AD, Head of SBI, Green Buildings

Associate Director, Head of SBI, Green BuildingsAll potential applicants are encouraged to scroll through and read the complete job description before applying.Employer: EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and partner myGwork – LGBTQ+ Business Community.PurposeThe Associate Director, Head of SBI, Green Buildings leads the Climate Strategy and Delivery (CSD) department’s work on building affordable renovation, green buildings, and green urban regeneration across EBRD’s finance and policy channels. The role covers five core areas: project support; product and aggregation scheme development; policy work; knowledge and methodology framework development and implementation; and donor and partner engagement. The AD GB coordinates business support, product development, and policy design and execution across all relevant Bank operations.The AD-GB promotes digitalisation and data‑driven solutions such as building energy modelling, digital twins, smart controls and performance measurement systems to enable scalable, verifiable and replicable investment programmes. The role operates at the interface of all main EBRD business functions and works closely with other Associate Directors and cross‑functional teams.Accountabilities & ResponsibilitiesThe AD‑GB leads CSD activities in the area of affordable sustainable buildings, green urban regeneration and building renovation and coordinates related CSD activity across all EBRD countries of operation, overseeing CSD contributions to the five core areas.The AD‑GB is the main CSD reference and point of contact for the EBRD in the affordable green buildings area and organises the work of CSD to support relevant Banking teams deliver their business and impact objectives.The AD‑GB oversees the application of methodologies and approaches to sustainable building projects to support climate and green investments, regulatory reform and activities across all relevant economic sectors and systems.The AD‑GB supervises and coordinates the design and execution of policy dialogue engagements to promote enhanced sustainability at a client and country level in coordination with colleagues in the regional offices.The AD‑GB works alongside other functions in CSD to support climate and green policy reforms supporting sustainable buildings and urban regeneration in the context of economy‑wide climate/biodiversity strategies and plans.The AD‑GB coordinates the cross‑functional Green Buildings Hub network, ensuring structured workflows and alignment across EBRD teams working on the urban space.The AD‑GB leads the development of digital measurement tools, including the adoption of recognised performance verification protocols and the creation of project and portfolio‑level data systems that support climate finance attribution and donor reporting.The AD‑GB leads the strategic approach to donor engagement and resource mobilisation underpinning Hub delivery, including identification of funding needs and co‑development of multi‑country technical cooperation frameworks.The AD‑GB actively supports the CSD Managing Director and Directors in developing and implementing all CSD deliverables, including strategy, project prioritisation and resource allocation.QualificationsRequired qualifications and skills:Master’s degree preferred in climate science, engineering, infrastructure planning, economics, risk management, energy or environmental studies, or equivalent relevant experience applicable to sustainable buildings and infrastructure.Extensive experience structuring climate/green investments in sustainable projects with proven experience in climate finance, including climate resilience approaches and methodologies.Very good understanding of climate change science and tools to assess climate risks and implications of climate change in economic and social terms.Demonstrated experience applying whole‑life carbon and circular construction approaches, including life‑cycle assessment frameworks and low‑carbon materials strategies.Experience structuring programmatic building renovation finance, including green mortgages, energy performance contracting models, and/or on‑bill or on‑tax recovery schemes is an advantage.Understanding of digital solutions for building performance, such as building energy modelling, digital twins, smart building controls, and performance monitoring/verification protocols.Knowledge of heat decarbonisation solutions and their integration into building and district‑level systems.Experience with housing affordability, inclusion and social outcome considerations in the context of building retrofit or regeneration projects (desirable).Very good understanding of methodologies for risk analysis and management.Excellent computer literacy, in particular with modelling, data management and processing.Good understanding of policy analysis and formulation in climate change, climate resilience and infrastructure development.Sound understanding of business and finance principles.Experience in emerging markets and developing countries.Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and preferably in another language of the Bank (French, Russian or Arabic).Experience and knowledge:Consistently operates within business guidelines and ethics, building effective working relations with clients and colleagues in multicultural environments.Influencing, negotiation and relationship building skills with internal and external partners.Ability to coordinate and convene multi‑stakeholder partnerships across government, municipalities, social housing actors, financial institutions and private developers.Result‑oriented, self‑motivated, able to work to and meet tight deadlines and plan and organise work unsupervised.Familiarity with the role and requirements of EBRD and other international financing institutions.Leadership and team management: ability to lead, motivate and develop a high‑performing team.Proven track record as team manager for project preparation or implementation, consulting and advisory and/or policy development.Experience working within multicultural projects and teams.Experience and judgment on integrity matters.BenefitsVaried, stimulating and engaging work that gives an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in financial, political, public and private sectors.A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity.A hybrid workplace that offers flexibility to teams and individuals 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 prioritises employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits.Equal Employment Opportunity StatementThe EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious, cultural background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio‑economic background or disability. xpwpeyx Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values 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