The Principal Banker is a core contributor to the unit in DM responsible for developing new ways to mobilise predominantly private debt co-financing alongside EBRD’s operations. The role works, with the support of other team members, to spearhead DM-related communications and engagement activities, the outputs of which should cohesively reflect the Bank’s mobilisation mandate and narrative in the context of the Bank’s strategy.
Responsibilities :
Responsible for the delivery of all activities as outlined and scheduled in the Bank’s mobilisation communications plan.
Maintain responsibility for the mobilisation communications plan, with regular reviews and updates as necessary in collaboration with the Communications department.
Regularly review and update EBRD’s mobilisation narrative in collaboration with the Communications department, ensuring it remains aligned with the Bank’s ambitions and activities and is shared with relevant internal stakeholders for consistent communications.
Proactively draft and schedule social media posts for both external and internal consumption via the Communication department, showcasing mobilisation highlights.
Proactively identify opportunities to host events/side events (including panel discussions) in high profile for, e.g. EBRD’s Annual Meeting, COP, Davos WEF. Where necessary, develop event proposal submissions and deliver the event with the support of product leads and internal stakeholders such as Business Development, CSD, Communications.
Proactively identify and source speaker opportunities for team members to represent EBRD Mobilisation in external / public events, such as conferences.
Take responsibility for internal communications activities, including maintenance of the Debt Mobilisation intranet page and sharing intranet articles to support a Bank-wide mobilisation culture.
Prepare well-written speaking notes or speeches for senior management following the mobilisation narrative and latest activities.
Coordinate and deliver briefing notes, comprehensively covering key mobilisation updates for senior management’s engagements.
Design, develop and deliver the implementation of an investor engagement and education plan, including engagement with investment consultants.
Keep this current, once developed.
Build and maintain relationships with all investor groups, to support their interest and engagement with EBRD co-financing. This includes preparing and sharing materials and data relating to EBRD activities as requested.
Design and deliver educational publications and events.
Act as a lead coordinator for all non-deal or product specific engagement initiatives, such as taskforces. Proactively consider and develop new EBRD-led initiatives to engage with market participants.
Support leading key internal stakeholders on the preparation of data-based integrated marketing material of relevance for new private debt investors.
The material needs to meet investor needs and must include the financial performance of the Bank’s historical activities, as well market compatible impact and climate reporting standards.
Actively contribute to the effort to ensure that this material is used in all interactions with new and existing debt investors.
Requirements :
Relevant university degree.
Master’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in the areas of expertise.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, with an ability to prepare a wide range of materials targeted to different audiences.
Ability to communicate well with internal and external stakeholders;
Ideally prior experience in organising compelling and well-attended events.
Sound decision making skills with a focus on providing solutions. Proven business judgement and high ethical and professional standards.
Ideally fluency in another major language, in addition to English.
Ideally prior experience in countries EBRD operates in.
Awareness of the development finance agenda, particularly private capital mobilisation. Understanding of other key topics such as climate finance and blended finance would be beneficial.
Understanding of wider MDB activities and initiatives, particularly within mobilisation.
Ideally familiarity with the investor universe, including different investor groups with which EBRD engages for co-financing.
Knowledge of MDB co-financing activities, ideally encompassing not only the syndicated loans market, but also a combination of leveraged and/or project finance, climate finance, structured products, credit asset management and insurance experience.
Banking or similar experience with good understanding on financial structures and how to interpret financial statement.
Some experience in driving non-standard financial structures or initiatives through an institution to achieve formal support and approval.
