The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was founded in 1991 to create a new post-Cold War era in central and eastern Europe. We are now doing more than ever before - across three continents - to further progress towards ‘market-oriented economies and the promotion of private and entrepreneurial initiative’.

Assistant Analyst - Industry, Commerce and Agribusiness

Purpose of the Job

The Assistant Analyst provides support to more senior colleagues in all areas such as data collection and processing, financial analysis and monitoring, reporting, maintenance of databases, and execution of certain administrative functions critical to the functioning of Agribusiness and Agribusiness Advisory, such as processing of contracts and invoices or recharges of donor resources. The Assistant Analyst works on day-to-day basis on clear responsibility areas, both for internal (e.g. management accounts and donor recharges) and external purposes (e.g. financial reporting to donors). The Assistant Analyst will create and maintain the structure of certain dedicated functions based on donor agreements and guidance from more senior colleagues, as well as supporting the process of related payments. The Assistant Analyst will need to interact autonomously with external consultants and internally, some parts of EBRD Finance (e.g., Budget, Invoice Control, Donor Funds Operational Control).
Although the Assistant Analyst can be occasionally engaged in support functions to more senior colleagues, it is expected that their role predominantly requires independent processing and time management, administrative control, responsibility over data creation, processing and management, comprehensive and accurate records of projects/data in the management information system and their status, and maintaining databases of clients and consultants. The position will be required to interact continuously with the network of regional bankers, budget officers, administrative staff, as the case may be, in the supervision and analysis of projects/data being undertaken in their respective regions.
The Assistant Analyst can be allocated special control/supervision functions related to special programmes which require a constant interaction with service providers and stakeholders inside and outside the Bank.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Experience Skills

• Knowledge and Experience in the private sector.  Relevant experience in an administrative capacity, gained from a large commercial organisation, financial institution or donor organization;
• Experience  of conducting research and presenting the information collated;
• Experience of compiling statistical reports;
• Excellent knowledge of the Bank’s policies and procedures, in particular good knowledge of budget, costs controls, Project cycle;
• Relevant degree qualification is desirable or equivalent on the job experience

Skills

• Autonomy, experience of working independently and scheduling own work;
• Strong numerical and financial skills;
• Fluent English both written and spoken;
• Good sense of priorities, ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
• Ability to work with precision and accuracy;
• Strong team player with effective communication and influencing skills;
• Ability to operate sensitively in a multicultural environment and build effective working relations with internal and external stakeholders as well as staff members in HQ and ROs.

The EBRD environment provides you with:

• Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in;
• A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity;
• An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital  transformation at the heart of what we do.