Principal Banker - Financial Institutions

Purpose Of Job This Principal Banker role is based in the Lagos Nigeria RO, working within the Financial Institutions Middle East and Africa (MEA) team. The role will be focussed primarily on operations in Nigeria, but may also be involved in the wider region. The FI MEA Team’s Coverage Is As Follows Clients: Banks, non-bank financial institutions, including microfinance institutions, leasing companies, fintechs, and others. Products: all forms of debt, including senior, subordinated and hybrid; DCM operations, including green and sustainability bonds; guarantee programmes; EBRD’s Trade Facilitation Programme; and direct equity investments in both banks and non-bank financial institutions. Countries: the FI MEA team operates in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon, West Bank & Gaza, Nigeria, Kenya, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Ghana. The Principal Banker is competent in undertaking all tasks related to, and understands all aspects of, project development and implementation, including project origination, structuring, execution, implementation and monitoring, for all types of investment instruments offered by the Bank. The Principal Banker will act both as a senior member of a project team or as an Operation Leader. The Principal Banker, in their role as an Operation Leader, is expected to take responsibility for effective leadership of their project team/s, supervision of junior banking staff, while contributing to their coaching and providing mentoring assistance, as required. The Principal Banker’s role also includes elements of business/pipeline development, client management and policy dialogue. Accountabilities & Responsibilities Structuring and Execution Work as a senior project team member with more experienced Operation Leaders on complex transactions, contributing to all aspects of project structuring and execution, including supporting the Operation Leader with the management of the project team; As an Operation Leader: Lead structuring, negotiation (including review of legal documentation) and the execution of transactions, working with clients, authorities, consultants and internal units; Manage the resources and the work load of the project teams under their supervision; Oversee the project due diligence process ensuring it meets the Bank’s standards; Ensure quality and appropriateness of TC assistance components which support the investments or contribute to policy dialogue initiatives; Ensure that all transactions within their responsibility are completed within the specified time frames to a high standard (including all internal memoranda and Board reports) and in line with the policies, procedures and objectives of the Bank. Portfolio Monitoring, Value Creation and Reporting As a senior project team member perform all such tasks as may be assigned by the Operation Leader and provide constructive portfolio monitoring advice, guidance and supervision to more junior members of the project team. As Operation Leader: Take ove