Associate Banker - Natural Resources

About the Position

Associate Banker - Natural Resources

Posting Date: 10 Jul 2026

Location: Abidjan, CI

Company: EBRD

Requisition ID: 36918

Office Country: Côte d'Ivoire

Office City: Abidjan

Division: Banking

Contract Type: Regular

Posting End Date: 24/07/2026

As this role involves collaboration with international teams, we kindly ask that you submit your resume in English.

The Associate Banker will form part of the RO team, working on investments in Cote d’Ivoire. The Associate Banker contributes to all phases of the project cycle, including project origination, structuring, execution, implementation, and monitoring. The Associate Banker will take responsibility for those tasks assigned to them by the operation leader, 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. The Associate Banker will focus on natural resources subsectors, which include: (i) mining and metals (including critical raw materials, base and precious metals, industrial minerals, and metals processing, as well as recovery/reprocessing of historic tailings); (ii) mining-related services; (iii) low-carbon and circular-economy investments to inter alia help energy transition of fossil fuel companies (including conversion of organic waste, used cooking oil, plastics, and used lubricants into advanced biofuels, and selected decarbonisation solutions such as CCSU, EV infrastructure, methane reduction, etc).

Responsibilities

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.
• Take responsibility, as 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.

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.
• 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 and provide constructive advice, guidance, and supervision to more junior members of the project team.

Business Development

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

Requirements

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.
• Computer literacy, conversant with Microsoft Office and spreadsheet packages including financial analysis and modeling modules.
• Excellent understanding of relevant systems and processes.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and to deadlines and under time pressure.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and French.

Experience & Knowledge:

• Relevant financial industry experience from an investment or commercial bank, private equity firm, asset management firm, auditing/financial consulting firm operating to international standards.
• Practical experience of participating in debt and equity transactions through the full project life cycle.
• Relevant experience in the natural resources sub-sectors including an understanding of sector dynamics and trends in Cote d’Ivoire and/or broader EBRD’s new Countries of Operation in sub-Saharan Africa is a plus.

We Offer

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:

• Varied, stimulating, and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public, and private sectors across the regions we invest in.
• A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity. Our workforce reflects a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, bringing fresh ideas, energy, and innovation and enhancing our ability to serve our clients, shareholders, and counterparties effectively.
• A hybrid workplace that offers flexibility to teams and individuals; that is based on trust, flexibility, and connectedness.
• An environment that places sustainability, equality, and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
• A workplace that prioritizes employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits.

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.

About the Company

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 organization, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.

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