Traineeship: Human Resources Directorate - Strategy, Risks and Processes Unit

Job Description

Job ID: 110942

Entity: European Investment Bank

Deadline: Tuesday 18th November 2025.

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 Human Resources Directorate (HR) – DG Office & Strategy Division (COORD) - Strategy, Risks & Processes Unit (SRP), at its headquarters in Luxembourg: TRAINEE

Duration: 5 months (fixed start date: 1^st April 2026)

(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).

Candidates whose Erasmus+ programme overlaps with the duration of the traineeship will not 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

You will support the Strategy, Risks & Processes Unit of the Human Resources Directorate (HR/COORD/SRP) delivering its services in the areas of process management. There may be touch points with the design and testing of controls as well as project and change management. As these functions are transversal, you will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of different HR functions (rewards, health & benefits, talent acquisition, talent development etc).

Through their involvement, you will learn about the objectives and challenges of the EIB, acquire practical knowledge of how we work in these areas, increase professional experience, acquire subject matter expertise in process design, risk management and control assessment as well as apply and develop transferrable skills including organisation and communication.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the HR Head of Strategy, Risks and Processes Unit, and in collaboration with team’s members you will:

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders within HR to gather information on processes which have already been updated, and update these changes in existing process documents (primarily text-based descriptions, flowcharts and RACI matrices).
• Run mini projects to improve processes, starting with reviewing the status quo before identifying inefficiencies and proposing simpler steps with an implementation plan.
• Support the team in other areas such as compliance and operational risk assessment, testing existing controls and drafting controls to address identified gaps and reporting of key risk indicators under the Bank’s risk appetite framework.

Academic qualifications and professional skills

• Final year of studies or University degree in Project Management, Business Management, or any related subject such as process and organisational design
• Ability to think analytically and in a structured manner
• Ability to manage project timelines and deadlines
• Ability to communicate efficiently and in a clear manner with stakeholders of all levels and areas of expertise
• Good knowledge of standard Microsoft Office tools, in particular PowerPoint and ideally Visio.
• Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of another 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 hr_traineeship_recruitment@eib.org 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 November 18^th, 2025.