EIB Trainee – EIB Global Directorate – Business Development & Planning Unit – based in Luxembourg

This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and require regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment.

The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its EIB Global Directorate (GLO) – Partnerships for Impact Department (PFI) – Strategy & Business Development Division (SBD) - Business Development & Planning Unit (BDP), at its headquarters in Luxembourg: TRAINEE

Duration: 5 months (fixed start date: 1st September 2025)

(With possible extension up to 6 months if required by University)

Please note that, as marked on our Webpage, only applications from nationals of the Member States of the European Union, as well as citizens from countries that have been officially granted candidate status to join the EU, can be considered (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine).

Please note that applications from students under the Erasmus+ programme cannot be considered.

Please note that you are requested to limit your applications to a maximum of three traineeship publications. We will only consider and retain the first three applications submitted.

Objective of the traineeship

The Department is responsible for all Partnership related activities of EIB Global, including but not limited to mandates with the European Commission, Member States or third parties (including the World Bank), but also strategic analysis, policy coordination and business planning of EIB Global.

You will contribute to activities related to regular monitoring and planning of EIB Global's business delivery, which involves data manipulation, analysis and reporting. You will also coordinate with internal and external stakeholders during the development and implementation cycle of the EIB Global operations - including operations under mandates.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Head of Unit and the senior colleagues, you will actively participate in the Unit's core activities. Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Work on data extraction and analysis
• Produce timely and in a professional manner reporting which will be shared with external stakeholders;
• Preparation of briefings/presentations, with graphs and charts, and other ad-hoc tasks and requests by Management;
• Support the monitoring of the business plan in terms of signatures and disbursements across EIB Global geographies, namely Enlargement and Neighborhood Countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia and Pacific.
  
  

Academic Qualifications And Professional Skills

• Final year of studies or University degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration or in a related field.
• A first experience and/or understanding or interest in development and climate finance will be considered as an advantage
• Good to advanced knowledge of MS Office software, in particular Excel, Word and Power Point
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and/or French. Knowledge of other EU language would be an advantage.
  
  

Competencies

Find out more about EIB core competencies here

By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorized disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.

We are an equal opportunities employer, who believes that diversity is good for our people and our business. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, disability or neurodiversity.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the EIB Traineeship Recruitment team [email protected] who will ensure that your request is handled.

Your Application May Be Used For Another Campaign.

Please note that deadline for application is on the 20th May 2025.

More information on our EIB Traineeship Programme and Provisions for In-service training can be consulted on our EIB website; https://www.eib.org/en/about/careers/categories/traineeship-and-graduate.htm