EIB Trainee - Operations Directorate - Financial Institutions West Division - based in Luxembourg

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.

Duration

5 months (fixed start date: 1 March 2026). Possible extension up to 6 months if required by the University.

Eligibility

Only applicants who are nationals of the Member States of the European Union or citizens from countries that have been officially granted candidate status to join the EU (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine) will be considered. Candidates whose Erasmus+ programme overlaps with the traineeship duration will not be considered. Applications should be limited to a maximum of three traineeship publications; only the first three submissions will be retained.

Objective of the Traineeship

The traineeship provides analytical and background support to a team of lending experts in the division responsible for financial institutions in Italy, France, Benelux, Slovenia, Croatia, Malta and Ireland. The team performs origination, appraisal and negotiation of lending and guarantee operations with financial intermediaries in the above countries, providing financing in one or more of the 8 priority sectors of the EIB (SMEs, Midcaps, climate action, environmental sustainability, Tech
EU, and innovation). You will collect data, analyse markets and banks in the relevant areas, and contribute to building a database of financial and contractual data.

Responsibilities

• Perform market research and analysis in predefined markets/sectors in close cooperation with loan officers.
• Assist loan officers in the origination process based on collected market data.
• Build a database of financial and contractual data of the unit’s counterparts.

Academic Qualifications And Professional Skills

• Final year of studies or university degree preferably in Economics, Finance, Banking or a similar field.
• Experience in financial analysis of banks will be considered an advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of standard Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel.
• Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of French and/or Italian would be an advantage.

Competencies

Find out more about EIB core competencies here.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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 gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic, 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 at hr_traineeship_recruitment@eib. org, who will ensure that your request is handled.

Application may be used for another campaign.

The deadline for application is November 18th, 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