The EIB, the European Union's bank, in the framework of its GRAD programme, is seeking to recruit for its Secretariat General (SG), Economics Department (ECON), Country and Financial Sector Analysis Division (CFSA), at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a:
Graduate - Economics Department
This is a full-time position
The term of this contract will be 2 years
Panel Interviews are anticipated for the first half of November 2018
Purpose
You will join our Country and Financial Sector Analysis Division. As a Graduate, you will support senior members of the team in preparation of various studies, analytical reports, presentations and assessments.
Accountabilities
- Contribute to monitoring of the financial market trends, investors’ appetite for risk and developing alternative risk scenarios for Europe and beyond
- Support the work on country and financial sectors for both the EU and extra-EU, including the support to rating assignment.
- Support and work on the development and enrichment of Department’s macroeconomic views on Europe and major emerging economies, including the generation and maintenance of dedicated databases
- Contribute to maintenance, update and development of internal rating toolkits
- Actively contribute to the development of macroeconomic stress scenarios using IHS or similar macro-structural models under different exercises and frameworks, notably IFRS9 as well as macroeconomic stress testing
- Under the supervision of more experienced colleagues, you might be in charge of rating assignment for a few countries and will help streamlining the coordination process.
Qualifications
- At least Master’s Degree in Economics/Finance
- Familiarity with macroeconomic topics combined with strong analytical capabilities
- Strong econometric skills and knowledge of major econometric programs (Stata or Eviews)
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
- Excellent knowledge of English and/or French, with a good knowledge of the other.
- Your work experience should be limited to a maximum of two years after the last graduation, excluding summer jobs and internships
Competencies
- Achievement Drive: continually keeps an eye on performance, focusing on improving it, showing drive and determination to meet short and long-term goals
- Change Orientation: adapts to differences and changes in the environment; takes a flexible approach to reach outcomes
- Collaboration: works cooperatively as part of a team; works collaboratively with peers across organisational boundaries based on a genuine interest in and an accurate understanding of others and their individual perspectives and concerns
- Organisational Commitment: is willing to commit to an organisation whose mission is to support Europe and is open to diversity, and to align her/his own behaviour with the organisation’s needs and intrinsic values, acting with integrity in ways that promote the organisation’s mission, policies and rules
We are an equal opportunity employer, who believes that diversity is good for our people and our business. As such, we promote the inclusion of suitably qualified and experienced staff without regard to their gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, or disability (*)
Deadline for applications: 30th September 2018
(*) We particularly welcome applications from women and persons with disabilities.
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