Associate Director, Compliance Lead Advisor

at  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Requisition ID

34556
Office Country

United Kingdom
Office City

London
Division

Indep. Project Accountability Mechanism
Contract Type

Regular
Contract Length
Posting End Date

12/05/2024

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in social or environmental sciences, sustainable business administration, corporate social responsibility, environmental and social impact assessment, and/or international development, or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated relevant work experience in environmental and social impact assessment, project finance, stakeholder engagement particularly in relation to international development finance.
• Recognised expertise in the application of environmental and social safeguards in the context of a multilateral development bank in particular the EBRD’s Environmental and Social Policy and the Access to Information Policy
• Proven track record in project management with a focus on delivering robust outputs within the timeframes set.
• Demonstrated deep awareness of the global accountability space, the EBRD accountability framework, the application of environmental and social safeguards, Equator Principles and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Relevant Experience in an IFI setting and/or existing accountability Mechanism preferred.
• Exhibition of excellent judgment under high levels of scrutiny from both internal and external stakeholders in a compliance role, requiring the ability to present evidence-based findings in a constructive manner.
• Experience managing a team and delivering work through others.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate competing priorities, meet deadlines and ensure effective delivery in line with policies and procedures.
• Capacity to maintain independence and impartiality, guided by the evidence in determinations.
• Successful track record of constructive engagement with polarised stakeholders of varying backgrounds, languages, education levels, mandates and motivations, through negotiation, participation and consultation.
• Experience working in EBRD countries of operation preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and coordinate efficient deliverable production.
• Willingness to travel regularly and work outside standard business hours required.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken. Fluent written and oral command of English; professional command of a second language used in EBRD countries of operation would be an asset.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multicultural and diverse team

PURPOSE OF JOB

The Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM) is the EBRD’s Accountability Mechanism. IPAM independently reviews environmental, social, and public disclosure-related complaints raised by project-affected people and civil society organisations concerning Bank projects. IPAM is an independent function, governed outside the Bank’s investment operations, reporting directly to the EBRD Board of Directors via the Audit and Risk Committee. The Project Accountability Policy (2019) established mandate, structure and operation of IPAM.
Within this context, the Associate Director, Compliance Lead Advisor works in close coordination with the Chief Accountability Officer (CAO), leading the Compliance Review function, which is responsible for the processing of cases through the three stages of the Compliance function: compliance assessment, investigation and monitoring of action plans.
Managing a small team, the Associate Director is responsible for ensuring the robust and timely implementation of all cases and work closely with other members of the IPAM team to ensure deliverables meet the IPAM investigative standards and the methodological process established in the policy and on any internal guidance developed is applied.
Key to the role is engaging with relevant case stakeholders, implementing robust and systematic investigative methodologies and providing fact-based compliance determination analyses. They are also responsible for the monitoring of Management Action Plans and ensuring that systematic collection of results and outcomes to serve as inputs for Advisory products.
Providing substantive compliance products to feed into IPAM’s institutional learning work is another important part of the role and the Associate Director will actively identify trends and systemic issues and work in collaboration with the IPAM Outreach and Institutional Team on the production of institutional knowledge products as required.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Under limited direction of the Managing Director, Chief Accountability Officer, the Associate Director Compliance Lead Advisor acts as the Compliance function lead and has a combination of function-specific and general administrative-coordination functions including:

OTHER TASKS

• Supports the CAO in overseeing IPAM administrative operation, including budgetary and HR matters, the development and preparation of internal administrative procedures and working with other IPAM team members to ensure institutional engagement and performance while ensuring a healthy work/life balance.
• Is a member of the Risk Assessment IPAM Coordinating Team and ensures cascading of decisions regarding safety and retaliation mitigation measures.
• Contributes to the ongoing development of professional practices within IPAM, proposing to the CAO training activities and sharing knowledge as needed.
• Participates in the implementation of his/her personal learning and training development plan.
• Performs other assignments or tasks as determined by the Chief Accountability Officer.
• Coaches junior staff and, trains and transfers knowledge so as to ensure robust delivery.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in social or environmental sciences, sustainable business administration, corporate social responsibility, environmental and social impact assessment, and/or international development, or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated relevant work experience in environmental and social impact assessment, project finance, stakeholder engagement particularly in relation to international development finance.
• Recognised expertise in the application of environmental and social safeguards in the context of a multilateral development bank in particular the EBRD’s Environmental and Social Policy and the Access to Information Policy
• Proven track record in project management with a focus on delivering robust outputs within the timeframes set.
• Demonstrated deep awareness of the global accountability space, the EBRD accountability framework, the application of environmental and social safeguards, Equator Principles and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Relevant Experience in an IFI setting and/or existing accountability Mechanism preferred.
• Exhibition of excellent judgment under high levels of scrutiny from both internal and external stakeholders in a compliance role, requiring the ability to present evidence-based findings in a constructive manner.
• Experience managing a team and delivering work through others.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate competing priorities, meet deadlines and ensure effective delivery in line with policies and procedures.
• Capacity to maintain independence and impartiality, guided by the evidence in determinations.
• Successful track record of constructive engagement with polarised stakeholders of varying backgrounds, languages, education levels, mandates and motivations, through negotiation, participation and consultation.
• Experience working in EBRD countries of operation preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and coordinate efficient deliverable production.
• Willingness to travel regularly and work outside standard business hours required.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken. Fluent written and oral command of English; professional command of a second language used in EBRD countries of operation would be an asset.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multicultural and diverse team.