Supervision Analyst (ESCB/IO) – Supervisory Strategy and Risk

General Information

Type of contract: Short-term contract, which may be extended to up to 36 months subject to individual performance and organisational needs.

Contract end date: .

Who can apply: EU nationals working for national central banks of the ESCB, international governmental organisations or other employers performing central banking or banking supervision tasks within the framework of the Eurosystem.

Salary: E/F (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €6,390 plus benefits, for further information see what we offer.

Role specialisation: General Banking Supervision.

Working time: Full time.

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Closing date: .

Your team

You will be part of the Strategic Risk and Analytics Division in the Directorate Supervisory Strategy and Risk. Our Directorate defines the strategy and priorities of European banking supervision and acts as a second line of defence. In doing so, it promotes consistent supervisory outcomes and helps banking supervisors to focus on those defined priorities. In addition, the Directorate aims to foster consistency and effectiveness in banking supervision as well as effective operational risk and business continuity management.

In your role as a Supervision Analyst, you will primarily support the Risk Identification and Strategy team. Your tasks will include helping to assess the main risks and vulnerabilities of the European banking sector and supporting the supervisory priority‑setting exercise. You will also contribute to the Division’s market intelligence activities (e.g. market monitoring, calls with market analysts and market intelligence briefing letters) and other projects supporting European banking supervision’s longer‑term strategic foresight (e.g. the “Bank and Supervision of the Future” project). As a member of the team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including other ECB business areas, other competent authorities, EU institutions and market participants.

The Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) is the system of banking supervision in Europe. It comprises the ECB and the national supervisory authorities of the participating countries.

Your role

As a Supervision Analyst you will:

• Contribute to the risk identification and monitoring exercise with a view to identifying and assessing the main risks and vulnerabilities of the European banking sector, and help develop proposals to update the SSM‑wide priorities.
• Contribute to the Division’s market intelligence activities, including by conducting weekly and ad hoc market monitoring and drafting targeted market intelligence briefing letters.
• Contribute to strategic foresight analysis (e.g. the “Bank and Supervision of the Future” project) and ad hoc quantitative projects.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to help shape the Division’s processes for identifying and assessing risks and setting supervisory priorities. You will be able to use your experience in banking supervision and risk management as well as your strategic mindset to help develop the strategy of European banking supervision. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Essential:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in economics, finance, engineering, mathematics, statistics or another relevant field.
• Minimum of two years of professional experience in banking risk management, banking supervision and/or banking research.
• A proven track record of performing quantitative analyses on risks to banks and assessing the impacts of broader dynamics affecting their macro‑financial environment (e.g. monetary policy, financial markets and links with non‑banks).
• Excellent analytical skills and a strong strategic mindset (ideally supported by hands‑on experience in strategy setting or policy development).
• Excellent drafting and communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of tools such as MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

• Experience in banking supervision in the context of the Single Supervisory Mechanism.
• Experience in market risk, liquidity and funding risks and interest rate risk in the banking book.
• Knowledge of Python and Bloomberg.

You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs. You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Working modalities

Working for European banking supervision involves spending short periods of time abroad for on‑site visits or training. This important part of our work is complemented by an environment in which well‑being and a good work‑life balance are fostered. Playing a role in European banking supervision also entails collaborating in multinational and multicultural teams and operating in the context of different national frameworks, for which a strong ability to use different EU languages for business purposes is an asset.

Further information

The contract offered will be short‑term ESCB/IO, the appointment being for 12 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person, extendable to up to 36 months. Candidates must have a contract of employment with their home institution for a period of at least one year beyond the duration of the ECB contract being offered.

Equal Opportunity

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.