Managing Director, Corporate Strategy

About the Organisation

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invests in changing lives. Through our projects, business services and involvement in high-level policy reform, we’re doing more than ever before across three continents.

Through our financial investments, business services and involvement in high-level policy dialogue, we are well placed to promote sustainable, entrepreneurial economies with opportunities for all. We invest primarily in private sector clients whose needs cannot be fully met by the market. Our mission is to develop open and sustainable market economies in countries committed to and applying democratic principles.

Our operations span agribusiness, infrastructure, transport and many other sectors. We are world leaders in climate finance. All our activities have been aligned with the Paris Agreement from the end of 2022 and we plan to be a majority green bank by 2025. We’ve already deployed €6 billion in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion of the country in February 2022. Financial investment projects are at the heart of what we do. We also provide business advisory services and promote trade finance. We’re active in almost 40 economies across three continents, from the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, to Central and Eastern Europe, to Central Asia.

Job Summary

The Managing Director, Corporate Strategy, has responsibility for leading the Bank’s strategy development, and advancing its strategic priorities, in partnership with other departments across the Bank. The role is key in developing and managing the Bank’s relationships in the Global and European Financial Architecture and also is pivotal in introducing and implementing new approaches and ideas across the Bank. Through a small team, in HQ and in the Brussels’ Office, the Managing Director fosters coordination and collaboration with other departments to deliver on the Bank’s transition mandate.

The work of the Corporate Strategy team focusses on formulating the overall strategy and direction for the EBRD, working closely with other departments and the Bank’s shareholders. The team supports the implementation of strategy, tracks trends and develops responses to major new challenges or initiatives (such as the recent capital increase or geographic expansion). The team monitors and analyses the Bank’s strategic environment (including through scenario-building), develops options and action plans and drafts key strategy documents including the Strategic and Capital Framework, and contributes to other documents like the Strategy Implementation Plan, sectorial and country strategies. Through the integration and coordination of planning across departments and with external counterparts, the team also provides follow-up e.g. through the Corporate and Management Scorecards, and provides advice to the President on a range of matters.

The team is responsible for managing relationships between the Bank and other key international financial institutions and international organisations, especially EU institutions with the support of the Brussels’ Office, other Multilateral Development Banks (the MD Corporate Strategy is EBRD’s sherpa for the MDB heads group), and Development Financial Institutions. It coordinates the EBRD’s inputs and positions vis-à-vis the main policy fora and discussions of interest to the Bank such as the G7 and G20, and the 2030 Development Agenda (including the Sustainable Development Goals).

Corporate Strategy coordinates cross-departmental initiatives or tasks, usually up-stream before handing over to departmental owners. For example, the corporate dimension of geographical expansions, the readiness for the Bank’s digital approach, the proposal to apply mutual reliance with selected counterparties, the handling of certain institutionally sensitive discussions with shareholders and the clarification of the Bank’s approach to graduation.

• Accountable for leading the development of Bank’s strategic direction for approval by ExCom, the Board and Governors
• Responsible for advancing the strategic priorities of the Bank, both long and short-term, in partnership with various departments across the Bank.
• Provides leadership on special time-bound initiatives of (i) high importance to EBRD in support of the Bank’s long-term strategic direction and/ or (ii) of cross cutting nature.
• Leads the Bank’s positioning within in the Global and European Financial Architecture, including institutional relations with key participants such as the EU institutions, other Multilateral Development Banks, the G7, the G20 and special initiative groups.
• Partnering with and influencing across the Bank, especially to collectively implement the ambitions of the SCF.
• Horizon scans to identify opportunities and challenges for the Bank, ensuring options are considered by management and acted upon, and align departments on implementation.
• Key advisor to the President, inputting thought leadership on the Bank’s strategic positioning.
• Directly accountable for the engagement and effective overall management of Corporate Strategy staff including recruitment, compensation, performance management, coaching and development.
• General corporate responsibilities as member of ExCom and SPCom.
• Champions and role models the Bank’s Behavioural Competencies and Workplace Behaviours, ensuring adherence within the team(s) so that the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct are exhibited at all times.

• Degree or post graduate degree, or equivalent experience.
• Highly developed strategic thinking skills allied with a sense of realism and an ability to translate strategic concepts and general policy direction into implementation plans.
• Proven professional track record in international finance and development, as well as international or national public experience at a senior executive level.
• A profound understanding of the Bank’s mandate, organisation and capabilities, together with in-depth insight into policy issues, especially those pertaining to the Bank’s countries of operations.
• Decisiveness, political acumen and persuasiveness.
• Highly developed negotiation skills proven to yield positive outcomes with senior counterparts, both internal and external.
• Strong leadership and communication skills and the personal authority to effectively harness the cooperation of key stakeholders across the Bank.
• Strong team management skills and commitment to ongoing development of self and team and continuous improvement to inspire a collective sense of achievement.

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