Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA) LLC is a US-SEC registered international impact investment manager focused on the base of the pyramid investment opportunities with commercial returns and clear social benefits. SIMA provides investment management and advisory services, and creates social businesses across solar energy, financial inclusion, affordable housing and education sectors in some of the poorest countries in the world in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. SIMA has a unique and transparent culture, and we believe inclusive decision-making and innovative thinking. SIMA’s Managing Partners are among the longest-serving social investment fund managers and actively contribute to the development of the social impact investment industry. SIMA has staff presence in US, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Pakistan, and India.
SIMA has recently closed USD 150 million SIMA Commercial and Industrial Solar Green Bond, B.V. with leading development finance and private sector investors and is looking to strengthen their legal team. The primary role is providing legal support for transactions of financing solar developers and projects in over 28 emerging markets in Africa and Asia. The transactions involve structured/project finance, secured debt, intercreditor agreements, leases, PPAs, etc.for financing solar developers and projects. The role would grow as SIMA launches additional funds.
Responsibilities
• Work with firm’s international counsel to facilitate transactions
• Liaise with team of relationship managers, risk and finance departments to ensure documentation has required terms, conditions, representations etc.
• Interact with local counsel and counterparties on structures, opinions, registrations, recommendations, notices, letters, security agreements, intercreditor agreements, leases, power purchase agreements, etc.
• Work with firm’s international counsel and management on documentation, training, workouts, enforcement, litigation support, etc.
• Coordinate with management in providing notices, determining defaults, workouts, enforcement actions, securing collateral, etc.
Qualifications
• Qualified attorney with approximately 5 to 7 years of relevant legal experience, ideally gained in an international law firm followed by in house experience at a financial institution, fund, or development finance organization
• Strong experience in project finance, developer finance, or structured finance transactions, particularly in emerging markets
• Familiarity with English law governed documentation and its application and enforcement across African and other emerging market jurisdictions
• Experience working with LMA based documentation
• Exposure to intercreditor arrangements, security packages, guarantees, and structured financing instruments
• Experience supporting workouts, restructurings, default management, and enforcement of security
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams and entrepreneurial counterparties
• Pragmatic, deal oriented mindset with a “protect and enable” approach
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills across diverse cultural and geographic contexts
• Demonstrated interest in impact investing and development oriented finance
• French language capability is an advantage but not required
Our benefits
• Unique and transparent culture with history of innovation, inclusive decision-making, revenue sharing, bonuses based on merit, emergency funds for employees, etc.
• Salary or remuneration would be in US dollars. Other benefits such as insurance, gym fees, and a laptop are subject to SIMA’s internal policy.
• SIMA values:
o Transparency at the heart of everything we do.
o Logic to drive informed decision-making.
o Fairness underpins our relationships with clients, partners, and the communities we serve.
o Teamwork is ingrained in our culture.
o Innovative entrepreneurship drives us to pioneer groundbreaking financing solutions that amplify our impact.
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Great international work environment
• Excellent ongoing training
Contact: feedback@simafunds.com, careers@simafunds.com
