Interim Legal Support Clerk

Triple Jump is looking for a:

Interim Legal Support Clerk

Minimum 24, maximum 32 hours per week, initially for six months, Amsterdam based

Venturing at the frontiers of finance, financial institutions in developing countries and emerging markets are contributing to economic development and poverty alleviation through banking with the poor. Establishing sustainable financial systems for the bottom of the pyramid has been recognised as one of the most successful development strategies. These systems simultaneously contribute to financial sector development, enterprise formation and poverty reduction.

Triple Jump is an investment management company specialised in microfinance. We aim to support the expansion of financial institutions in developing countries by providing capital and advisory services. Among the funds Triple Jump currently advises are the ASN-Novib Fund, the Oxfam Novib Fund, the NOTS Microfinance Fund, the SNS Institutional Microfinance Fund and the Calvert Social Investment Foundation.

1. Expectations

As Junior Legal Officer you will be responsible for

· Handling correspondence, filing documents, formatting and drafting legal documents;

· Client screening using a web tool, as well as the setup and maintenance of the compliance database;

· Organizing and updating the physical and electronic legal database in English and Spanish;

· Performing administrative and other duties as required.

2. Job requirements

You are a law student or have been recently graduated from law school, or economics or related area, have experience with drafting of (legal) documents, filing and maintenance of physical and/or electronic databases, or you simply like order and structure and you are good at it, and you have an excellent knowledge of English and Spanish, in particular of legal terminology or are able and willing to learn such terminology quickly.

3. Competencies

· Pro active and capable of working independently

· Responsible and precise;

· Organized, you have a sense of order and structure;

· Thoroughly proficient in English and Spanish.

4. Triple Jump offers you:

· A net salary of € 10 per hour.

· Experience to be part of a rapidly growing, ambitious organisation.

5. Application procedure

If your profile matches this position and you would be interested in joining our organisation, please address your resume and cover letter to Jeanette Bouman at jeanette@triplejump.eu. We would like the Interim Legal Support Clerk to start on August 1 2011, so please contact us ASAP. More information about the position can be obtained from our website (www.triplejump.eu) or through Gabriela Bustamante at +31 20 5120620. Applicants must be nationals of a European Union member State or have a valid working permit for the European Union.