Officer (Research and Communications), DER

All candidates applying for employment with the BSTDB should be fluent in written and spoken English and have strong Microsoft Office skills.

It is the BSTDB’s policy to offer equal employment opportunities to qualified candidates regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities.                                     

Position Purpose
The Officer leads the work of the Business Information Services unit and coordinates the search and provision of business information to Bank’s user offices and departments.  The Officer provides working level supervision to the position of Associate, DER.

The Officer also handles the preparation and production of all corporate publications, coordinates the maintenance of the information content and update of the corporate website, provides backup support to marketing and promotional activities and maintains related internal and external communication.

Key Functions and Responsibilities 
Under the supervision of the Director, DER:
The Officer plans, prioritizes and coordinates/administers the activities of the Business Information Services unit in providing business information and in performing compliance checks:

• Coordinates the activities of the Business Information Services unit and processes Bank-wide information requests with emphasis on banking operations and financial analysis, thus forming a solid basis for informed decision-making in the project preparation process.
• Provides expert guidance to the BSTDB staff in locating electronic and printed sources and ensures that the business intelligence hub of the Bank is updated and meets the needs of the users. 
• Coordinates the performance of compliance checks for prospective and existing clients focusing on providing accurate information on financial integrity and the reputation of the client.

The Officer organizes and coordinates the preparation and production of all corporate publications. He/she serves as an interface between different Bank’s teams/authors and external contractors. More specifically:

• Handles the production of the Bank’s Annual Report and business brochures.
• Serves as Content Administrator of the Bank’s website, which involves coordinating working groups and inputs of staff with responsibility for website areas and assisting in decision-making for content development and improvement of the website.
• Assists in the planning and implementation of marketing and promotional campaigns, handles the distribution of corporate publications, and maintains corporate business contacts database.

Competencies:

• Professionalism: maintains a level of expertise and professional knowledge commensurate with the respective position and job description, 
• Results orientation: demonstrates ability for achieving results against an internal or external standard of excellence.
• Communication and interaction with impact: Transfers efficiently and effectively information and messages, wields effective tactics for persuasion.
• Client/stakeholder orientation – ensures appropriate service of high standard to internal and/or external customers and develops constructive and sustainable business/ customer relationships.
• Teamwork: effectively cooperates with others aiming at the achievement of team objectives.
• Cultural sensitivity/diversity: supports and promotes an environment that holds opportunities for all, regardless of race, gender, culture and age.
• Integrity: maintains standards of objectivity, independence and discretion. Behaves ethically and in consistency with institutional core values.
• Accountability: exhibits a strong sense of responsibility for one’s work and resulting consequences.
• Innovation and change: is open to and applies novel ideas and thinking to improve processes, methods, systems or services.  Accepts and adapts to changes. 
• Critical thinking: clarifies goals, examines assumptions, evaluates evidence, accomplishes actions, and assesses conclusions.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• First-level University degree, or equivalent, in economics, information/library sciences, humanities, business administration, marketing or statistics.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages.
• At least 5 years of directly relevant work experience. 

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

• A master’s degree in economics, information/library sciences, humanities, business administration, marketing or statistics.
• Knowledge of business information sources, such as Factiva, EMIS, World Check, etc.
• Knowledge of information services provided by rating agencies – Standard and Poor’s, Fitch, Moody’s.
• Knowledge of latest web-related applications and desktop publishing techniques.
• Knowledge of the KYC process and compliance checks at an international financial institution.
• Experience with corporate publications and website maintenance.
• Experience with the planning and implementation of marketing and promotional campaigns.
• Relevant work experience in the region of the BSTDB’s operations.
• Relevant work experience in an international development financial institution.

Minimum Qualification Requirements
For a candidate to participate in the competitive selection for this position, s/he must meet at least the following minimum requirements:

Education: First-level university degree, or equivalent, in economics, information/library sciences, humanities, business administration, marketing or statistics; or a first-level university degree in any other area followed by a postgraduate degree in the above areas.

Experience: At least 5 years of relevant work experience
 

Application Procedure

In order for your application for the above vacancy to be considered valid, please:

1.    Complete the BSTDB Application Form in full:

• Provide an answer to EACH question (box). Please note that if no answer is provided to any of the questions (relevant box is left empty), the application will be disqualified.
• If a question is not applicable to you, please insert “N/A” in the relevant box.
• No additional documents (such as CVs) will be considered.

2.    Send the completed BSTDB Application Form as an attachment to: recruit@bstdb.org 

Please include in the subject line of the e-mail only the Reference Number of the vacancy you are applying for and your full name.

Example: 100 John Smith 

The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 17:30 pm (Greece Time). 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Application Documents: