Associate, Gender and Economic Inclusion

Requisition ID
- 35628
- Office Country
- United Kingdom
- Office City
- London
- Division
- Policy and Partnerships
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Contract Length
- 2 years
- Posting End Date
- 08/05/2025

**Purpose of Job**

**Accountabilities & Responsibilities**
- Assists in delivery of policy reform progress in the assigned sector of the Bank’s countries of operation and contributes to the Country Diagnostics Studies and the Assessment of Transition Qualities;
- Contributes in their area of sector expertise to country and sector strategies discussed by the EBRD’s Board of Directors and relevant sub-committees to deliver results in the form of evidence-based improvements;
- Manages the gender additionality (Gender SMART Process) and works with the infrastructure banking sectors and the EBRD countries of operations in systematic identification and implementation of the gender additionality pathways;
- Works on investment projects and related policy engagement in a number of high growth and value added sectors of economy, namely the Sustainable Infrastructure Group.
- Provides input into sector reform policy dialogue activities, including TCs, advisory services and reform advocacy;
- Performs ad hoc assignments, including background research on specific companies, sectors, or countries’ regulatory and other policy developments and hot topics; drafting of sector policy notes, briefings and presentations for senior management;
- Promotes and disseminates G&EI activities through organisation of the awareness events and creates and co-creates the knowledge tools and guidance notes for internal and external consumption including through tailor-made surveys and established EBRD’s publications and channels to promote the promotion of equality of opportunity strategic priority of the Bank across its policy engagements, investments and advisory services.
- Contributes to joint work across departments and across Pillars as needed.

**Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications**
- A postgraduate degree in economics, international development or related field from a leading university;
- Demonstrated policy or development / inclusion / gender expertise and prior work experience in policy oriented or development area, gained for example through full-time employment in a financial or governmental institution, consultancy/company, think tank or academia;
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including knowledge of Excel. Facility with other database/analytic software and online sources of statistical data (IMF, World Bank, Findex) would be an advantage;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Familiarity with the EBRD region of operations and work or study experience in the region is helpful;
- Knowledge of one or more languages of the region is an advantage.

**What is it like to work at the EBRD?**

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

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;
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.

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