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The EIB, the European Union's bank is seeking to recruit for its Finance Directorate (FI), Planning and Settlement of Operations Department (PRO), Contracts and Disbursements Division (C&D), Contracts Reviews & Amendments Unit (CRA) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a (Senior) Lending Documentation Officer*.
These are two full time positions at grade 5/6 for which the EIB offers a permanent contract.
Panel interviews are anticipated for July 2023.
Purpose
As a (Senior) Lending Documentation Officer, internally referred to as (Senior) Officer Transaction Processing and Management, you will review, comment and validate contractual documents concerning the Bank's loan operations, as well as other financial products, in order to ensure that the lending related principles and internal procedures are followed and the financial interests of the Bank are protected.
Operating Network
The Contract Reviews & Amendments Unit (FI-Contracts) reviews the financial clauses of legal documentation in the context of the Bank’s lending operations during the negotiation process in coordination with the Legal, Operational, and Transaction Management Directorates of the Bank. The unit also provides advisory services on the financial feasibility of proposed loan structures and verifies the accuracy of the structure for subsequent pricing by the Treasury. Another task of the unit is the verification of the data input of newly signed contracts in the back office system (CLM).
You will report to the Head of Unit and operate in a team of nine colleagues whose main responsibility is to review the financial documentation on the Finance Directorate’s behalf and to provide internal clearance on such documentation before signature and financial engagement of the Bank.
You will also provide opinion or advice on the proposed loan structures and its characteristics. You will sign off on loan pricing structures and validate the financial and contractual aspects of restructuring, refinancing or repricing operations.
Accountabilities
- Independently review finance contracts and contract modifications in the lending domain covering products as loans, bond instruments, equity funds, guarantees, restructurings and, etc. in line with the EIB policies.
- Advise the Operations (OPS), EIB Global (GLO), Legal (JU) and Portfolio Management and Monitoring (PMM) Directorates, on the rationale and the way of implementing financial clauses and products in the Finance Directorate (FI) and in the Bank’s booking system.
- Drive changes in the loan documentation in order to reflect the financial engagement taken by the Bank and eliminate or minimize the divergence from the standard FI products and FI procedures.
- Validate firm quote requests for loan pricing after having verified alignment with the respective approvals/loan documentation.
- Review and provide opinions to Notes (Management Committee notes or inter-services notes) and ensure that the proposal is in line with FI policies and procedures.
- For more complex or innovative transactions, provide advisory services on loan pricing structures and related restructuring activities to front office colleagues.
- Lead the improvement of the lending products, processes and procedures of the Bank in the area of responsibility of the Unit.
- Actively contribute to the development of new IT tools, in relation to lending products, in order to ensure the desired functionalities.
- Coach and support more junior colleagues to solve issues on specific transactions.
- When required, support the Head of Unit for specific tasks.
Qualifications
- University degree, preferably in a relevant field such as Finance, Business Administration or Law
- Additional relevant postgraduate studies or professional qualification would be considered as an advantage
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience with lending related documentation, ideally in loan origination, loan syndication, restructuring function or other lending related areas
- In depth knowledge and understanding of financial products, especially loans and their general legal and financial aspects
- Proficiency in standard IT applications. Knowledge of a lending back-office system would be considered an advantage.
- Excellent knowledge of English and/or French (*), with a good command of the other. Good working knowledge of German, Portuguese or Dutch would be a strong advantage.
Competencies
Find out more about EIB core competencies here
(*) Unless stated explicitly as a required qualification, a good command of French is not a pre-requisite for hire. As both English and French are however official working languages of the EIB, proficiency in both languages is a pre-requisite for your future career development. Any language clause in your contract must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible for a promotion (either via the annual appraisal cycle or via an internal selection process). Proficiency is understood to mean the attainment of level 5 of the Inter Institutional language courses, corresponding to B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). The Bank offers appropriate training support.
We are an equal opportunities employer, who believes that diversity is good for our people and our business. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, disability or neurodiversity.
Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the EIB Recruitment team Jobs@eib.org who will ensure that your request is handled.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorised disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.
Deadline for applications: 14th June 2023
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