Policy Adviser Prudential Policy and Supervision

EBF - European Banking Federation

Brussels, Belgium

Position:

The EBF is seeking to recruit a full-time Policy Adviser to join the Prudential Policy and Supervision (PPS) team in Brussels, contributing to a variety of tasks: developing policy positions, building consensus with international groups, designing and delivering banking industry advice, analysing the positions of co-legislators and stakeholders, and organising high-profile exchanges with senior level representatives from banks and EU authorities.

The Policy Adviser will perform his/her duties in a rapidly changing environment working with EBF members from banks and banking associations on the strategic themes which are defined on a yearly basis.

The PPS team works collaboratively across a wide array of matters, sharing information and responsibility between team members who contribute to the overall objectives from their varied profiles and expertise.

The Policy Adviser will be based in the EBF Brussels office with occasional trips in Europe, mainly to Paris and Frankfurt.

Detailed responsibilities:

As a Policy Adviser on Prudential Policy and Supervision, he/she will be responsible for the development of advocacy on selected strategic themes, supporting the Senior Director of Prudential Policy and Supervision (PPS). This involves:

Coordinating meetings and steering the discussion of EBF expert groups ascribed to the Prudential Policy and Supervision function in accordance with the EBF strategic themes which include:
- Basel Committee global prudential standards;
- Relevant prudential policy dossiers at Level-1 and Level-2 legislation;
- Own initiative EBF reports and activities.
Drafting EBF positions, responses to public consultations, letters to policy makers, and other material that might be useful for the EBF and its members;
Closely following the positions of co-legislators on the relevant dossiers during the trialogue negotiations, obtaining up-to-date information, analyzing the different views and mapping them into the EBF advocacy priorities;
Recognizing and assessing interactions between different dossiers and regulatory areas as well as supervisory requirements and expectations;
Collaborating on the organisation of large public events involving policymakers and bank executives, with the help of the EBF Events team;
Establishing a professional working relationship and maintaining fluid and regular communication with managers and staff from the Commission, the European Banking Authority, the Council and the Parliament, as well as the ECB;
Supporting the Senior Director of PPS on the preparation of external speaking commitments;
Collaborating with other team members, sharing information and expertise with them and promoting a work team atmosphere that facilitates the achievement of common objectives;
Advising the Communications team on press releases, interpretation of media news and other events that might require joint work.

The performance of advisory duties also includes building and maintaining a cooperative relationship with EBF member associations and banks trying to understand with anticipation what their concerns are, getting insight from their points of view and leading them to common positions.

Successful candidates fit for the following profile:

University degree preferably in Finance, Economics, Law or Political Sciences;
Basic understanding of EU banking regulation and EU public affairs with ideally 1-3 years of relevant experience or gained in a previous internship experience preferably in the Brussels policy environment, either at EU authorities, trade associations or consultancies;
Strong organisational skills and the ability to work in high pace environment;
Broad-minded approach to manage a variety of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and interests;
Strong analytical capacity, being able to extract the key points of technical regulatory issues out of conversations with experts and own exploration;
Effective communication in English language both written and oral;
Excellent team working skills;
Discretion, persuasiveness and sense of diplomacy;
Good interpersonal and bridge builder skills;
Ability to undertake shared and own responsibilities in a project-driven environment;
Interest to grow professionally taking the time and care required for a well-developed career in the intersection between financial services and regulation.