Assistant CSD

Requisition ID 36718 Office Country United Kingdom Office City London Division Policy and Partnerships   Contract Type Short Term  Contract Length 23 months  Posting End Date 26/05/2026 

 

 

 

 

Purpose of the Job 

The Assistant is responsible for administrative support and secretarial assistance to senior and/or other managers in the Climate Strategy and Delivery team. The role is responsible for the smooth running of the managers’ business activities including extensive travel planning, expenses, diary management including internal high-level meetings and day-to-day support.

For this role to be successful they need to interact across the whole of the EBRD, including Managing Directors and where applicable external clients and service providers.  

 

Accountabilities and Responsibilities

 

Administration / Secretarial:

• Manage and coordinate hotel/travel arrangements, itineraries and arranging visas as required for the entire CSD Group to ensure travel arrangements run smoothly.
• Responsible for arranging all elements of travel according to EBRD policy.
• Carry out all secretarial and administrative duties for the entire CSD Group including the Managing Director and Directors (when required) to enable smooth running of the office.
• Managing diaries, arranging internal and external meetings and conference calls, receiving visitors ensuring that each meeting is seamlessly executed.
• Correspondence – drafting, checking and/or proofreading as needed.
• Maintain comprehensive filing in various hard copy and electronic systems (Teams Channels and Live link etc.) and archiving for Managers’/team to ensure instant retrieval of documents.
• Conduct ad-hoc or specific tasks assigned by Line Manager when required.
• Maintain Team shared calendar, Weekly Whereabouts and Contact Database.
• Provide secretarial cover during absences and provide handover notes to ensure a smooth transition.

 

Budget:

• Support the CSD Budget Officer with budgetary functions for the CSD Group.

 

Event Management:

• Play a key role in organising travel and logistical arrangements for the EBRD Delegation attending the annual Climate Change Conference (COP).
• Assist in managing and coordinating conferences, and events by being well organised, paying the utmost attention to detail and troubleshooting on the day to ensure that all runs smoothly and to time.  
• Assist in organising and coordinating internal team building events such as team retreats, team drinks ensuring they are professionally managed to a high standard. 

 

Knowledge, Skill, Experience and Qualifications 

 

Academic Qualifications

• High School Education
• A recognised secretarial qualification would be useful, but is not essential
• Fluent English, with excellent written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of another language (e.g. Russian, German, French, or Arabic) both written and spoken would be useful

 

Experience/Knowledge

• Strong team player with the ability to effectively cooperate and collaborate with other members of the team with a positive mind-set.
• Proven track record of relevant business is experience.
• Knowledge of SAP is essential, particularly with tasks such as raising purchase orders, preparing budget reports, creating parked journals, and generating cost recharge reports.
• Secretarial and administrative experience is essential.
• Good organisational skills, proactive and flexible attitude to work are essential.

• Ability to use initiative to undertake tasks and projects without guidance.
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise and multitask is essential.
• Good communications skills.
• Attention to detail and eye for accuracy.
• Good knowledge of the Department’s procedures and the EBRD would be useful.

• Good level of numeracy would be useful.

• Ability to cope well under pressure.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with clients and colleagues in a multicultural environment.
• Conscientious, reliable and flexible with a professional and helpful attitude.
• Ability to multi-task while remaining calm and professional and a capacity for hard work.
• Ability to work efficiently and to handle simultaneous assignments involving a wide range of bank-wide contacts.
• Excellent interpersonal manner, including tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to exercise judgment on and deal discretely with confidential/sensitive information and data.
• Confidence to put self forward for various projects and responsibilities and quickly understand what is required of the task in hand. 

 

Technical Skills

• Computer literate: Windows XP: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Knowledge of SAP desirable but not essential
• At least 55 wpm typing

 

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.

 

Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does.  A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities.  As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working and expecting our employee to attend the office 50% of their working time.

 

Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).