Principal Banker

The Principal Banker leads and manages project development and implementation in the electricity sector, focusing on renewable power generation and energy projects. The role involves project origination, structuring, execution, monitoring, business development, client management, and policy dialogue within the Energy Europe team.

Responsibilities

• Work as a senior project team member on complex transactions contributing to project structuring and execution and supporting operation leaders.
• Lead structuring, negotiation, and execution of transactions as operation leader, managing project teams and resources.
• Oversee project due diligence processes ensuring compliance with Bank standards.
• Ensure quality and appropriateness of technical cooperation assistance supporting investments or policy dialogue.
• Complete transactions within specified time frames and in line with Bank policies and objectives.
• Perform portfolio monitoring, provide advice and supervision to junior team members, and manage client relationships.
• Supervise implementation, monitoring, and reporting on technical cooperation assignments ensuring compliance with donor requirements.
• Notify management of critical portfolio issues and ensure availability of data for decision-making.
• Contribute to policy dialogue initiatives at project and national levels in cooperation with relevant Bank units and country teams.
• Support efforts to procure grants and technical cooperation funds for investment projects and policy dialogue.
• Assist with marketing and business development to build market contacts and develop deal flow.
• Screen project proposals to identify sound and executable investments meeting Bank mandate.
• Recruit, train, coach, and mentor junior bankers ensuring quality project work and workload distribution.
• Develop productive relationships within the organisation to work effectively in a matrix and multicultural environment.
• Manage team engagement, recruitment, compensation, performance management, coaching, and development.
• Champion and role model the Bank’s behavioural competencies and corporate behaviours ensuring integrity and ethical conduct.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in relevant areas.
• Professional qualification such as ACA, CFA, ACCA, or CIMA desirable.
• Strong quantitative/numerical skills with ability to interpret financial information and design/use financial models.
• Credit analysis skills, including interpretation of accounts and understanding of local and international accounting principles and credit analysis practices.
• Computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft Office and spreadsheet packages including financial analysis and modelling modules.
• Excellent understanding of relevant systems and processes.
• Stakeholder management skills.
• Coaching, mentoring and leadership skills.
• Relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines and under time pressure.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Good command of local/country language(s) is an advantage.
• Significant relevant financial industry experience from investment or commercial banks, private equity firms, asset management firms, international financial institutions, or auditing/financial consulting firms operating to international standards.
• Practical experience participating in and leading complex transactions through the full project life cycle.
• Relevant energy sector experience.
• Understanding of energy market dynamics and new technological trends such as digitalisation, energy storage, and hydrogen.

Skills

• Financial Modelling
• Credit Analysis
• Financial Information Interpretation
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel Spreadsheets Proficiency
• Stakeholder Management
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Leadership Skills
• Relationship Management
• Negotiation Skills
• Project Lifecycle Management
• Energy Sector Experience
• Energy Market Analysis
• Digitalisation in Energy
• Energy Storage Knowledge
• Hydrogen Technology Understanding
• Investment Banking Experience
• Commercial Banking Experience
• Private Equity
• Asset Management
• Financial Consulting

Languages

English