Principal I, Human Capital, Skills and Gender

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

In line with the Bank s Transition mandate, supports the design, appraisal and monitoring of investment projects and TCs for their impact on inclusion as part of transition and monitors the portfolio of projects with inclusion impact for transition performance, through engagement with Banking project teams and due diligence visits to the region;

Supports the establishment of Human Capital, Skills, Gender, and Economic Inclusion baselines, the assessment of relevant international best practice models and identifies ways in which these could be applied in a project and policy dialogue context.

Monitors and assesses reform challenges and progress in relation with Human Capital, Skills, Gender, and Economic Inclusion issues within the Bank s countries of operation in SEMED and leads on the design and delivery of inclusion policy dialogue, through analytical work, contributions towards strategy papers and direct liaison with key senior level stakeholders such as education authorities, private sector clients and strategic partners of the Bank in the region.

Leads on the development and delivery of Human Capital, Skills, Gender, and Economic Inclusion engagement programmes, including the identification of key partners, the establishment of policy platforms, the setting of specific policy goals and the delivery of policy priority objectives in partnership with internal and external senior-level stakeholders in SEMED

Manages the development of inclusion and gender Technical Cooperation (TC) projects (and larger Inclusion TC Frameworks) to support the inclusion elements of projects, specifically in relation to youth inclusion and gender through improved (vocational) education and training or access to finance, supports the selection and management of consultants and monitoring of impact and lessons learned;

As part of the Bank s Scorecard, advises on the inclusion element for transition ratings and monitoring of inclusion related transition impact benchmarks, covering projects for the Bank s Operational Committees (OpsCom, SBIC, and TCCom);

Supports the drafting and analytical work to provide input into management briefing for Board and other Committee meetings, including responses to questions by Board Advisors and, on occasion.

Supports Human Capital, Skills, Gender, and Economic Inclusion capacity building within the Bank, specifically in Banking teams and Regional / Resident Offices, through presentations, workshops and seminars.