Triple Jump is looking for a:
Assistant Legal Department
24 hours per week, Amsterdam based.
Triple Jump is a responsible investment management company with a head office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and regional offices in Georgia, Peru, Mexico and Thailand. Triple Jump manages and administers investment funds that focus on improving access to finance for entrepreneurs in developing countries. The funds we manage reach out to in excess of 350,000 micro, small and medium enterprises in 60 low- and middle income countries.
Strong company growth has led to a need for a restructuring of the support services. In light hereof, we are looking for an assistant to the Legal team.
Expectations
As Legal Assistant you will be responsible for:
- Gather and keep a track record of original legal documents received;
- Prepare and submit original legal documents to the respective Funds;
- Retrieval of documents stored in hard copy, scan and upload to electronic database and vice-versa;
- Add new material to hard copy and electronic file records, and create new records as necessary, using standard guidelines for naming of electronic records;
- Eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage according to file maintenance guidelines and/or legal requirements;
- Help modify and improve filing systems, or implement new filing systems. Perform periodic inspections of materials or files in order to ensure correct placement, legibility, and proper condition;
- Sort, and classify incoming documents and existing records according to guidelines;
- Assist the Legal Department with compliance screening of potential and existing investees and other tasks regarding the contracting process with microfinance institutions;
- Take minutes of the meetings of the Legal Department;
- Occasionally help with preparing simple legal documents;
- Perform general office duties such as typing, copying, scanning and filing.
Job requirements
You have a background related to law or economics with experience as a (legal) assistant and in filing and maintenance of physical and/or electronic databases, you like order and structure and you are good at it, you have an excellent command of English and Spanish, in particular of legal terminology.
Competences
- Proactive;
- Responsible;
- At least two years of relevant work experience;
- Organized, you have a sense of order and structure;
- Sociable;
- Excellent command of English and Spanish;
- Knowledge of French is an asset.
Triple Jump offers you
- Competitive salary including benefits such as 8% holiday allowance and a pension plan;
- A dynamic, multi-cultural and collegial working environment
Application procedure
We encourage people with a longer distance from the labour market to apply for this position: WWB, WW (> 12 months and/or age 50+), WIA/WGA/WAZ, WAJONG, IAOW/IOAZ). Are you interested? Send your application to Jeanette Bouman before November 30th, 2014 by email: jobs@triplejump.eu. Applicants must have a EU working permit. www.triplejump.eu
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