Traineeship: Operations Directorate - Western Europe Division

Job Description

Job ID: 110927

Entity: European Investment Bank

Deadline: Tuesday 18th November 2025

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 Operations Directorate (OPS) - Public Sector Department (PS) - Western Europe Division (3-WE) - Public Sector Entities Unit (PSE) at its headquarters in Luxembourg: TRAINEE

Duration: 5 months (fixed start date: 1^st March 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

Under the supervision of the Head of Unit, you will work in collaboration with loan officers, who are accountable for carrying out EIB lending operations in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Ireland.

Responsibilities

You will actively participate in the Division’s core activities. Your main tasks will be:

• Financial analysis, including CRAFT, projections and preparation of scorings/ratings.
• Drafting relevant documents, including CAT.
• To the extent possible, support the loan officers in the preparation of GnG, AFS and MC notes.
• First disbursement and handover notes.
• Support integrity checks and KYC activities. In addition, and depending on workload, the trainee could contribute to the following tasks: market screening and brief analysis.
• Preparation of presentations (PowerPoint) - Preparation of statistics (undisbursed stock, pricing approach for specific sectors, etc.).

Academic qualifications and professional skills

• Final year of studies or University degree in Economics, Business or Finance.
• A first experience/internship in the banking or audit sector will be considered as an advantage.
• Strong numerical and interpersonal skills.
• Good to advanced knowledge of MS Office software, particularly Word and Excel.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and French. 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.