Associate Director/Director Relationship and Portfolio Management Project Finance Europe

Globally, climate goals have been given even greater urgency by the energy crisis and its political context. This is the best time for a fast-track career in renewable energy. Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable and free world?

Get results

• Manage your portfolio of European clients active in renewable energy and related technologies, such as offshore wind, onshore wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and battery storage.
• Join the Global Project Finance business of Rabobank, one of the fastest growing and most internationally oriented businesses of the bank, with geographical presence in Asia and the Americas.
• Participate in a 6 months specialized Project Finance Academy to develop a thorough understanding of project finance deal structures, credit analysis, renewable technologies, energy markets and the legal documentation.
• Become skilled in intricate Project Finance financial modelling and use your commercial skills for dealing with client requests.

You and your job
As a Relationship and Portfolio Manager, you represent the Project Finance (PF) team within and outside of the bank and encourage co-operation with other departments in order to achieve the best service for our clients. You are on top of sector and client developments and assess their impact on the PF portfolio timely. You are regularly in contact with your clients and are responsible for the management of their requests and for the annual review process. You assist in general portfolio management tasks, such as preparation of portfolio monitoring meetings, regular credit analysis and market-driven specific risk assessments.

Facts & Figures

• 40 hours per week
• Member of Project Finance team in Utrecht with around 65 colleagues and Project Finance Global with in total nearly 100 colleagues
• 43,822 Rabobank colleagues around the world

Top 3 responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with existing clients; fulfilling client requests and capturing commercial portfolio opportunities.
• Pro-actively manage and monitor risk/return and growth profile of the existing and quickly growing PF portfolio, supporting a well-balanced, diversified and profitable PF book.
• Perform thorough analyses of the client portfolio through use of the credit systems and deliver high quality credit applications and client reviews.

You take ownership of your portfolio, analyse and monitor a wide range of European clients and interact with them regularly. To a large extent, the portfolio consists of onshore and offshore wind projects and solar PV projects, with battery storage systems becoming more common.

Together we achieve more than alone
We believe in the power of difference. Bringing together people's differences is what makes us an even better bank. Therefore we are very curious about what you can bring to our team at Project Finance.

“I have seen the PF team grow a lot in the past years. What has not changed is the high level of energy of colleagues and the fun the team has together. In addition, we still learn new things every day and are an important pillar of Rabobank in the energy transition.”

Ghislaine Schreinemachers, Head of Relationship and Portfolio Management

“I have enjoyed being part of the team since the first day. Rabobank also offers a unique 6 month program to start your project finance journey in an environment where you can learn and clear all the questions that will come your way. The team is diverse, energetic and with a high level of knowledge, but the most important thing is that there is always someone willing to help, creating one of the best team spirits I have ever experienced.”

Juan Ignacio Valdes. Associate Project Finance

Working together is the way we work; as 1 passionate team at Rabobank. Talking of Rabobank: we are a Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries for over 9,500,000 customers. Together with these customers, our members and partners we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work and do business.

You and your talent

• fluency in Dutch and English, both verbal and written, is essential due to Dutch client interaction
• university level education in preferably Finance or Business Administration, at least 3-4 years of experience in finance, economics, accounting, engineering or corporate law environment
• analytical personality with good understanding of financial statements and cash flow projections as well as legal documentation
• knowledge of credit and lending practices
• demonstrable affinity with renewable energy technologies and market developments
• Team player and customer focus and effective across disciplines and departments

This is what we offer you

• up to € 6.741,24  gross per month (scale 9/10) depending on the experience you have
• a thirteenth month and holiday pay
• an extra budget of 11% of your gross salary to be used at your discretion. Buy extra holiday hours, add more to your pension savings or ask for part of the extra budget to be paid out.

This is a selection of the terms of employment for Project Finance. You can find all terms of employment on rabobank.jobs/en/conditions-of-employment.

You and the job application process

Reply to the vacancy for Relationship and Portfolio Manager at Rabobank before the closing date .

• Any questions about the job content? Contact Pia van der Feltz, Executive Director Project Finance, via pia.van.der.feltz@rabobank.com  
• Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Contact Barbera Ammerlaan, Recruiter, via barbera.ammerlaan@rabobank.nl
• We will hold the interviews preferably face to face in Utrecht.
• You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions on rabobank.jobs/en/faq .
• A security check is part of the process.
• We respect your privacy.

#LI-BA1