Principal, Risk Officer

Purpose of Job

Independently analyse and appraise the risks of EBRD’s new and existing portfolio of corporate and project finance debt transactions in the Corporate sector; 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 Principal Risk Officer 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 Principal Risk Officer is responsible to lead and coach Associate Risk Officers, analysts and junior bankers rotating through Corporate & Project Finance Credit Risk Management Team. 

Background

Risk Management is the Bank’s second line of defence, which is respon...