(Associate) Director Rabobank Project Finance

This is what we offer you

• Gross monthly salary between EUR 5,162 and EUR 7,374 (scale 10) for a 36 hour week
• Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
• 10% Employee Benefit Budget
• EUR 1,400 development budget per year
• Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
• A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

Rabobank aims to be the leading bank in the energy transition, with the Project Finance team, active for over 30 years, at the heart of this strategic ambition. Are you an experienced project financier with a passion for sustainable energy projects? Do you want to contribute to the financing of tangible renewable and infrastructure projects across Europe?

You and your job

As an (Associate) Director in Rabobank’s Project Finance team, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by delivering transactions that drive the energy transition. You will develop innovative financing solutions and explore new technologies and markets, working with professional international companies in a team that holds a leading position in the European renewable energy and infrastructure markets.

Your role will involve due diligence, structuring, and executing complex project finance transactions throughout Europe. You will have regular client contact and travel within the Netherlands and Europe, collaborating closely with other Project Finance team members and various departments within Rabobank. Your responsibilities will include preparing presentations to pitch for new transactions, handling credit applications, reviews, waivers, and transaction documentation, while ensuring compliance with Rabobank's corporate standards.

Additionally, you will take a proactive approach to project and market developments, seeking new clients and opportunities, and actively contributing to internal projects aimed at optimizing the organization and development of the department.

Get results

• Successful completion of complex Project Finance transactions throughout Europe.
• Strong client relationships and effective communication through consistent contact and travel.
• High-quality and compliant presentations, credit applications, and transaction documentation.
  

Facts & Figures

• 40 hours per week
• A team of around 70 experienced individuals and part of the Global Project Finance team, consisting of approx. 110 people.
• 9.5 million customers around the world

Top 3 responsibilities

• Conduct due diligence, structure, and execute complex Project Finance transactions across Europe in collaboration with your deal team.
• Maintain regular client contact and travel frequently within the Netherlands and Europe.
• Prepare presentations for pitching new transactions, credit applications, reviews, waivers, and transaction documentation, ensuring compliance with Rabobank's corporate standards.
  

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. So we are very curious about what you can bring to our team at Rabobank’s Project Finance team.

 “Working at Rabobank Project Finance means that you can directly contribute to the energy transition throughout Europe. As an (Associate) Director you will be actively involved in every step of the financing process: from sourcing new opportunities in the market, structuring and pitching financing solutions to the client to obtaining internal credit approvals that will enable our client to make a viable impact towards a more sustainable world. Last but not least, you will have the opportunity to work in an deal-driven environment and be part of an international, knowledgeable and ambitious team where you can truly be yourself and where you will get the opportunity to further develop yourself.”

Saskia Nooy, Associate Director

Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Our Project Finance team brings talented people together to provide limited and non-recourse financings as well as debt advisory to the renewable energy and infrastructure sector. We are a team of 70 experienced individuals and part of the Global Project Finance team, consisting of approx. 110 people. We often have leading roles in transactions in on- and offshore wind, solar, data centers and more innovative sectors (e.g. batteries, sustainable heating systems and geothermal) and are active in different countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain, the Nordics, the UK, Ireland, France and Italy. Transaction size ranges from EUR 35mln to a few billion EUR investments and are characterised by a high degree of complexity enabling you to use your creativity and analytical skills.  

“Rabobank Project Finance is an innovative team dedicated to advancing the energy transition by evolving the types of assets we finance and the financing structures we implement. Our dynamic approach is driven by an ambitious international team that fosters a strong sense of team spirit and a welcoming environment. Within our team, you receive support, independence, and the responsibility to grow. I am proud to be part of the Rabobank Project Finance team.”

Tomás O’Connell, Associate Director 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. We also have the ambition to be one of the leading banks in the energy transition.

You and your talent

Of course you are customer-focused, proactive, a team player and enthusiastic. It's exactly these characteristics that will make you a good addition to our team, particularly in combination with:

• Master’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience in the origination, structuring, and execution of financing transactions in Project Finance, including a relevant client network.
• Strong knowledge of credit, legal, tax, and lending practices.
• Ability to cooperate with different departments within the bank, as the energy transition is a key pillar for Rabobank.
• Good modelling skills and proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel.
• Pioneering and acquisitive personality: Your contribution to continuous deal origination and creative deal structuring is instrumental.
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written; Dutch language skills would be beneficial.
• Creative and solution-oriented.
• Commercial drive with a can-do attitude, backed by solid analytical skills and good risk awareness.
  

You and the job application proces

Reply to the vacancy for an (Associate) Director at Rabobank.

• Any questions about the job content? Please contact Gijs Hofman, Team lead Renewable Energy & Infrastructure PF EU North via gijs.hofman@rabobank.com.
• Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Please contact Lonneke Boelens, Corporate Recruiter, via Lonneke.boelens@rabobank.nl.
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