Intern
Role Overview
The EBRD Agribusiness team has more than 15 years of experience in over 300 transactions across the EBRD countries of operation, which range from Central Europe to Central Asia. In 2012 the EBRD committed €874 million to 62 agribusiness projects across 24 countries. Total commitments in the sector, including commercial co-financing, amounted to €1.25 billion and represented around 10 per cent of the Bank's annual commitments.
Providing financial and technical support for the entire food chain, the EBRD also makes a significant contribution to policy dialogue, leading the way with its Private Sector for Food Security Initiative. The EBRD plays a constructive role in leveraging the EBRD's investor position to engage in policy dialogue inducing regulatory and institutional change to tackle supply side bottlenecks in food production, as well as constraints to food trade.
In the context of increased policy dialogue and Technical Cooperation (TC) efforts aimed at improving food security, the Agribusiness team is seeking an intern to work in the EBRD HQ office in London as part of the Agribusiness Team to provide support to increase the visibility of the Initiative and to assist the Team in the management of the TC operations across the EBRD countries of operations. The Intern will be reporting to the Director of Agribusiness and work closely with colleagues in the Agribusiness Team and across the Bank.
Responsibilities and Deliverables
Responsibilities and deliverables may include:
· Preparation of short case studies about successful TC and policy dialogue projects.
· Preparation of outreach materials and ad-hoc briefings when needed.
· Coordination of fundraising efforts with potential donors.
· Organization and support to the management of upcoming policy workshops in the EBRD region of operation.
· Assistance with the management of the agribusiness TC programme.
· Active coordination between different teams in the EBRD.
· Ad hoc assignments as requested.
Essential Skills, Experience Qualifications
Required qualifications and skills include:
· A Master's degree in international relations, economics or a related field from a leading university.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
· Experience in communications and donor relations would be particularly welcome.
· Knowledge of food security issues and knowledge of one or more languages of the region would be an advantage.
Competencies Personal Attributes
· Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in teams.
· Ability to plan and organise work unsupervised.
· Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
· Ability to quickly assimilate information.
· Very good attention to detail.
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