Purpose of Job
The Senior Officer is responsible for providing primarily project support services to facilitate the delivery of projects of Advice for Small Businesses (ASB), and will assist ASB local team in managing advisory assignments with clients. The Senior Officer must ensure comprehensive and accurate system records of projects and their status, and maintain databases of clients and consultants. The Senior Officer must also ensure that the financial resources of the ASB programme locally are managed in accordance with agreed parameters and procedures, liaising closely with the ASB Finance and Administration team on related matters. The role will also deal extensively with local clients on general financial matters related to advisory and financing projects for SMEs.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Take an active-role in client- and consultant-facing aspects of new business development, in order to ensure a viable pipeline for ASB activities and SME financing in the country.
Demonstrate an ability to support an ASB project independently through the stages of the project cycle (conception, implementation, completion and evaluation) in order to a core contribution to the volume and quality of ASB business.
Develop and maintain the ASB local client and consultant databases to ensure accurate record-keeping and donor reporting.
Subject to necessary approvals of the concept, to demonstrate an ability to organise visibility and market or sector development activities independently, to help ASB in its mission to support local companies and consultants.
Within LA, monitor use of local ASB bank accounts to ensure that finances are used in accordance with relevant agreements, rules and procedures.
Within LA, prepare and submit for review to SME F&D Finance and Administration team accurate and timely Monthly Financial Reports (MFRs), as part of the process by which spending by local ASB offices is reflected in core EBRD systems.
Keep adequate and well-organised documentation in support of all local payments, and facilitate VAT recovery according to local mechanisms, in line with EBRD’s duties for prudent management of donor funds.
Receive and review invoices from consultants, and coordinate their timely submission to EBRD in London, so that service providers are paid on time and on completion of agreed deliverables.
Provide support to RO finance administration (petty cash, VAT, etc) when necessary.
Provide support to EBRD satellite offices administration.
Conduct other ad hoc financial and administrative tasks as defined by management to ensure team’s objectives are met.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications
Education/Professional qualifications
Relevant degree or higher diploma
Knowledge and Experience
Relevant experience in an administrative capacity, preferably gained from a large commercial. organisation, financial institution or donor organisation.
Relevant experience in terms of basic finance or accounting.
Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the EBRD mandate.

Technical Skills
Demonstrable skills related to quantitative and numerical record-keeping and basic analysis.
Experience of working with Excel spreadsheets, analyse financial statements and design financial models is preferable.
Experience with the SAP accounting system preferable, as well as the ability to learn new systems quickly.
Ability to operate sensitively in a multicultural environment and build effective working relations with internal and external stakeholders clients and colleagues, especially ASB colleagues in 25 countries and other EBRD departments.
Ability to work well within a team.
Ability to work to and meet tight deadlines.
Business / financial analytical skills, with the ability to interpret accounts, understanding of local accounting principles and practice of company financial analysis.
Fluency in English, Russian, and Kyrgyz, both written and verbal.
Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. 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, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive empPurpose of Job
The Principal Nature and Climate Risk Specialist will be responsible for implementing ESD contribution to EBRD’s assessment and reporting of climate risks as required by the recommendation of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This work will link to credit risk assessment and will feed into the Bank’s determination of whether investments align with the objectives of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The role will contribute to the development and implementation of assessment methodologies and will contribute to the preparation of EBRD’s annual TCFD report. The role will oversee day to day climate risk screening, advise ESD specialists on challenging projects and liaise with Risk Management, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change (E2C2) and Banking teams on project design and risk mitigation. The role will coordinate with other IFIs and private sector banks on emerging climate risk methodologies and best practice. The role will also coordinate EBRD’s involvement with the Taskforce for Nature-Based Financial Disclosure (TNFD), which aims to integrate nature-based risks and impacts with financial reporting.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Overseeing climate risk work in ESD and liaising with other departments.
Developing tools, guidance and training for ESD specialists and banking teams.
Providing ESD input to EBRD climate risk analysis, scenario development, stress testing and reporting.
Guiding ESD lead specialists on challenging project climate risk assessments.
Contribute to planning, and formulating and managing due diligence approaches in line with the ESD Assurance processes and in liaison with Banking and other teams to ensure that projects are structured to meet the E&S Policy Performance Requirements and in line with the E&S Procedures, focusing on nature and climate risks.
Contribute to in-house due diligence or coordinate external consultants’ delivery of the E&S appraisal, and subsequent monitoring activities across a broad range of sectors, focusing on nature and climate risks.
Supporting the mainstreaming of TCFD approaches for EBRD clients.
Advising the EBRD’s Green Economic Transitions (GET) Clearing House on GET attribution for TCFD and climate corporate governance.
Providing ESD input to climate risk policy initiatives (NGFS, UNEP pilots, PRI, Policy Engagement).
Operationally leading the work of ESD Nature and Climate Risk Analyst.
Leading EBRD’s input to the Taskforce on Nature-based Financial Disclosure.
Lead the research and communication (including slide preparation) of climate and nature-related risk topics, as well as the knowledge management of these topics in ESD.
Provide and/or coordinate specialists’ input to sector and country strategies/policies, papers or other initiatives.
Represent ESD, as required, at the technical/practitioner level at the OpsCom, Board, and other internal and external meetings with regulatory agencies, IFIs, project affected people, government officials and civil society organizations
Manage delivery of specific TC assignments or provide comments to the other teams’ TC work based on identified opportunities for broader Bank’s policy dialog and E&S benefits creation at project, sector or country levels.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications
A postgraduate university degree in environmental economics, science, engineering or related field is highly desirable.
Demonstrable experience of working on climate risk assessment and reporting, or closely related activities.
Demonstrable track record in one or more of the following areas: (a) resource efficiency; (b) environmental services and industries; (c) climate change mitigation and/or adaptation; (d) natural capital and green infrastructure; gained for example through full-time employment in a relevant financial or governmental institution, regulator, consultancy/company, think tank or academia.
Track-record in assessing and managing climate risks.
Good knowledge of the requirements of TCFD and associated reporting.
Familiarity with the financial sector or credit risk management.
Understanding of environmental and social due diligence processes, including ESIA.
Familiarity with the EBRD region of operations will be an advantage.
Understanding of IFI’s working environment, policies and procedures, and ability for organisational alignment.
Familiarity with biodiversity and natural capital financing will be advantage.
Familiarity with the aim and objectives of the TNFD will be an advantage.
An ability to manage multiple workstream and meet deadlines.
An ability to communicate technical information to non-technical specialist.
Proven analytical and quantitative skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in teams as well as independently.
Effective time management and organisational skills and ability to multi-task without losing attention to detail.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Knowledge of an additional language, which is either one of EBRD official languages or spoken in EBRD countries of operation, is an advantage.
Ability to plan and organise work unsupervised.
Practical programming skills in Visual Basic or other similar language will be an advantage.
Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. 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, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working.
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