Requisition ID

35666
Office Country

United Kingdom
Office City

London
Division

Policy and Partnerships
Contract Type

Regular
Contract Length
Posting End Date

25/05/2025

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant degree in a technical discipline (e.g. engineering, economics, finance); a combination of technical and commercial skills is advantageous.
• Relevant, technical and commercial work experience gained from: i) an engineering and/or consultancy organisation; or ii) a company operating in the real economy (for example, energy, chemical or manufacturing sectors); or iii) a bank, equity fund, advisory services, corporate finance firm – including other Development Finance Institutions;.
• Knowledge and experience with green finance initiatives applied in the infrastructure, corporate and financial institution sectors.
• Technical understanding of green finance related approaches, including impact measurement.
• Excellent skills in data analysis and attention to detail.
• Proven track record in managing consultants and related assignments, including the implementation of IT-based solutions.
• Sound understanding of business and finance principles
• Good understanding of policy analysis and policy formulation in the areas of climate change, nature, resource efficiency, energy efficiency and technology transfer.
• Experience in emerging markets, including EBRD countries of operations.
• Computer literacy and excellent written/oral communication skills in English are essential; other languages from the EBRD region are advantageous
• Ability to operate consistently within business guidelines and ethics and work sensitively in multicultural environments, building effective working relations with clients and colleagues.
• Self-motivated, ability to work to and meet tight deadlines and to plan and organise work unsupervised in a logical and efficient manner.
• Ability to communicate appropriate, concise and accurate information in verbal and written formats, appropriate to the audience at the time.

PURPOSE OF JOB

The objective of this operational focused role is to support the team in the Climate Strategy and Delivery department responsible for:
(1) development of green finance related methodologies;
(2) Coordinating green assessments as part of EBRD project cycle to ensure they are in line with Banks strategies and policies; and
(3) Tracking and reporting green operations data, including those related to impact, up to signing.
The position holder will support methodological development related to green finance, CSDs quality assurance and data management processes, and Bank teams to structure investments in line with the Banks green related approaches.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support green finance related methodological development, including:
• Preparing methodological revisions and managing internal and external consultation processes.
• Reviewing leading external green finance related approaches in order to inform the Banks work.
• Contribute to working groups and expert bodies focused on green finance.
• Support quality application of the Banks green finance approaches by:
• Reviewing project documentation to ensure consistency with the Banks Green assessment approaches, with a particular focus on data completeness, transparency and correctness
• Providing technicial support to Bank teams in applying methodologies in order they are applied correctly, including around impact assessment and green finance taxonomies.
• Maintain a database of lessons learned in application to inform improvied operational practice
• Inputting to the Banks capacity building efforts with clients.
• Support operational process and data management activites related to green finance:
• Reviewing green related operational processes and developing solutions for improvement and optimisation.
• Support green related digitlisation efforts, including the use of external tools and databases around impact measurment, climate resillience and nature.
• Taking leadership and mentoring junior colleagues to support their development, growth and further understanding of the Banks core duties
• Other ad hoc duties as required.