Principal, ESD

### 📌 Résumé de l'offre Principal, ESD at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Lagos, NG. View the details for more information. **Détails clés :** - 💼 **Contrat** : Non spécifié - 📍 **Localisation** : Lagos, NG - 🎓 **Niveau** : senior - 🛠️ **Compétences** : finance, ai, Finance, Agile, Communication, excel, data, hr, Management, ml --- Requisition ID 36579 Office Country Nigeria Office City Lagos Division Environment & Sustainability Contract Type Regular Contract Length Posting End Date 14/04/2026 Purpose of Job EBRD’s Environment and Sustainability Department (ESD) is looking to recruit a motivated and experienced Principal Environmental and Social Advisor to be based in Lagos, Nigeria. The Principal will report to ESD’s Head of Sector: Extractives and SME but will support other ESD sector teams (infrastructure, energy, corporate sector) as necessary. The Principal will be required to lead and support environmental and social due diligence and monitoring activities and travel to other EBRD’s countries of operation. The Principal will be required to liaise with international ESD advisors, EBRD’s bankers, clients and consultants. Experience of working on projects, including in the field, in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly West Africa is strongly recommended. The Principal will work with Associate Directors, Heads of Sector and Directors in the relevant ESD team to deliver the Bank’s commitments under its Environmental and Social Policy, covering environmental and social appraisal and monitoring of the Bank's portfolio of projects and activities in various sectors; oversight and verification of the Bank's approaches, assessments, monitoring, reporting and verification of environmental, social, green and other commitments relevant to ESDs mandate. The Principal will contribute specialist input to the appraisal and monitoring of a range of projects and sectors, including complex and high-risk projects. Accountabilities & Responsibilities Under the direction of an Associate Director Head: • Provide specialist input to projects, Technical Cooperation’s (TCs), tasks and initiatives, including complex and high-risk projects and TCs. They may work individually or with assigned support of Analysts or Associates. • When acting as facilitator on an aspect of work, the Principal will have full responsibility for managing delivery of a particular sub – project, project, task, or activities. These activities may include contributing to assessment of ESP compliance, E&S risks impacts and opportunities; climate and nature risks, Paris Alignment, and green finance attribution; monitoring, verification and reporting; and assurance. • Coordinate project and consultant teams, conduct and/or contribute analytical, scientific, and technical reviews and appraisals, develop methodologies, monitor outputs/outcomes, contribute specialist input, manage data, review, and develop internal and external publications, negotiate E&S contract terms. • Undertake work travel independently, as required • As delegated by the Director or Associate Director Head, represent ESD internally and externally at various fora, including project, client, lender and stakeholder meetings and other events. This representation may be supported by more senior staff, as required. • Take responsibility for specific thematic policy and/or safeguard area as assigned by the Director or Associate Director Head. • Support internal and external capacity building initiatives and mentor and coach staff on environmental, social and green finance matters. • Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes and procedures, including the streamlining, collection, management, and automation of data. • Preparation of internal and external reports, on the Bank’s reporting approach, and methodologies. • Work in line with Bank’s Behavioural Competencies and Corporate Behaviours. Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications • Degree in environmental and/or social sciences/economics, engineering, or related field or comparable professional experience. • Proven track-record appraising complex environmental and social risks and impacts of a range of projects and/or sectors. • Knowledge of international good practice environmental, social and climate standards/guidelines (e.g. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Environmental and Social Requirements, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards, Equator Principles, Paris Agreement alignment, Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Task Force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), International Sustainability Standards Board (SSB), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), sector guidelines, etc). • Knowledge and experience applying financing instruments, approaches, and processes as well as IFI, or similar, policies and procedures • Excellent knowledge of environmental and social thematic policy and safeguard areas