Analyst, Environment and Sustainability Department

The Analyst supports the Environment & Sustainability Department (ESD) in delivering the Bank’s commitments under its Environmental and Social Policy. The role involves environmental and social appraisal, monitoring of projects, oversight of assessments, and contributing to policy management and development.

Responsibilities

• Work on a range of assigned projects, Technical Cooperation’s (TCs), and initiatives, supporting assessment of ESP compliance, E&S risks impacts and opportunities; climate and nature risks, Paris Alignment, and green finance attribution; monitoring, verification, and reporting; and assurance.
• Conduct ESD research, review documents and strategies, conduct analytical, scientific, and technical reviews and appraisals, develop methodologies, monitor outputs/outcomes, analyse and contribute to data management, draft internal and external publications.
• Support ESD/Bank staff in coordination of meetings and events when required.
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders under guidance of senior specialists/advisers; liaise regularly with colleagues at all levels of ESD, both staff and consultants.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of internal processes and procedures, including streamlining, collection, management, and automation of data.
• Work in line with Bank’s Behavioural Competencies and Corporate Behaviours.

Requirements

• Degree in environmental and/or social sciences, economics, engineering, or related field or comparable professional experience.
• Knowledge of environmental and social risks.
• Knowledge of international good practice environmental, social and climate standards/guidelines (e.g. EBRD Environmental and Social Requirements, IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles, Paris Agreement alignment, TCFD, TNFD, ISSB, CSRD, sector guidelines).
• Familiarity of financing instruments, approaches and processes is an advantage.
• Familiarity of some environmental and social thematic policy- and safeguards areas and the risks and impacts of various sectors.
• Understanding of scientific, economic, and political dimensions of environmental and social issues and ability to apply those to the assessment of EBRD investment projects.
• Familiarity with the countries in which the Bank operates or plans to operate.
• Effective time management and organisational skills and ability to multi-task without losing attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal skills and an ability to work independently and within a team.
• Research and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English; familiarity with a language of the EBRD countries of operations would be advantageous; for a resident office appointment, fluency in a local language will be required.
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills.
• Experience operating in a multicultural environment and building effective working relationships with internal/external clients and colleagues.

Skills

• Environmental Risk Management
• Social Risk Assessment
• Environmental Standards Compliance
• Social Standards Compliance
• Climate Standards Knowledge
• EBRD Environmental and Social Requirements
• IFC Performance Standards
• Equator Principles
• Paris Agreement alignment
• TCFD Reporting
• TNFD Framework
• ISSB
• CSRD Reporting Framework
• Environmental Policy
• Environmental and Social Safeguards
• Investment Project Assessment
• Quantitative Analysis
• Analytical Skills
• Time Management
• Multitasking
• Interpersonal Skills
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• Spoken English

Languages

English