Associate Portfolio Management Officers

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Description

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The selected candidate will carry out the regular monitoring of a portfolio of Local Governments and Public Sector Entities in EU countries or in non-EU countries (developing countries).
The ability to identify the main risks connected to the specific socio-economic environments and the understanding of the regulatory framework in which such entities operate are key for the performance of the duties connected to the position.
In Non-EU countries, the selected candidate will follow very closely projects’ implementation, also through regular monitoring missions with colleagues from the technical Projects Directorate (Engineers and Economists), and will be, after the first disbursement, the projects’ main point of contact.
For monitoring activities in EU countries, solid knowledge of French and Dutch would be considered a strong advantage.

Under the close supervision of the Head of Unit, and under the mentorship of senior colleagues, when necessary, you will work on several tasks in parallel and within well-defined deadlines.
Depending on the seniority of the selected candidate, the responsibilities will be as follows:

• Carry out, according to an agreed programme, reviews of counterparts, assess their credit standing, and propose internal counterpart ratings and climate ratings.
• Propose solutions/remedies to contractual breaches or other requests from EIB counterparts and participate in their implementation, working with colleagues in other EIB Directorates and with external co-financiers as appropriate.
• Monitor the contracts of these counterparts, review the guarantees in place, if required, and check the counterparts’ compliance with the protective clauses included in the loan documentation.
• Handle client contact, including organising and participating in site visits to facilitate the monitoring and event resolution activities.
• For NEU, coordinate and contribute to annual Project Monitoring Reports based on an established working programme and deadlines.
• Perform ad hoc reviews, if necessary, in response to external market events to ensure that the Bank’s response is timely and appropriate.
• Perform regular or ad hoc KYC due diligences and tax integrity checks.
• Participate in the subsequent disbursements in coordination with the Disbursement Analyst and promote utilization of the signed loans.
• Collaborate and coordinate activities with other parts of the Bank, in particular with the other Divisions in PMM, to ensure alignment and proper implementation of procedures across the Bank.
• Perform regular checks on Early Warning Signals, providing update of comments, outlook and additional information in view or regular impairment testing.
• Contribute to the Division’s regular reports, in particular Early Warning/Non-Performing Entities’ reports to ensure proper views on EIB’s portfolio and the risks it entails.
• Participate in horizontal tasks in topics of common interest across PMM or other Directorates.
• Contribute to a sustained flow of information internally in the team and offer support/back-up to other colleagues.

Qualifications:

• University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor), preferably in Business Administration, Finance or Economics, and ideally supplemented by post – graduate studies
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience for the Associate role including a solid track record in lending to the Public Sector and/or Corporates and/or Financial Institutions, from a structuring, origination, negotiation, credit, or transaction monitoring perspective.
• Proficiency in MS Office Tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint). Any knowledge of computer programming will be an advantage.
• Excellent numerical skills.
• Strong financial analysis and credit rating skills, specific on the job training can be provided for all asset classes.
• Understanding of the EIB mission and activities as well as the operating and political framework in which the Bank operates.
• Excellent knowledge of English and/or French (*) with a good command of the other.  Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage (please refer to the paragraph for each asset class).

Source: https://erecruitment.eib.org/psc/hr/EIBJOBS/CAREERS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=109451&PostingSeq=2&

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