The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is a multilateral development bank with an exclusively social mandate from its 43 member countries. The CEB finances investment and provides technical assistance in social sectors such as education, health and affordable housing, while focusing on the needs of vulnerable people, as well as on the social dimensions of climate change and the environment.

If you are passionate about contributing to impactful projects that create lasting change across Europe, we welcome applications from qualified candidates from all backgrounds. Join us in making a difference while advancing the principles of sustainability, equality, and social well-being.

The Loans & Social Development Directorate (L&D), at the heart of the project lifecycle, cooperates closely with other CEB Directorates to develop the Bank’s loan and grant operations, within the orientations of the CEB’s Development Plan, and fulfil the CEB’s distinctive social mandate. L&D develops relations with borrowers, identifies opportunities for financing social investments, manages key aspects of project appraisals, negotiates contracts, structures financial offers and monitors use of funds. 

Within the Project Monitoring Unit of the L&D Directorate, the Archival Support Assistant, under the supervision of the Project Monitoring Technical Officer, will be responsible for the physical management of the Unit’s archives and will assist with their digitization and preservation, in accordance with the CEB’s preservation standards and confidentiality rules.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will play an active role in preserving the documents and maintaining the archives:

• Catalog documents.
• Receive, sort, and organize files.
• Review, evaluate, and select documents for digitization.
• Digitize the selected documents and create metadata for future integration into the database.
• Repackage documents to be destroyed and ensure the physical storage of boxes containing preserved documents.
• Update the Excel spreadsheet tracking documents to be digitized and destroyed.
• Pack and archive documents from the Project Monitoring Unit.
• Update the Unit’s archive inventory file.
• Strictly enforce confidentiality and security protocols.
• Provide support to various stakeholders to ensure compliance with document management requirements and understanding of the processes to be followed.

PROFILE

Academic background:

• High school diploma or relevant professional experience.

Professional background:

• Experience in a similar role would be a plus (archives, library, logistics, or records management) but is not required.
• Basic knowledge of inventory management and archival organization.
• Proficiency in standard computer software (Microsoft Office).

Language skills:

• Excellent command of one of the two CEB official languages (English and French), both oral and written, and knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a good working level.

Core competencies:

• Adaptability
• Client Orientation
• Communication
• Innovation
• Result Orientation
• Teamwork

Other required competencies:

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Discretion and strict adherence to confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and a strong sense of responsibility.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to learn how to use document management databases

Special conditions:

• Work involving physical effort and exercise (handling of archive boxes).
• Work may take place in a storage environment (archive rooms).
• Strict adherence to safety rules.

Nationality:

Citizen of one of the Bank’s Member States: Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Holy See, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and Ukraine.

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

1) The CEB offers an initial 6-months temporary appointment starting as soon as possible with, under certain conditions, the possibility of renewal up to a maximum of 24 months.

2) Grade and salary:

• C3
• Depending on level of experience, monthly salary starts at 3,678.03€, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.
• Appointment may be made at a lower grade, based on the qualifications and professional experience of the selected applicant.

• Grades are established without any discrimination (including gender discrimination)

For more information, please consult the CEB Basic Salary Scale in section 5. Benefits of the CEB website

As an international financial institution, CEB remuneration is exempt of income tax in France.

RECRUITMENT CONDITIONS

The CEB welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates who are nationals of CEB Member States.

The CEB rigorously applies the principle of equal pay for equivalent work. We are committed to workplace gender equality and strive to ensure the recruitment of suitably qualified and experienced staff without regard to their gender, as well as their age, racial or ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, or disability. In line with peer international financial institutions, the CEB is EDGE certified (Move level), having demonstrated its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and have been assessed against the highest global standards.

Applications (CV and cover letter) from CEB Member Statescandidates should be made in English or French using the Bank's online application system at CEB Careers before midnight Paris time on 13/04/2026.