Jobs at European Investment Bank (EIB)

Accountabilities

• Contribute to the overall appraisal of investment projects, with a focus on market, profitability and regulatory aspects in the relevant sectors.
• Follow and support the development of the health sector in Sub-Saharan Africa and prepare briefings on key issues and strategic developments relevant for the Bank
• Build up expertise in and tracking of relevant sectors through contact with external organisations relevant for sector policies, R&D and investment.
• Closely cooperate with the Lending Directorates and assist in the identification of investment opportunities.
• Act as specialist for concerns of sector regulation and aspects of competition.
• Prepare incisive appraisal and monitoring reports and sector, policy and business development papers.
• Advise and follow up on procurement processes;
• Monitor project implementation as necessary;
• Assist in the management of Technical Assistance operations involving the services of external consultants;
• Where required and in full coordination with the Head of Office, build relations in relevant area of expertise with key external parties (e.g. international financing institutions, government representatives, local authorities, other institutions, etc.);
• Where required and in full coordination with the Head of Office/HQ, represent the EIB at events, for example regular sector meetings, conferences or meetings with International Financial Institutions (IFIs);
• Provide input to monitoring reports, project completion reports and project briefings to management;
• Provide input to the preparation of sector related presentations for the Head and/or staff of the Nairobi Office;
• Participate in the general activities of the Nairobi Office, including internal meetings.

Qualifications

• A post-graduate academic degree (Masters or higher degree) in economics or business administration.
• A minimum of 5 years professional experience including market research and investment appraisal, with a corporate, consultancy, research institute or financial institution, in at least one segment of the healthcare industry.
• Professional experience in more than one segment and country would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art financial analysis and modelling, including recent quantitative methods of risk analysis.
• Experience with project finance operations would be an advantage.
• Professional experience from working with regulatory matters tied to the healthcare industry would be an advantage.

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Accountabilities

• Analyse the social aspects and risks of project proposals with a view to supporting business development and early screening of projects to assess compliance with Bank standards notably the Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework (ESSF);
• Where appropriate, interact with project promoters, in close cooperation and with full involvement of the operational departments’ project teams at HQ and concerned local staff;
• Advise and follow up on resettlement processes, fragility, conflict and resilience issues, vulnerability assessments, indigenous people, labour standards, health & safety standards, cultural heritage, public consultation and community grievances, gender and human rights issues;
• Review and comment on the compliance of key documents (e.g. resettlement action frameworks and plans, environmental and social impact assessments and management plans, and stakeholder engagement plans) with Bank standards and gaps with local legislation.
• Monitor project implementation as necessary;
• Assist in the management of Technical Assistance operations involving the services of external consultants;
• Follow and support the development of project opportunities in the Southern Neighbourhood region and prepare briefings on key social issues and strategic developments relevant for the Bank;
• Where required and in full coordination with the Head of Office, build relations in relevant area of expertise with key external parties (e.g. international financing institutions, government representatives, local authorities, other institutions, etc);
• Where required and in full coordination with the Head of Office/HQ, represent the EIB at events, for example regular sector meetings, conferences or meetings with International Financial Institutions (IFIs);
• Provide input to appraisals, monitoring reports, project completion reports and project briefings to management in close coordination with the Departmental Social Specialist;
• Provide input to the preparation of sector related presentations for the Head and/or staff of the Nairobi Hub;
• Participate in the general activities of the Nairobi office, including internal meetings.

Qualifications

• University Degree (ideally Masters level or above) in relevant fields for the type of projects concerned in this post (e.g. sociology, anthropology, social development practice, environmental studies, development studies, economics or another relevant discipline);
• At least 8 years of experience with the identification and management of social aspects of infrastructure projects and policy;
• Multi-country working experience in particular in in East Africa and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa would be an advantage;
• Experience with evaluating social aspects of proposals to finance projects especially with international partners;
• Familiarity with the work of International Financial Institutions would be a strong advantage
• Experience with transport-related promoters in Kenya
• Excellent knowledge of English.
• Solid IT (standard Office tools, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and writing skills.