diligence, structuring, negotiation, documentation, closing, disbursement, and portfolio administration. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective deal execution, contribute to the development of legal documentation and policies, identify practical and innovative legal solutions, support knowledge sharing and training initiatives, and coordinate external counsel while maintaining awareness of evolving legal and market trends. What we are looking for: Education: Master’s degree in Law (e.g., Juris Doctor, LL.M., or equivalent) from an accredited university, plus admission to practice law in at least one jurisdiction of an IDB Invest member country. Knowledge and substantive legal experience in both Civil and Common law systems. Experience: 3-4 years of relevant professional legal experience as an attorney since earning a law degree. Languages: Proficiency in English, spoken and written, is required. Spanish, Portuguese or French would be a plus. #IDBInvest