Associate Banker, EU Banks and Structured Finance

Requisition ID 36193 Office Country United Kingdom Office City London Division Banking Sectors Contract Type Regular Contract Length Posting End Date 09/11/2025

Purpose of Job

The EBRD’s EU Banks & Structured Finance Team seeks an ambitious and self-driven professional with the experience, capability and enthusiasm to join the Team in the London HQ. The Team covers Financial Institutions investments (including equity and debt across the capital structure, DCM operations) in the European Union and Structured Finance products (including but not limited to covered bonds, securitisations, DPRs, guarantee programmes) across all Countries of Operations. The role involves work across the product range.
The Associate Banker contributes to all phases of the project cycle, including project origination, structuring, execution, and implementation and monitoring. The Associate Banker will take responsibility for those tasks assigned to them by the operation leader (“OL”), which may include undertaking comprehensive due diligence, including financial, market, integrity and EBRD policy compliance, as well as effective post-signing implementation and monitoring. The Associate Banker carries out these tasks as part of a project team under the guidance of an operation leader or under the supervision/guidance of more senior bankers or the team Director.
The Associate Banker role may also include elements of business/pipeline development, client management and policy dialogue.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the operation leader or a more senior banker:

1. Structuring and Execution

• Work as a project team member on transactions, contributing to all aspects of project structuring and execution, including working with client counterparts, consultants and other parties to progress the project;
• Be the primary driver of the scope and quality of project due diligence, including financial, market, integrity and EBRD policy compliance;
• Prepare internal project documentation, including approval project memoranda, financial models, draft term sheets, presentations, etc. as and when required;
• As may be requested, assist with the communication with other internal units of the Bank, client counterparts and other stakeholders at the operational level, such as preparing draft correspondence, presentations, and following up on internal emails
• Take responsibility, as Technical Cooperation (“TC”) operation leader, to design and process technical co-operation assistance, ensuring that TC processing and approval fits with the approval schedule of any related investment project or the related policy dialogue initiative;
• Ensure that all tasks are completed within the specified time frames to a high standard and in line with the policies, procedures and objectives of the Bank.

2. Portfolio Monitoring, Value Creation and Reporting

• Take responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of all projects to which the Associate Banker is assigned, including compliance with project agreements and Bank procedures related to disbursement; monitoring of progress of the project implementation and financial performance of the client; assessing evolving risk factors and monitoring and assessing covenant compliance, in the case of more senior Associate’s they may become the OL for the project once it is in implementation and/or monitoring phase;
• Prepare timely and comprehensive monitoring reports and include recommendations for corrective actions where required and ensure these proposed corrective actions and recommendations are brought to the attention of more senior team members;
• As TC operation leader, ensure effective implementation and monitoring of TC assignments to ensure their compliance with donor reporting requirements, operational objectives and that all reports are of a high quality;
• As a project team member perform all such tasks as may be assigned by the operation leader or more senior team members and provide constructive advice, guidance and supervision to more junior members of the project team.

3. Business Development

• Assist, as required, with marketing and business development efforts.

The responsibilities of the Associate Banker are designed to allow for the development of transaction expertise and expansion of responsibilities, leading to assuming the role of an OL on standard, non-complex transactions. In such cases, the Associate Banker’s accountabilities and responsibilities would be increased to undertake a role of an operation leader under the supervision/guidance of more senior bankers or the Team Director.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in the areas of expertise.
• Professional qualification such as ACA, CFA, ACCA, or CIMA desirable.
• Strong quantitative/numerical skills are critical with the ability to interpret financial information and to design and use financial models.
• Credit analysis skills, with the ability to interpret accounts, understanding local and international accounting principles and practice of credit analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with comfort in data analysis and organisation, handling and interpreting large datasets, portfolio analysis and loan tape reviews
• Computer literacy, conversant with Microsoft Office and spread sheet packages including financial analysis and modelling modules. Familiarity with Python, SQL, and Excel/VBA will be considered a plus
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and to deadlines and under time pressure.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

Experience & Knowledge:

• Substantial financial industry experience from an investment or commercial bank, private equity firm, asset management firm, or auditing/financial consulting firm operating to international standards.
• Practical experience of participating in transactions through the full project life cycle.
• Practical experience in FI sector and bank credit analysis is highly preferrable
• Exposure to capital market, equity and structured credit is desirable.
• Exposure to industry/country experience.

What is it like to work at the EBRD? / About EBRD

Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.

At EBRD, our Values – Inclusiveness, Innovation, Trust, and Responsibility – are at the heart of how we work. We bring these to life through our Workplace Behaviours: listening well and speaking up, collaborating smartly, acting decisively with full commitment, and simplifying to amplify our impact. These principles shape our culture and define our success. We seek individuals who not only share these values but are also committed to embedding them in their daily work, fostering a positive and high-performing environment.

The EBRD environment provides you with:

Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic background or disability.

Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).