EIB Trainees - Secretariat General - Economic Department - based in Luxembourg

Overview

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 Secretariat General (SG) - Economic Department (ECON) at its headquarters in Luxembourg: TRAINEES.

Duration: 6 months (fixed start date: 1st September/October 2026).

Please note that 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 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

• The Objective Of The Traineeship Is Twofold :

• Contribute to analytical work: the trainees will develop and manage large macroeconomic, microeconomic and financial databases. They will assist the economists of the Economics Department with econometric and statistical analysis, helping them prepare contributions to economic reports, policy briefs and the weekly summary of key economic news. This requires specialised knowledge that is typical for students who have graduated with a Master of Science in economics or finance or are enrolled in a PhD programme in economics or finance.
• Gain valuable professional experience: the trainees will benefit from the opportunity to work in an international financial institution, obtaining insights into economic, financial and policy analysis, establishing professional contacts, and gaining knowledge on the functioning of the EIB.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of an economist of the Economics Department, you will carry out work related to various projects, such as the development and management of large macroeconomic, microeconomic and financial databases, econometric and statistical analysis for the preparation of the EIB Investment Report and other reports of the Department, the weekly summary of key economic news, economic and policy briefs, country reports, the EIB Investment Survey (EIBIS), the EIB municipality survey, the CESEE bank lending survey, internal models for sovereign risk rating and bank industry risk ratings, and macroeconomic scenarios, among others.

Your Main Tasks As Trainees Will Be To

• Extract, prepare, develop and manage large datasets for econometric and statistical analysis.
• Prepare basic descriptive statistics, charts, tables and short reports based on data analysis.
• Collaborate with economists in developing econometric and statistical models for data analysis.
• Assist economists in exploring and interpreting the results from the econometric and statistical analysis, helping them prepare contributions to economic reports, policy briefs and the weekly summary of key economic news.

Academic Qualifications And Professional Skills

• Final year of studies or University degree in economics, finance or data science. The candidate may be enrolled in a PhD programme in economics, finance or data science.
• Ability to work with statistical software, such as Stata, R or Python, is essential.
• Good knowledge of applied economics, corporate finance, or econometric and statistical methods for the analysis of macroeconomic, microeconomic or financial data is essential.
• Previous experience with the development and maintenance of large databases, including firm-level data, is considered as an advantage.
• Previous experience or University studies focusing on the analysis of data on firm dynamics, public or private investment, investment finance, corporate finance or financial sector performance is considered as an advantage.
• Analytical skills and ability to clearly communicate results are essential.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English. Knowledge of other EU language would be an advantage.

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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 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 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 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 May 12th, 2026. More information on our EIB Traineeship Programme can be consulted on our EIB website;

The traineeship allowance is currently being reviewed. Further details will be shared shortly. The 2025 allowance is shown for reference.

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