Associate Director

The Associate Director, CSG Ukraine Hub is responsible for coordinating support, or taking the lead, on a range of management, strategic and operational topics with a focus on the activities of donor supported projects in Ukraine in close cooperation with Donor Partnerships (DP), as well as issues related to cooperation between Banking/DP and other divisions within the Bank involved in such projects, in particular the operations & services department (OSM/Banking Services) and the Ukraine Donor Platform secretariat hosted by the European Commission. The key objective of the role is to work with the MD Impact & Partnerships and the MD Ukraine and Moldova to facilitate and participate in the effective and efficient management of the donor supported Ukraine transactions, and centralise information on the day-to-day management of the pipeline and on-going operations in Ukraine for donors, as well as to co-ordinate with other departments/units in the Bank (including senior management and the Board) and external stakeholders involved on the war response (EC, WB/IFC, IMF, EIB).

He/she will report to the MD Impact & Partnerships with a matrix reporting to the MD Ukraine and Moldova. It is expected that the AD will have a high commitment to the Bank’s mandate and institutional goals combined with the ability to foster an environment conducive to technical excellence, lead/contribute to strategic thinking for the Bank in its work in Ukraine, and provide leadership with a consistent approach towards clients and donors/shareholders.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

Support the Bank’s work in Ukraine for donor supported transactions in particular:

• Coordination on regular updates to the Board, donors, external parties (such as rating agencies);
• Coordination of bank investments and donor flows: pipeline information, guarantee and donor information – all centralised to ensure consistency of information – one point of information for all donors and shareholders related to Ukraine;
• Interact with shareholders, donors and other relevant counterparties (IFIs, EC) as needed and in close coordination with DP and other relevant teams;
• Interact with relevant internal stakeholders and units to ensure consistency on communication of relevant information to the general public;
• Draft briefings, reports and other documents concerning all areas related to donor supported transactions in Ukraine as well as lead on non-transactional donor funded projects;
• Assist in reducing bottlenecks and workload specifically originated by the increased Ukrainian activity supported by donor guarantees;
• Manage the staff associated with the CSG Ukraine Hub.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

Essential Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

• Senior level, relevant investment, finance experience coupled with sound understanding of the Bank’s mandate;
• Sound understanding and good knowledge of issues related to banking projects (credit assessment, transition impact, additionality, etc.);
• Relevant higher degree from a leading university;
• Strong leadership, management, communication and interpersonal skills;
• Proven business judgement and high ethical and professional standards;
• Demonstrated ability to manage and complete transactions/projects;
• Understanding of donor landscape and experience in working on donor funded activities;
• Excellent time and project management skills;•    Excellent business report writing skills;
• Excellent English language skills (both written and oral).

Source: https://jobs.ebrd.com/job/London-Associate-Director,-Head-of-Ukraine-Hub/1139978101/