This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires 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 – Corporate Finance and Global Activities Department – Corporates Division, at its headquarters in Luxembourg: TRAINEES
Duration: 6 months (fixed start date: 1st September/October 2025)
(With possible extension up to 12 months)
Please note that the Programme is created under the Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) and is open to young nationals from one of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Region (Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia) and ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) Region, all 79 ACP Partner Countries (please see Provisions section).
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
You will provide support to the EIB Global Corporate Finance Division's regular project development and approval processes in particular in assessing potential client’s creditworthiness for operations outside of the EU. The Division's main task is to develop corporate lending activities that support EU development, cooperation policies and related priorities outside the European Union.
Responsibilities
Under the close supervision of the respective Loan Officer, you will be responsible for drafting the Financial Note of the prospective clients identified by the Loan Officer. You are expected to participate to various internal meetings with the different services of the Bank (in particular with the Credit risk department counterparts) as well as meetings with the prospective clients. In addition, you will be asked to provide relevant inputs in various internal notes and documents related to the projects you will be responsible of.
Academic qualifications and professional skills
Final year of studies or University degree of a MENA/ACP partner country (preferably Masters degree) in economic studies or in Business Management, with a major in Financial analysis or Corporate Finance.
You are expected to be familiar with financial analysis. Prior experience or additional studies (such as CFA I level) in that field would be a plus.
Knowledge of standard Microsoft Office tools.
- Excellent levels of written and spoken English. Knowledge of French or Spanish 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 hr_traineeship_recruitment@eib.org who will ensure that your request is handled.
More information on our Traineeship Programme for MENA and ACP countries (eib.org) and provisions governing in-service training (FIF Programme) at the EIB can be consulted on our EIB website.
Your application may be used for another campaign.
Please note that deadline for application is on the 4th December 2024.
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