Assistant - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Cairo)

About this position

The summary below is published by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to approximately 15 bankers, including secretarial duties, travel coordination, meeting and event organisation, SAP-related tasks, and project-related adminis…
• Support office moves, retreats, and Resident Office events, and provide cover for colleagues as required
• Act as a focal point for ITC, IMC, and security matters
• Screen telephone calls, take messages and pass them on appropriately
• Distribute mail and send fax messages
• Manage diaries of Bankers to assist with smooth running of office and key stakeholder schedules
• Proof read and draft routine business correspondence, edit, photocopy, scan and bind documents
• Organise conference calls, video conferences, and internal and external meetings

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: University degree, or equivalent work experience
• Experience: Secretarial and administrative experience essential
• Languages: English (Fluent)
• Key skills: Fluent English with excellent written and oral communication skills, Good organisational skills, Proactive and flexible attitude to work, Ability to prioritise own work and work on own initiative, Good communications skills including pleasant and efficient telephone manner, Attention to detail and eye for accuracy, Ability to cope well under pressure, Ability to build effective working relationships with clients and colleagues in a multicultural environment, Conscientious, reliable and flexible with professional and helpful attitude, Strong team player

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: 14 months.

Working arrangements: Hybrid; expecting employee to attend office 50% of working time.

Hiring unit: Banking Countries of Operations.

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Assistant at EBRD based in Cairo.

Requisition ID 36875 Office Country Egypt Office City Cairo Division Banking Countries of Operations Contract Type Short Term Contract Length 14 months Posting End Date 15/07/2026

Purpose of the Job

The Assistant provides administrative support to staff, including travel arrangements and secretarial assistance in project preparation.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities

* Provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to approximately 15 bankers, including secretarial duties, travel coordination, meeting and event organisation, SAP-related tasks, and project-related administrative support. This includes a range of ad hoc office management responsibilities such as supporting office moves, retreats, and Resident Office (RO) events, as well as providing cover for colleagues (e.g. assistants, receptionists, Executive Assistants) as required * Act as a focal point for ITC, IMC, and security matters, as required * Screen telephone calls, taking messages and passing them on as appropriate, providing a professional front of house service * Distributions of mail, sending out fax messages ensuring the correct correspondence gets to the correct EBRD staff member * Manage the diaries of the Bankers if required to assist with the smooth running of the office and key stakeholder’s schedules * Proof read and draft routine business correspondence for Banker’s signature, editing, photocopying, scanning and binding documents * Organising conference calls, video conferences, and internal and external meetings * Travel arrangements for business trips, including visa arrangements, preparation of ECFs, and follow-up on reimbursement processes * Providing administrative support in project preparation/ due diligence/ monitoring: updating projects databases and filing project documents, preparation of contract request forms, communication with TC team * Maintaining the filing system to ensure instant retrieval of up-to-date information (Project link) * Updating DTM entries as per OPSCOM minutes and memos * OpsCom preparation: video-link organising * Assist in the organisation of workshops and seminars, including preparation of presentations for internal and external meetings * Working with visiting missions in the related areas * Other ad hoc secretarial and administrative duties as required * Depending on RO to assist two-three lawyers and deal with OGC related issues particularly processing of POAs related to the project; processing of legal documentation, safekeeping; completion of OGC forms Translation of short documents (max. 1,5-2 pages) * Depending on RO working with petty cash payments can be required * Depending on RO may be assigned to coordinate in visa/registration issues, liaise with the MFA

Knowledge, Skills, Experience, and Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

* University degree, or equivalent work experience

* Fluent English, with excellent written and oral communication skills

Experience/Knowledge

* Secretarial and administrative experience essential * Good organisational skills, proactive and flexible attitude to work essential

* Ability to prioritise own work and to work on own initiative * Good communications skills, including pleasant and efficient telephone manner * Attention to detail and eye for accuracy * Ability to cope well under pressure * Ability to build effective working relationships with clients and colleagues in a multicultural environment * Conscientious, reliable and flexible with a professional and helpful attitude * Strong team player, with the ability to work highly efficiently and cheerfully and to handle simultaneous assignments involving a wide range of bank-wide contacts * Willing to work overtime as and when required, sometimes at short notice * Ability to multi-task while remaining calm and professional and a capacity for hard work * Excellent interpersonal manner, including tact and diplomacy * Ability to exercise judgment on and deal discretely with confidential/sensitive information and data * Ability to take on responsibility * Excellent time-keeper

Technical Skills

* Computer literate: Windows XP: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

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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Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 8 July 2026, today.

The application deadline is 15 July 2026, 6 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 8 July 2026.

Where to learn more

For headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at EBRD see the EBRD institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Cairo see our Cairo location page.

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