Independently analyse and appraise risks of EBRD's new and existing portfolio of debt transactions in the corporate sectors; identify required due diligence, recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures and transaction structures, including security, covenants, and pricing. Advise bankers and the Bank’s Committees to ensure that banking projects comply with the Bank’s sound banking mandate. The Corporate Finance Senior Risk Manager reviews portfolio projects, assigns credit ratings and communicates trends in the portfolio and lessons learned to management and peers for their broader strategic decision-making and bottom-up stress-testing. The Corporate Finance Senior Risk Manager is responsible to lead and coach associate risk officers, analysts and junior bankers rotating through Corporate and Project Finance Credit Risk Management Team. The Corporate Finance Senior Risk Manager may be required to deputise in the absence of the Head, Corporate Credit Risk Management Team.

Risk Management is the Bank’s second line of defence, which is responsible for the independent identification, reporting and mitigation of risks. Corporate Finance Senior Risk Manager provides advice and presents recommendations to the Operations Committee, Small Business Investment Committee (SBIC)/ approves projects together with the Banking department under Delegated Authority, addressing credit concerns, remuneration, and seeks to minimise losses.

• Establish an independent and unbiased view on projects proposed to the Operations Committee / SBIC / under Delegated Authority and make clear recommendations, or approvals, on each proposal.
• Analyse the key risks of each proposal and advise on risk mitigation measures, structures, tenor, security, covenants and condition precedents, to the project teams via credit notes. Be versed in climate risk issues that have an effect on new and existing operations, including risk mitigation and reputational issues. Appraise the validity and reliability of key assumptions of each proposal, including via involvement in the commissioning and review of independent due diligence and travel.
• Deliver clear authoritative conclusions in the context of large volumes and tight timescales. Take responsibility for the credit risk of designated own portfolio.
• Ensure projects comply with any relevant risk guidelines, prudential limits set by the Bank, and that appropriate ratings are assigned for probability of default and loss given default. Have the ownership of Risk data in the area of responsibility.
• Exercise independent delegated authority, if granted, regarding portfolio actions (including certain waivers and amendments), and recommendations to senior management on matters requiring higher level approval (including transfers to corporate recovery, provisions and more significant restructuring, etc.).
• Lead proactive and regular monitoring of the assigned portfolio counterparties arranged in sector clusters and countries and market developments. Actively and constructively engage with Banking and other relevant staff to ensure adequacy of front-line monitoring, coach Banking representatives when appropriate (including rotation in Corporate & Project Finance Credit Risk Management).
• In liaison with other Risk Management teams lead sector portfolio reviews and provide input to portfolio stress-tests. Collaborate with other members of staff; especially in the Banking Department, Finance, the Office of the General Counsel, Impact and colleagues in the Resident Office to ensure effective cross-departmental and business functioning.
• Participate in various executive Bank committees - including the Operations Committee, SBIC, RiskCom etc.
• Participate and contribute positively to various initiatives within Risk Management or bank-wide.
• Be an agent of credit culture dissemination, including managing and mentoring of bankers on rotation.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Relevant experience in the corporate sectors with demonstrated deal experience across various sectors.
• Influencing skills in overseeing the Banking team's structuring of the transaction and articulation of any different views.
• Experience of structuring high yield loans and other financial instruments, in both corporate and project finance.
• May act as the risk expert for one or more corporate sectors and provide operational guidelines to the Banking teams and provide input into project selection and prioritisation.
• Proven skills and track record in autonomous decision-making capacity at a senior level in credit risk in high-risk environments.
• Deliver clear authoritative conclusions in the context of large volumes and tight timescales. Proven skills and track record in decision-making capacity in credit risk in high-risk environments.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills in English and good Excel knowledge.
• Advanced degree in finance, business, economics or equivalent on the job training.
• Demonstrate developing people management skills for junior staff under their coaching/ mentoring responsibility.
• Relevant banking and/or risk management experience is essential.