EIB Trainee - Operations Directorate - Corporates Department - Bond Financing Desk - based in L[...]

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) - Corporates Department (CORP) - Advisory, Business Development and Support Division (1-A&BDS) - Bond Financing Desk (BFD) at its headquarters in Luxembourg: TRAINEE. Duration: 5 months (fixed start date: 1st September/October 2026) with possible extension up to 6 months if required by University. The traineeship programme aims to attract applications from nationals of the Member States of the European Union. Candidates whose Erasmus+ programme overlaps with the duration of the traineeship will not be considered. Please 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 objective of the traineeship is to provide a solid, hands‑on learning experience of the trainee in a team responsible to deliver bond financing to EIB eligible projects, in complement to EIB's bilateral lending. The bond financing desk is a small, highly technical team, looking for support with market intelligence gathering, deal appraisal, negotiation with clients and general support to the team. She/he will be supervised by a senior colleague located in the Luxembourg office.

Responsibilities

• Gather market data for pricing, issuance volumes, intermediary partner's research data, etc., and provide a weekly update to the desk.
• Financial analysis in support of due diligence process and negotiation of deals, as necessary.
• Preparation of notes to the Management Committee / Services and maintain internal databases (e.g., transaction pipelines).
• Accompany senior colleagues to internal meetings as well as to client meetings.

Academic Qualifications And Professional Skills

• Final year of studies or university degree preferably in Management, Finance, Banking or related subject (Economics, Business Administration).
• Some experience in Debt Capital Markets will be considered as an advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office software, in particular Word and Excel.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English; knowledge of other EU language would be an advantage.

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.