Requisition ID

35991
Office Country

United Kingdom
Office City

London
Division

Policy and Partnerships
Contract Type

Regular
Contract Length
Posting End Date

05/09/2025

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Motivation – demonstrated strong commitment to, and understanding of, the Bank’s transition agenda.
• Education – Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Economics, Development Studies, Public Policy, Natural Resource Management, or a related field.
• Experience
  Essential: relevant experience, ideally in a multilateral, government, or consultancy environment. Demonstrated knowledge of the mining sector, particularly in relation to critical raw materials and resource-based development. Strong analytical and policy skills; ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations; experience managing or supporting policy dialogue, TA projects and consultant teams; excellent communication, writing, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable: experience working in or with emerging markets and developing economies; familiarity with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) issues in the extractive industries; working knowledge of project finance or investment processes in the natural resources sector.

• Communication – capacity to communicate complex policy and technical issues to a wide range of stakeholders verbally and in writing; ability to build consensus and reach agreement in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Language/Technical – excellent written and spoken English. Familiarity with a language of the EBRD countries of operations would be very advantageous. Relevant digital skills (advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Word).

PURPOSE OF JOB

The Associate Economist will support the EBRD’s policy engagement and technical cooperation efforts in the mining and critical raw materials (CRM) sectors, with a strong focus on alignment with investment operations. The position is based within the Competitiveness and Governance (Corporate Sector) team in the Policy and Strategy Delivery department, under VP Policy and Partnerships (VP3).
The role includes active participation in cross-functional project teams made up of members of the Legal Transition Team (LTT), VP3’s regional policy units, and the Natural Resources Banking team. Within these teams, the Associate Economist will contribute economic expertise to the design and implementation of policy dialogue and technical assistance (TA) initiatives. This includes corporate and sector reform programmes and activities leveraging EBRD investment or TA frameworks such as JUMP (Junior Mining Programme) and SMART (SOEs Management Assistance for Reform and Transformation).

ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contributing as member of cross-functional project teams to policy dialogue with government authorities, sector regulators, and key stakeholders in preparation of or in conjunction with investments in the mining sector.
• Designing and delivering policy activities at corporate-, and sector-level in close collaboration with relevant teams across the Bank (LTT, Natural Resources Banking); conduct needs and gap assessment to determine interventions; prepare negotiations of corporate/sector reform objectives.
• Draft Terms of Reference (ToRs) for consultancy assignments; manage consultant selection processes in accordance with EBRD procurement rules.
• Overseeing the implementation of TA projects, monitoring deliverables, and ensuring quality control of consultant outputs.
• Contributing to sectoral diagnostics, policy papers, and country strategies, drawing on data and economic analysis.
• Engaging with other international financial institutions (IFIs), development partners, and civil society organisations to promote coordination and knowledge exchange.