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The Associate, G&EI, is a member of the Gender and Economic Inclusion Team (G&EI) which consists of four pillars (Access to Skills and Employment, Access to Finance and Entrepreneurship, Access to Services and Strategy, Partnerships, Impact and Reporting).  

•    In line with the Bank’s Transition mandate, the Associate, G&EI, supports the design of Inclusive TI projects for Infrastructure investments. The candidate supports the implementation of related projects (frameworks, initiatives and stand-alone) elements and interventions, through engagement with Banking project teams under the guidance and supervision of the more senior team members and in consultation teams across the Vice Presidency of Policy and Partnerships (VP3) through participation and presentation of the project working groups;
•    Assists in delivery of policy reform progress in the assigned sector of the Bank’s countries of operation and contributes to the Country Diagnostics Studies and the Assessment of Transition Qualities;
•    Contributes in their area of sector expertise to country and sector strategies discussed by the EBRD’s Board of Directors and relevant sub-committees to deliver results in the form of evidence-based improvements;
•    Manages the gender additionality (Gender SMART Process) and works with the infrastructure banking sectors and the EBRD countries of operations in systematic identification and implementation of the gender additionality pathways; 
•    Works on investment projects and related policy engagement in a number of high growth and value added sectors of economy, namely the Sustainable Infrastructure Group. 
•    Provides input into sector reform policy dialogue activities, including TCs, advisory services and reform advocacy;
•    Performs ad hoc assignments, including background research on specific companies, sectors, or countries’ regulatory and other policy developments and hot topics; drafting of sector policy notes, briefings and presentations for senior management;
•    Promotes and disseminates G&EI activities through organisation of the awareness events and creates and co-creates the knowledge tools and guidance notes for internal and external consumption including through tailor-made surveys and established EBRD’s publications and channels to promote the promotion of equality of opportunity strategic priority of the Bank across its policy engagements, investments and advisory services. 
•    Contributes to joint work across departments and across Pillars as needed.

 

•    A postgraduate degree in economics, international development or related field from a leading university; 
•    Demonstrated policy or development / inclusion / gender expertise and prior work experience in policy oriented or development area, gained for example through full-time employment in a financial or governmental institution, consultancy/company, think tank or academia;
•    Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including knowledge of Excel. Facility with other database/analytic software and online sources of statistical data (IMF, World Bank, Findex) would be an advantage;
•    Excellent written and oral communication skills in English;
•    Good interpersonal skills;
•    Familiarity with the EBRD region of operations and work or study experience in the region is helpful;
•    Knowledge of one or more languages of the region is an advantage.