Analyst, Green Strategic Communications

EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An international financial institution is seeking an Analyst to contribute to green strategic communication and engagement. Responsibilities include developing briefing notes, coordinating corporate reports, managing communication tools, and supporting flagship programs. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree related to climate science, exceptional writing skills, and a solid understanding of the climate space. A flexible hybrid working environment with competitive benefits is offered.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid workplace

Comprehensive benefits

Diversity and inclusion-focused culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in climate science, social sciences, economics, or environmental studies.
• Exceptional writing skills for various audiences.
• Understanding of climate finance and business practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop briefing notes for senior management.
• Coordinate corporate reports and communication products.
• Manage communication tools and stakeholder databases.
• Support internal training and external initiatives.
• Assist in organizing high-level events.

Skills

Exceptional writing skills

Understanding of climate space

Excellent interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in related fields

Job description

Purpose of Job

The Analyst contributes to all activities in the area of green strategic communication and engagement. The role involves taking responsibility for tasks assigned by the operation leader or more senior project team members, including developing briefing notes for senior management, contributing to corporate reports, managing communication tools, and, under the guidance of the operational leader, contributing to communications around flagship programs and initiatives in the green space.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Under the guidance of the operation leader:

• Briefing notes for senior management: Coordinating the development of briefing notes for the President and Vice Presidents, including liaising with colleagues in CSD to obtain input, drafting briefing notes, and coordinating CSD deliverables with colleges in the President's Office, Corporate Strategy, the Communication Department, and banking teams.
• Corporate reports and other communication products: Coordinating CSD input for corporate reports, such as the Impact Report and the Annual Report, identifying relevant projects/programs and a narrative, drafting input, and coordinating with other departments, including the Impact Team and the Communication Department. Also acts as the CSD focal point for the external website and the intranet, ensuring platforms are up to date with latest information.
• Managing communication tools: Maintaining and enhancing the depository of briefing notes and CSD presentations, and setting up a database of relevant stakeholders in different sectors for targeted external communication, event invitations, and speaker invitations.
• Training: Supporting the development of internal training courses and external capacity-building initiatives.
• Supporting flagship engagement activities in the green space: Supporting engagement and communication initiatives for the Bank's green strategy, including developing new communication approaches, branding flagship programmes, and collaborating with the Communication Department on campaigns.
• Internal and external events: Assisting with concept creation and organisation of events, including high-level annual conferences (e.g., Green Cities Conference and Pathways to Paris conference for financial institutions) and EBRD Annual Meeting side events and international events (e.g., COP). Includes developing event concepts and scripts, briefing speakers, and conducting desk research on trends in event management and formats for in-person and virtual events, summarised in guidance notes.

The responsibilities of the Analyst are designed to progressively undertake more complex tasks and expand responsibility with experience and expertise.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor degree (climate science, political and social sciences, economics, and environmental studies, ideally with a background in climate communication).
• Exceptional writing skills with the ability to translate complex technical content into clear, precise messages for different audiences.
• Understanding of the climate space, including relevant stakeholders and processes in climate negotiations, the landscape of climate finance, climate technologies, and business practices.

Experience & Knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships, reflecting the importance of compelling communication to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks under time pressure and deliver on time.
• Result-oriented, self-motivated, and able to plan and organise work unsupervised in a logical and efficient manner.

What it is like to work at the EBRD? / About EBRD

Our agile and innovative approach makes life at the EBRD a unique experience. You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, using your talents to make a real difference to people’s lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.

At EBRD, our Values—Inclusiveness, Innovation, Trust, and Responsibility—are at the heart of how we work. We bring these to life through our Workplace Behaviours: listening well and speaking up, collaborating smartly, acting decisively with full commitment, and simplifying to amplify our impact. These principles shape our culture and define our success. We seek individuals who share these values and are committed to embedding them in daily work, fostering a positive and high-performing environment.

The EBRD environment provides you with:

• Varied, stimulating work with opportunities to interact with a wide range of experts across sectors and regions.
• A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity, reflecting a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.
• A hybrid workplace offering flexibility, based on trust, flexibility and connectedness.
• An environment prioritising sustainability, equality and digital transformation.
• Wellbeing-focused work environment with a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits.

Diversity is a core value of the Bank, and the EBRD seeks to ensure everyone is treated with respect and has equal opportunities in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of its member countries to apply regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or culture, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic background, or disability.

Please note that due to high application volume we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted.

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