Analyst, ESD

About the role

Accountabilities and responsibilities

• Support assigned projects, technical cooperation activities, and initiatives, including assessments of environmental and social policy compliance, risks, impacts, and opportunities.
• Support assessment of climate and nature risks, Paris Agreement alignment, and green finance attribution, as well as monitoring, verification, reporting, and assurance.
• Conduct research and document reviews, analytical, scientific, and technical appraisals, and develop methodologies.
• Monitor outputs and outcomes, analyse and help manage data, and draft internal and external publications.
• Support coordination of meetings and events when required, and engage with internal and external stakeholders under senior guidance.
• Improve internal processes, including streamlining data collection, management, and automation; work in line with Bank behavioural competencies.

Knowledge and qualifications

• Degree in environmental or social sciences, economics, engineering, a related field, or comparable professional experience.
• Knowledge of environmental and social risks and international good-practice environmental, social, and climate standards and guidelines.
• Familiarity with environmental and social thematic policy and safeguards areas, sector risks and impacts, and the countries where the Bank operates or plans to operate.
• Understand scientific, economic, and political dimensions of environmental and social issues and apply them to EBRD investment assessments.
• Strong time management, organization, multitasking, attention to detail, research, analytical, and quantitative skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent written and spoken English; an EBRD-country language is advantageous, while local-language fluency is required for a resident-office appointment.
• Experience in a multicultural environment and ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.

Relevant standards and experience

• Relevant standards include EBRD Environmental and Social Requirements, IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles, Paris Agreement alignment, TCFD, TNFD, ISSB, CSRD, and sector guidelines.
• Familiarity with financing instruments, approaches, and processes is an advantage.

Location and site work

• The posting lists London, United Kingdom, as the office city.
• Project work may involve site visits.

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