Associate, Food and Agribusiness, SBI

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was founded in 1991 when communism was crumbling in Europe and ex-Soviet countries needed support to nurture a new private sector and democracy. Today we invest to help build market economies from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean. We are now the largest single investor in our region. Owned by 69 countries and two intergovernmental institutions, we provide project financing for banks, industries and businesses. We also work with publicly owned companies to support privatisation, restructure state-owned firms and improve municipal services. Wherever we are active, we promote policies that bolster the business climate.

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Purpose of Job

The Associate supports and expands the activities of the Bank in the area of climate change and circular economy and related investments with a particular focus in the Agricultural value chain; through the identification and the development of dedicated projects and project components, innovative financing schemes and new partnerships and initiatives in order to align investments consistent with Low Carbon Pathways aligned with the Paris Agreement.

The role will entail:
i) identifying, defining and structuring low carbon investments working across the regional and banking matrix with private and public sector Clients in the Food and Agribusiness sector;
ii) supporting the definition of innovative investment vehicles to promote, aggregate and scale up EBRD investments;
iii) supporting the development and implementation of technical assistance assignments to ensure GET investment activity;
iv) supporting the delivery of relevant policy dialogue activities with local authorities to accelerate the decarbonisation of the sectors;
v) supporting the implementation of relevant market/sector/country analytics to inform investment programmes.

Reporting to the AD, Head of SBI, the Associate will support all activities within the banking life cycle related to the implementation of the transactions covering areas such as support to business/pipeline development, client management, policy dialogue, donor funded report, and all aspects related to the implementation of the program.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities
• Under the direction of the AD, Head of SBI, support banking teams with marketing and business development efforts in the relevant sectors.
• Work as a team member at project level to identify investment opportunities for climate and sustainable resource technologies (energy efficiency, water efficiency, materials efficiency, waste minimisation, circular economy), with specific focus on corporate sector operations.
• Under the supervision of the AD, Head of SBI and other senior members of the CSD team, lead the identification and structuring of capital investment appraisals of sustainable resource investments and review the associated implementation and operational risks.
• Undertake marketing and business development efforts in the relevant sub-sector and countries to build reputable market contacts and develop deal flow and cross selling of the Bank's competencies.
• As a project team member, influence clients in order to structure and deliver Green Economy Transition (GET) element of banking transactions to ensure that GET is mainstreamed/maximised in the projects financed by EBRD and transactions comply with internal governance e.g. Paris Alignment.
• Work as a project team member to develop new products and contribute to all other aspects project structuring and execution, including implementing, and monitoring.
• Support the implementation of relevant market/sector/country analytics to promote specific GET investments.
• Under the direction of the AD, Head of SBI, provide technical input, share experience and project lessons learnt to specific assigned tasks and sub-tasks under the joint EBRD and FAO Initiative: Agri-food Climate and Environmental Sustainability (ACES);
• Assist in providing necessary support, in the form of relevant information or documentation for meeting participation, towards efforts to procure grants and technical cooperation funds to complement investment projects or required as part of policy dialogue effort.
• Support the delivery of policy dialogue assignments and formulation of policy dialogue interventions required to put in place and improve regulations enabling GET investments.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Relevant degree (minimum Master Level) in a technical, engineering or science discipline, (e.g. food /process/chemical/industrial/ engineering). A combination of technical and commercial skills is advantageous.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the Paris Agreement and of the design/development/implementation of Low Carbon Road