Junior Quantitative Analyst, Model Validation (London, GB)
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United Kingdom, England, London
Sector:
Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation
Role:
Other
Date of last update: 2026-03-11 (Expiry date: 2026-03-24)
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Company presentation
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was founded in 1991 when communism was crumbling in Europe and ex-Soviet countries needed support to nurture a new private sector and democracy. Today we invest to help build market economies from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean. We are now the largest single investor in our region. Owned by 69 countries and two intergovernmental institutions, we provide project financing for banks, industries and businesses. We also work with publicly owned companies to support privatisation, restructure state-owned firms and improve municipal services. Wherever we are active, we promote policies that bolster the business climate.
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Requisition ID
36443
Office Country
United Kingdom
Office City
London
Division
Risk Management
Contract Type
Regular
Contract Length
Posting End Date
24/03/2026
Purpose of Job
Under the supervision of the Associate Director, Model Validation, the Junior Quantitative Analyst contributes to the reviews and validations of quantitative models used to support Treasury, Risk Management and Controllers activities including recording of Treasury trades, valuation of collateral, measurement of market and credit risk, as well as assessment of economic capital utilisation.
Background
Model Validation is a function within Risk Models, Validation & Stress Testing unit of the Risk Management department. The function is responsible for validation of quantitative models developed in-house and by external vendors for the purpose of financial reporting and calculation of key risk metrics. Strong, independent and competent model validation function is a necessary component of the assurance process supporting financial reporting and key element in mitigating model risk. The models reviewed and approved by the function cover: (i) construction of derived market data, (ii) measurement of market, credit and liquidity risk, (iii) measurement of economic capital and (iv) valuation of financial assets of the Bank for the propose of financial reporting.
Facts / Scale
- No direct reports or budgetary responsibility
- Working on different model validation backlog items under the supervision of Principal and/or Associate Director, Model Validation.
- Key internal clients/relationships: Treasury, Controllers, other teams in Risk Management.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- Contribute to annual review of market data inputs into models, by ensuring chosen data feed correctly into the appropriate systems.
- Participate in the model validation of internally developed quantitative models with guidance from Principal and/or Associate Director, Model Validation. This should involve code review, error trapping and recovery.
- Contribute to the review of new pricing codes, including consistency checks, verification of P&L explanations, validation of numerical methods used, payoff-function, etc
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications
- Masters in finance, maths or the sciences.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Ability to explain complex quantitative concepts in an accessible way and proven English language drafting skills.
- Familiarity with options pricing theory, stochastic processes, Monte Carlo simulation.
- Basic understanding of major capital markets instruments across asset classes, notably with respect to derivatives (including credit derivatives and hybrids).
- Familiarity with any of the following: C++, Python, Matlab, R.
- At least Internship experience in the same sector.
- Good communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to apply this across levels and functions.
- Ability to work to deadlines and under time pressure.
- Ability to think strategically and implement accordingly.
- Attracted to the multi-cultural environment of EBRD as well as to the mission of the Bank with its challenges and opportunities.
What is it like to work at the EBRD?
Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.
The EBRD environment provides you with:
- Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in;
- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity;
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
Diversity is one of the Bank's core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working and expecting our employee to attend the office 50% of their working time.
Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).
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Working hours (%): 80-100% / 100%
80-100% / 100%Macro-area: Western and Central Europe without Switzerland
Area of work Definition: Banking and Finance
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Office Country
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Office City
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Division
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Contract Type
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Contract Length
Posting End Date
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- Work in line with Bank's Behavioural Competencies and Corporate Behaviours.
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- Good knowledge of environmental and social thematic policy and safeguards areas and the risks and impacts of various sectors.
- Familiarity with the countries in which the Bank operates / plans to operate
- Effective time management and organisational skills and ability to multi-task without losing attention to detail. Proven analytical skills.
- Good interpersonal skills and an ability to work independently and within a team.
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- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity;
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
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United Kingdom, England, London - European Bank for Reconstruction &; Development
Requisition ID
36533
Office Country
United Kingdom
Office City
London
Division
Banking Sectors
Contract Type
Regular
Contract Length
Posting End Date
24/03/2026
Purpose of Job
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- Assist with the designing and processing of technical co-operation assistance, including preparation of terms of reference and internal approval documentation, development of financial models, quantitative and qualitative analysis of investment opportunities, to support the related investment project or the related policy dialogue initiative; As may be requested, assist with communication with other internal units of the Bank, clients and other stakeholders, at the operational level, such as preparing draft correspondence, presentations, investment memos and following up on internal emails;
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- Portfolio Monitoring, Value Creation and Reporting
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- Programming or other computer science related knowledge.
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Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.
At EBRD, our Values ? Inclusiveness, Innovation, Trust, and Responsibility ? are at the heart of how we work. We bring these to life through our Workplace Behaviours: listening well and speaking up, collaborating smartly, acting decisively with full commitment, and simplifying to amplify our impact. These principles shape our culture and define our success. We seek individuals who not only share these values but are also committed to embedding them in their daily work, fostering a positive and high-performing environment.
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- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity. Our workforce reflects a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, bringing fresh ideas, energy, and innovation and enhancing our ability to serve our clients, shareholders, and counterparties effectively.
- A hybrid workplace that offers flexibility to teams and individuals; that is based on trust, flexibility and connectedness.
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
- A workplace that prioritises employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits.
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Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).
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United Kingdom, England, London - European Bank for Reconstruction &; Development
Requisition ID
36537
Office Country
United Kingdom
Office City
London
Division
Information Technology
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Contract Length
2 years
Posting End Date
23/03/2026
Purpose of Job
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? Lead security engagement across a defined portfolio of IT capabilities, providing end‑to‑end oversight across the full service and delivery lifecycle.
? Define and apply a consistent, capability‑agnostic security approach, ensuring security principles, standards, patterns and risk management practices are adopted uniformly across teams and technology domains.
? Advise on security considerations for capability roadmaps, investment decisions, architectural designs and major initiatives, ensuring security is addressed early and proportionately.
? Assess and manage security risks impacting supported capabilities, working collaboratively to agree pragmatic mitigation strategies aligned to business priorities.
? Act as a senior escalation point for security‑related design issues, control gaps, incidents and material risks affecting multiple capabilities.
? Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, IT Risk, Security Operations and other central functions to ensure alignment between security strategy, operational delivery and organisational objectives.
? Creation measurement metrics to monitor Capability security posture and ensure the remediation plans and actions are communicated and addressed within capability backlogs
? Lead any vendor‑provided security resources supporting multiple capabilities and manage capacity and demand, ensuring security services scale appropriately and represent value for money.
? Set clear objectives, priorities and ways of working for vendor resources, ensuring effective, timely and high‑quality security support.
? Ensure appropriate documentation, knowledge transfer and continuity arrangements are in place to reduce dependency on individuals and improve overall security maturity.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience &
Qualifications
- Proficient in communicating complex technical issues to diverse audiences, ensuring information is delivered in a clear, authoritative, and actionable manner, both orally and in writing.
- Extensive Security Technology and Engineering experience with deep insight into the latest security technology trends
- Extensive experience in senior security engineering or security leadership roles within complex, multi-geographical IT environments.
- Demonstrable experience providing security leadership across multiple technology capabilities or domains, rather than operating solely within a single embedded team.
- Deep knowledge of enterprise security principles, frameworks, including secure‑by‑design, defence‑in‑depth, identity and access management, cloud and platform security, endpoint security and data protection.
- Extensive experience in managing distributed teams including vendor-provided resources, including setting priorities, managing performance and ensuring value for money.
What is it like to work at the EBRD?
Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.
The EBRD environment provides you with:
- Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in;
- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity;
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
Diversity is one of the Bank's core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working and expecting our employee to attend the office 50% of their working time.
Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).
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United Kingdom, England, London - European Bank for Reconstruction &; Development
Requisition ID
36497
Office Country
United Kingdom
Office City
London
Division
Human Resources & Org. Development
Contract Type
Short Term
Contract Length
12 months
Posting End Date
17/03/2026
Purpose of Job
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The Analyst, Payroll will be responsible for co-ordinating System changes. Collaborating with teams across HROD and SAP Team to design and implement new requirements.
The role ensures both HQ and RO payrolls are processed timely and accurately
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Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- Producing HQ and RO monthly payrolls following audit controls. Identifying errors and omissions and investigating to resolution. Create BACS and Swift files for transmission and clearing.
- Raising and checking manual payments as necessary on a monthly basis. Relating to salary and rental payments.
- Management and preparation of reporting and payments (via Swift) to third parties such as insurance providers, retirement plan administrators and corporate health clubs.
- Monitoring Swift incoming messages from third party banks and reacting as necessary. For example, re-issuing returned salary payments and changing necessary message templates to fulfil changes local legislation and banking requirements.
- Responsibility for checking payroll data entry by utilising reporting tools and enhancing the Data Quality rules already embedded within Alteryx tool.
- Working collaboratively with key stakeholders in HROD to identify data quality issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing preventative measures to mitigate the risk of future occurrences.
- Provides expert advice to key stakeholders relating to all payroll activity and anticipates implications of advice.
- Acts as an escalation point for other members of the Payroll Team and offers training to support them.
- Manage the system enhancements associated with SAP Payroll. This includes working with key stakeholders across HROD when new policy changes are being implemented. Collaborating on design process, knowledge articles and change management. Responsibility for end to end UAT, closely working alongside colleagues in IT.
- Proactively takes steps to tighten controls and records risks.
- Continuously monitors the quality of EBRD askHR knowledge articles and takes initiative to enhance the user experience.
- Liaises with internal and external auditors and responds to queries and overseas annual audits.
- Responsible for the delivery of annual payroll activity e.g. annual flex window.
- Initiates ways of working more efficiently and collaborates with colleagues in the Payroll Team to drive the implementation of continual improvements.
- Actively contributing to projects and can represent the Payroll Team without management supervision. Support project through to implementation and oversees change management
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications
Essential
- Extensive and proven professional international payroll experience, preferably gained in the financial services sector.
- Ability to exercise judgement and deal discreetly with sensitive situations and confidential information.
- A strong analytical orientation coupled with strong data manipulation skills which creates an environment where data quality is first and foremost.
- Understanding the importance of being able to use data to interpret problems and find solutions.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with key individuals in the business specifically: (i) effective questioning and active listening (ii) the ability to challenge constructively and courageously; in order to determine business requirements.
- Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy.
- Demonstrates ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and follow through on completion of monthly tasks.
- Demonstrates ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across teams.
- Fluent English language skills, both verbal and written.
Preferable
- Previous experience of working with SAP HR and SAP Financial an advantage.
- Knowledge and experience of using Swift a preference.
What is it like to work at the EBRD? / About EBRD
Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.
At EBRD, our Values ? Inclusiveness, Innovation, Trust, and Responsibility ? are at the heart of how we work. We bring these to life through our Workplace Behaviours: listening well and speaking up, collaborating smartly, acting decisively with full commitment, and simplifying to amplify our impact. These principles shape our culture and define our success. We seek individuals who not only share these values but are also committed to embedding them in their daily work, fostering a positive and high-performing environment.
The EBRD environment provides you with:
- Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in.
- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity. Our workforce reflects a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, bringing fresh ideas, energy, and innovation and enhancing our ability to serve our clients, shareholders, and counterparties effectively.
- A hybrid workplace that offers flexibility to teams and individuals; that is based on trust, flexibility and connectedness.
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
- A workplace that prioritises employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits.
Diversity is one of the Bank's core values which are at the heart of everything it does. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic background or disability.
Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).
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Product Engineer, Associate (London, GB)
United Kingdom, England, London - European Bank for Reconstruction &; Development
Requisition ID
36512
Office Country
United Kingdom
Office City
London
Division
Information Technology
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Contract Length
2 years
Posting End Date
16/03/2026
Purpose of Job
The Associate is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and support of the Bank's platforms and software solutions.
The Associate plays a critical role within the squad, taking a lead on designing, developing and optimising EBRD's infrastructure and software solutions within their own value stream.
The Associate provides guidance to individual contributors and works closely with other multi-functional teams and business product owners, to deliver high quality, product aligned services, that meets our users' needs.
The role may involve leading small projects and the individual is expected to be proficient in software design and ability to implement CI/CD pipeline, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or technologies within their specialism.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Engineering Excellence: The Associate brings in-depth knowledge and experience and uses this to enable others within the team to be successful, though remains humble and is proactive in keeping updated with the latest technologies, tools and best practices within their field.
The role will mentor and guide less experienced engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation and learning. The role will work with colleagues to understand business needs, design optimal engineering architectures and ensure engineering quality throughout the lifecycle. Listen well and speak up: The Analyst demonstrates openness and is comfortable sharing their questions and ideas with team members, demonstrating their commitment to a continuous learning and growth mindset. They are curious and open to different perspectives, playing back and validating what they have learnt and are willing to speak up when they feel that something isn't right, or they have ideas to share.
Agile Ways of Working: The Associate is an established agile practitioner and will help the squad to adopt Agile Ways of Working. The role will build and maintain high-performing teams focused on delivering continuous value to our business whilst enabling teams to learn how to adopt an adaptive and iterative approach using experimentation and metrics to help learning and continuous improvement.
Managing cost and budget: The Associate will follow the appropriate tooling to track time and effort. The Associate will not be directly responsible for budget management however would be responsible for effectively managing the value from technology and delivery partners. Taking ownership and responsibility for the quality of individual work, enables each team member to bring their best work to enable team success, seeking feedback and asking for help when needed and being an active member in engineering communities of practice within and outside the Bank.
Quality at our core: The Associate ensures that technical excellence and a quality assurance mindset are embedded with their own and the team's work. This involves a strong focus on automation and use of industry best practices such as Test-Driven Development to embed the mindset of accountability across the development lifecycle. Managing cost and budget: The Analyst will use the appropriate tooling to track time and effort, ensuring that work is done in the most efficient ways possible.
Secure First: The Associate actively promotes and ensures engineering activities are fully aligned with EBRD Cyber and IT Security policies and procedures, and works to embed a DevSecOps culture and working practices.
Drives User Experience: The Associate ensures that services which are being developed and supported are based on user needs, which are captured in user stories and acceptance criteria. This helps keep users at the centre of engineering efforts, and enables teams to align with established user journeys and user experience goals, in support of business requirements.
Risk and MDR
? Enables and is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting customisations within the QRE data suite to deliver seamless solutions for end users accessing data.
? Collaborates with the product owners of QRA to deliver solutions as agreed.
? Proficient in innovating and documenting the legacy and evolution path of the QRE platform.
? Operates without supervision to perform daily-to-monthly audit control checks, ensuring data integrity and preventing discrepancies.
? Confidently interacts with Market Data vendors, resolving open items and addressing BAU issues.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications
? Educated to degree level or demonstrates equivalent professional experience.
? Proficient understanding of common treasury and banking products, market / credit risk measurement techniques (VaR, PFE, CVA etc.).
? Proficient in scripting, including but not limited to Perl, Shell and Python.
? ETL build and support using Informatica PowerCenter 10 (minimum version 9).
? Experience with ETL processes and file processing (flat files, XML and JSON in particular).
? Build and support experience in Oracle, PL/SQL, Tuning.
? Knowledge of SQL server and NoSQL database.
? Ability to build and test Control-M based orchestration of QRE processes.
? Familiar with source control management using SVN and Bitbucket.
? Experience of managing and maintaining test environments.
? Proficient in IT application support, with flexibility for occasional out-of-hours software maintenance.
? Experience of managing and administering QRE data users based on AD groups.
? Awareness of stylesheets and XSLT is desirable.
? Experience in producing ICF reports as required by Auditors.
What is it like to work at the EBRD?
Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.
The EBRD environment provides you with:
- Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in;
- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity;
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
Diversity is one of the Bank's core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working and expecting our employee to attend the office 50% of their working time.
Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).
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2026-03-04 2026-03-16
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