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Job Information:

  • Job Title: Principal Banker
  • Requisition ID: 36260
  • Office Country: Kenya
  • Office City: Nairobi
  • Division: Banking Sectors
  • Contract Type: Regular
  • Posting End Date: 28/11/2025

Purpose of Job:

  • The Principal Banker is competent in undertaking all tasks related to, and understands all aspects of, project development and implementation, including project origination, structuring, execution, implementation and monitoring, for all types of investment instruments offered by the Bank.
  • The Principal Banker will focus on Sustainable Infrastructure projects, assisting the delivery of the Bank’s mandate in the energy and infrastructure sectors in Kenya, as well as potentially the other EBRD Countries of Operation in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • The Principal Banker will act as a senior member of the Resident Office, and in the context of a project team, as a senior member or as an operation leader.
  • The Principal Banker, in their role as an operation leader, is expected to take responsibility for effective leadership of their project team/s, supervision of junior banking staff, while contributing to their coaching and providing mentoring assistance, as required.
  • The Principal Banker’s role also includes elements of business/pipeline development, client management and policy dialogue.

Qualifications and Experience:

Qualifications and Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in the areas of expertise.
  • Professional qualification such as ACA, CFA, ACCA, or CIMA desirable.
  • Strong quantitative/numerical skills are critical with the ability to interpret financial information and to design and use financial models.
  • Credit analysis skills, with the ability to interpret accounts, understanding local and international accounting principles and practice of credit analysis.
  • Computer literacy, conversant with Microsoft Office and spread sheet packages including financial analysis and modelling modules.
  • Excellent understanding of relevant systems and processes.
  • Stakeholder management skills.
  • Coaching, mentoring & leadership skills.
  • Relationship management and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to work to deadlines and under time pressure.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
  • Good command over the local language is an advantage.

Experience & Knowledge

  • Significant relevant financial industry experience from a development finance institution, an investment or commercial bank, private equity firm, asset management firm, or auditing/financial consulting firm operating to international standards.
  • Practical experience of participating in and leading complex transactions through the full project life cycle.
  • Significant financial industry experience covering the energy and / or infrastructure sectors, particularly in Kenya.
  • Strong experience in project finance and / or climate finance.
  • Relevant country experience is highly desirable, including in-depth understanding of country/regional dynamics and trends.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their application through Online [Apply-Now]. For more details visit official website: www.ebrd.com

EBRD Overview:

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, shortened to EBRD, is an international financial institution founded in 1991 in Paris. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies.