Analyst, Green Cities

Requisition ID 34369 Office Country United Kingdom Office City London Division Banking Sectors Contract Type Fixed Term Contract Length 2 years Posting End Date 28/02/2024

Purpose of Job

The Analyst supports the Green Cities team within SI3P (which is part of the Sustainable Infrastructure Group (‘SIG’), and also works closely with the wider Green Cities team in the Climate Strategy and Delivery (‘CSD’) Team. The over-arching role is supporting the EBRD Green Cities (‘GC’), with its breadth of activities relating to projects, Green City Action Plans (‘GCAPs’) and the network.

EBRD Green Cities (‘GC’) is a flagship programme, supporting cities to address their climate challenges, through targeted investments including water, urban transport, renewables, district energy, buildings energy efficiency, policy actions, encapsulated in a long-term strategic plan known as the Green City Action Plan (‘GCAP’). The primary focus of the programme is on supporting green investments, given the huge role cities have to play in countries meeting their commitments under the Paris Agreement – 70 per cent of Green House Gas emissions come from cities. While leading on green, the programme also encourages investments with focus on gender and inclusion, digital and significant efforts are underway to scale-up resilience, e-mobility and renewables. GC is a dynamic programme, with innovation being at its core.

GC has gone from strength to strength, as the largest FW in the Bank, recognised externally as a leading city programme and now comprising a network of 60 cities, which is anticipated to grow.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

The under the guidance of the Deputy Head of SI3P, and more senior members of the GC Team, the main responsibilities of the Analyst are as follows:

• Provide support in the overall management of the Green Cities FW. This includes annual reporting, requests for information from relevant teams across the Bank, maintenance of FW templates and materials and pipeline tracking.

• Ensure that all tasks assigned to the Analyst are completed within the specified time frames, to a high quality and in line with the policies, procedures and objectives of the Bank.

• Support the monitoring of the FW, requiring obtaining updated project information from Banking Teams and, where appropriate, clients.

• Working closely with the GC team including CSD provide support to the monitoring of the key outputs of the GCAPs, requiring obtaining relevant information from clients, collation on spreadsheet and production of ‘user friendly’ outputs.

• Support the preparation of the Annual Performance Review (APR) for the GCF/GC Facility.

• Provide support as necessary to the GCAPs as requested by the Deputy Head and senior members of the Green Cities Team.

• Ensure the stakeholder engagement process within the GCAPs is undertaken to the necessary standards and number attending effectively recorded, through close liaison with the GCAP FW consultants and City Clients

• Preparation of materials on the GC programme for both internal and external use, including briefing notes, agenda and GC presentations for meetings, including senior management and relevant teams across the Bank, and meetings with external parties.

The responsibilities of the Analyst are designed to allow the Analyst to progressively undertake more complex tasks and build the scope of responsibilities based on acquired experience and expertise.

Qualifications, skills, Experience & Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree finance, economics, environment or equivalent.
• Quantitative/numerical skills are important, together with computer literacy, encompassing Microsoft Office and spread sheet packages.
• Good understanding of relevant systems and processes.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and to deadlines and under time pressure.
• Good written and oral communication skills in English.
• Relevant industry experience in infrastructure in the context of the green agenda and Paris Alignment, ideally from a bank or firm operating internationally.
• Exposure to EBRD’s Countries of Operation.

What is it like to work at the EBRD?

Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.

The EBRD environment provides you with:

• Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in;
• A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity;
• An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.

  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 and expecting our employee to attend the office 50% of their working time.