Principal Banker

Principal Banker | EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Principal Banker

EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Lagos, Abuja National Senior level Speaks English

Application deadline: April 29, 2026

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Summary by Impactpool

The Principal Banker will oversee project development and implementation, focusing on Sustainable Infrastructure projects in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. This role involves leading project teams, managing client relationships, and contributing to policy dialogue. The Principal Banker will also engage in business development and staff management, ensuring effective coaching and mentoring of junior bankers. The position requires strong financial expertise and the ability to navigate complex transactions within the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Candidate Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree; Master’s preferred

Professional qualification (ACA, CFA, ACCA, CIMA desirable)

Strong quantitative/numerical skills

Credit analysis skills

Computer literacy (Microsoft Office, financial modeling)

Stakeholder management skills

Coaching and mentoring skills

Relationship management and negotiation skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

Significant financial industry experience

Experience in project finance and/or climate finance

Requisition ID

36200

Office Country Nigeria

Office City Lagos

Division Banking Sectors  

Contract Type Regular 

Contract Length

Posting End Date

29/04/2026

As this role involves collaboration with international teams, we kindly ask that you submit your resume in English.

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 Nigeria, 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.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

1.    Structuring and Execution

 

Work as a senior project team member, including with more experienced operation leaders, on complex transactions, contributing to all aspects of project structuring and execution, including management of the project team and supporting the operation leader (when applicable) with management of the project team;

As an operation leader:

Lead structuring, negotiation (including review of legal documentation) and the execution of transactions, working with clients, authorities, consultants and internal units;

Manage the resources and the work load of the project teams under their supervision;

Oversee the project due diligence process ensuring it meets the Bank’s standards;

Ensure quality and appropriateness of TC assistance components which support the investments or contribute to policy dialogue initiatives;

Ensure that all transactions within their responsibility are completed within the specified time frames to a high standard (including all internal memoranda and Board reports) and in line with the policies, procedures and objectives of the Bank.

2.    Portfolio Monitoring, Value Creation and Reporting

 

As a senior project team member perform all such tasks as may be assigned by the operation leader (if applicable) and provide constructive portfolio monitoring advice, guidance and supervision to more junior members of the project team.

As operation leader:

Take overall responsibility for the effective monitoring of all projects within their responsibility, including verifying the quality of regular monitoring reports; taking the lead in maintaining or supervising the management of client relationships; actively managing the resolution of any implementation/monitoring issues in cooperation with relevant Portfolio Managers; managing and supervising more junior bankers who assist in portfolio monitoring;

Supervise implementation and monitoring of, and reporting on, relevant TC assignments to ensure their compliance with donor reporting requirements, operational objectives and that all reports are of a high quality;

Take responsibility for ensuring timely notification of any critical portfolio issues to the relevant Portfolio Manager and/or Management, ensuring availability of adequate data and information for the Portfolio Manager and/or Management to be able to take timely decisions. 

3.    Policy Dialogue

In cooperation with relevant units within the Bank (e.g., Policy Vice Presidency) and Banking sector teams (if applicable), contribute to policy dialogue, in a leading role (project level initiatives) or supporting function (national level initiatives);

Assist in providing necessary support, in the form of relevant information or documentation or meeting participation, towards efforts to procure grants and technical cooperation funds to complement investment projects or required as part of policy dialogue efforts.

4.    Business Development

 

Assist and lead (when appropriate) with marketing and business development efforts in the relevant sector and countries to build reputable market

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