Intern

Job Description

Purpose of job

This role is for a 12-month internship, working within the Impact & Partnerships Strategy and Blended Finance team. The intern reports to the Associate Director and works closely alongside the Associate Manager, and the Analyst.

The role focuses on data analysis, management, and financial/econometric modelling of EBRD’s blended finance and overall donor funds portfolio (donor supported operations include both TA/TC projects and investment transactions). The resulting output and findings will support the production of reporting and knowledge products, inform donor funds/blended finance strategies policies, and presentations, and disseminate knowledge internally and externally to EBRD.

Accountabilities & responsibilities

• Support the preparation of analytical products, including the Donor Strategy, Annual Donor Report, Donor Funding Outlook, DFI Blended Concessional Finance Paper, and other internal/external products;
• Support the collection and reconciliation of raw data from both IT systems and teams, liaising with departments across the Bank for input as required;
• Support the continued maintenance and updating of internal databases and analytical tools (e.g. dashboards, financial models);
• Provide data analysis on blended finance and donor funds portfolio, for a wide range of internal and external stakeholders on an ad-hoc basis;
• Lead the development of financial models for donor funds and blended finance portfolio and transaction-level analysis;
• Support the production of communication products such as presentations, briefing notes, other donor visibility products;
• Support the production of research papers and knowledge products related to EBRD’s use of donor funds including blended finance, through econometric modelling, data analytics/visualisation and empirical analysis;
• Provide a range of administrative support tasks as required by the team.

Knowledge, skills, experience & qualifications

Qualifications

• Graduate qualification (Masters) in Economics, Finance, Statistics ,or other relevant degree.

Knowledge & expertise

• Experience in data analysis and management, with the ability to interpret technical/financial data into meaningful findings; these skills will be tested as part of the hiring process.
• Experience in cleaning of large datasets and data collection is required, knowledge in relational database management would be desirable.
• Proficiency in econometric modelling, computer programming (for data cleaning and management) and financial modelling (e.g. interpreting financial statements, running sensitivity/scenario analysis, cash flow modelling, etc.)
• Excellent knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required, experience in data analytics related software (e.g., Tableau, SQL, R, Stata) would be desirable.
• Knowledge of and interest in development finance and international relations.
• Ability to work effectively in teams across a multi-cultural environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to prioritise appropriately and work with varying levels of guidance; independent and self-driven, able to take initiative and adapt to new situations and tasks easily.
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and fluency in English is required. Ability to distil complex data analysis in a comprehensible manner, across a wide range of stakeholders.

Deadline
11/09/2025

About the Organization

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was established in 1991 when communism was crumbling in central and eastern Europe and ex-soviet countries needed support to nurture a new private sector in a democratic environment. Today the EBRD uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 27 countries from central Europe to central Asia. The EBRD is the largest single investor in the region and mobilises significant foreign direct investment beyond its own financing. It is owned by 60 countries and two intergovernmental institutions. But despite its public sector shareholders, it invests mainly in private enterprises, usually together with commercial partners. It provides project financing for banks, industries and businesses, both new ventures and investments in existing companies. It also works with publicly owned companies, to support privatisation, restructuring state-owned firms and improvement of municipal services. The Bank uses its close relationship with governments in the region to promote policies that will bolster the business environment. The mandate of the EBRD stipulates that it must only work in countries that are committed to democratic principles. Respect for the environment is part of the strong corporate governance attached to all EBRD investments. Every EBRD investment must * Help move a country closer to a full market economy: the transition impact * Take risk that supports private investors and does not crowd them out * Apply sound banking principles Through its investments, the EBRD promotes * Structural and sectoral reforms * Competition, privatisation and entrepreneurship * Stronger financial institutions and legal systems * Infrastructure development needed to support the private sector * Adoption of strong corporate governance, including environmental sensitivity Functioning as a catalyst of change, the EBRD * Promotes co-financing and foreign direct investment * Mobilises domestic capital * Provides technical assistance