Warsaw, Poland
EBRD Warsaw, Poland
Requisition ID
17204
Office Country
Poland
Office City
Warsaw
Division
Banking
Dept. / Bus. Group
Central and South Eastern Europe
Business Unit: Warsaw (Poland – Energy coordination)
Contract Type
Short Term
Contract Length
12 months
Posting End Date
30/06/2020
Purpose of Job
Please note this role is a [12] month maternity cover
The Associate Banker contributes to all phases of the project cycle, including project origination, structuring, execution, and implementation and monitoring. The Associate Banker will take responsibility for those tasks assigned to him/her by the operation leader, which may include undertaking comprehensive due diligence, including financial, market, integrity, and EBRD policy compliance. The role also envisaged significant involvement in post-signing implementation and operations monitoring.
The Associate Banker carries out these tasks as part of a project team under the guidance of an operation leader or under the supervision/guidance of more senior bankers or the team Director, however fair level of independence within the allocated tasks is expected. For portfolio monitoring Associate Banker is expected to work substantially independent, taking responsibility, including regular reporting as well as leading discussions on necessary agreement amendments and or waivers.
The Associate Banker role may also include elements of business/pipeline development, client management and policy dialogue.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the operation leader or a more senior banker:
1. Structuring and Execution
- Work as a project team member on transactions, contributing to all aspects of project structuring and execution, including working with client counterparts, consultants and other parties to progress the project; the role expects to involve taking leading role on specific aspects of transaction and full ownership for straight forward transactions.
- Be the primary driver of the scope and quality of project due diligence, including financial, market, regulatory, integrity and EBRD policy compliance;
- Prepare internal project documentation, including approval project memoranda, financial models (both designed independently and reviews of client’s models), draft term sheets, presentations, etc. as and when required;
- Support TC operation leader, to design and process technical co-operation assistance, ensuring that TC processing and approval fits with the approval schedule of any related investment project or the related policy dialogue initiative;
- Ensure that all tasks within his/her are completed within the specified time frames to a high standard and in line with the policies, procedures and objectives of the Bank.
- Work closely with the other relevant departments within the Bank on the advancement of the due diligence or monitoring of the existing operations.
2. Portfolio Monitoring, Value Creation and Reporting
- Take responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of all projects to which the Associate Banker is assigned, including compliance with project agreements and Bank procedures related to disbursement; monitoring of progress of the project implementation and financial performance of the client; assessing evolving risk factors and monitoring and assessing covenant compliance, in the case of more senior Associate’s they may become the OL for the project once it is in implementation and/or monitoring phase;
- Prepare timely and comprehensive monitoring reports and include recommendations for corrective actions where required and ensure these proposed corrective actions and recommendations are brought to the attention of more senior team members;
- As TC operation leader, ensure effective implementation and monitoring of TC assignments to ensure their compliance with donor reporting requirements, operational objectives and that all reports are of a high quality;
- As a project team member perform all such tasks as may be assigned by the operation leader and provide constructive advice, guidance and supervision to more junior members of the project team.
3. Business Development
- Assist, as required, with marketing and business development efforts.
4. Industry or Regulatory analysis
- Review industry reports and regulatory developments to support the regulatory and market update required in the Project assessment.
- Support senior bankers in the regulatory or industry developments for the purpose of pursuing bank’s policy dialogue with relevant stakeholders
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- Analysing the potential, identifying stakeholders and supporting senior bankers in the implementation of the Bank’s policy engagement in line with the key priorities in the Bank’s strategies for Bank’s countries of operations in the Central Europe and the Baltics.
The responsibilities of the Associate Banker are designed to allow for the development of transaction expertise and expansion of responsibilities, leading to assuming the role of an operation leader on standard, non-complex transactions. In such cases, the Associate Banker’s accountabilities and responsibilities would be increased to undertake a role of an operation leader under the supervision/guidance of more senior bankers or the Team Director.
Qualifications and Skills / Experience & Knowledge
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree as minimum. Master’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in the areas of expertise.
- Professional qualification such as ACA, CFA, ACCA, or CIMA desirable or equivalent competencies demonstrated in prior experience.
- Strong quantitative/numerical skills are critical with the ability to interpret financial information and to design and use financial models.
- Credit analysis skills, with the ability to interpret accounts, understanding local and international accounting principles and practice of credit analysis.
- Computer literacy, conversant with Microsoft Office and spread sheet packages including financial analysis and modelling modules.
- Excellent understanding of relevant systems and processes.
- Ability to work effectively as a team member and to deadlines and under time pressure.
- Highest integrity standards including understanding of confidentiality and conflict of interest aspects in the banking operations
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
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Good command of Polish language is an advantage.
Experience & Knowledge:
- Relevant financial industry experience from an investment or commercial bank, private equity firm, asset management firm, or auditing/financial consulting firm operating to international standards.
- Practical experience of participating in transactions through the full project life cycle.
- Prior exposure to renewables or other project finance or ppp projects to be an advantage
- Exposure to Energy/Transport or Municipal Infrastructure segments and/or to banking activity in Central Europe is an advantage.
- Experience in the banking role in project finance gained at commercial bank and/or IFI (incl. specifically EBRD) is an advantage.
Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working.
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