The European Investment Fund (EIF) is seeking to recruit for its Central Front Office Services Department (“CFOS”) – Resource Planning, Corporate Operational Plan (“COP”) Coordination and Performance Monitoring Division at its headquarters in Luxembourg, several (Senior) Officers. This is a full-time position at grade 4/5 for which the EIF offers a permanent contract.

This is a generic campaign in the view of both current and possible future vacancies.

Panel interviews via video-conference are anticipated for July 2024.

Purpose

Part of the EIB Group, the mission of the European Investment Fund (EIF) is to improve access to finance for SMEs and small mid-caps in Europe. We do this by supporting emerging and established fund managers with equity investments and by designing debt financing instruments that share the risk taken by financial institutions when they lend to or invest in small businesses. We bring this support closer to entrepreneurs through our extensive network of partners and financial intermediaries in all EU Member States and associated countries.

Operating network

• Report directly to the Head of Unit of Resource Planning and COP Coordination;
• Manage horizontal processes across the Investment Office, i.e. to work closely with the EIF product development, mandate origination investment and client services teams;
• Cooperate with internal stakeholders across the EIF, such as Risk Management, Compliance and Finance, facilitating exchanges laterally pertaining to the Investment Office.

Responsibilities

At a level commensurate with your experience and seniority, you will:

Ensure consistency between the EIF strategic objectives, investment and fundraising efforts by supporting and coordinating the relative teams in planning resources and steering their activity;

Coordinate the allocation of new investment proposals to EIF-managed mandates and portfolios;

Provide the Chief Investment Officer, Directors and other key EIF stakeholders with the information needed to manage the EIF investment and fundraising activity effectively. Contribute to the development of the related IT infrastructure (e.g. dashboards), by means of consolidating stakeholders’ needs. Support the Head of Unit in the preparation of the Corporate Operational Plan;

Develop the division’s data management processes in close collaboration with Business Support division within the department. Proactively identify processes that can be improved or automated. Liaise across the Investment Office and with the digitalisation teams on their successful and timely implementation, focusing on own and stakeholders’ needs;

• Ensure data quality pertaining to the Investment Office from deal creation to signature, including the compilation and analysis of corresponding data sets in response to internal and external requests

Qualifications

University degree, preferably at post-graduate level in finance, economics, STEM, IT, or related subjects;

At least three (3) years and no more than five (5) years of post-graduation (after having obtained your initial university diploma) relevant professional experience at the same level of responsibility;
• Any – or combination – of the following would be considered an advantage:

• A good understanding of the overall relationships between EIF, EIB, our mandators and our Financial Intermediaries;
• Prior experience in banking/asset management and/or familiarity with equity investments (private equity or venture capital) and/or portfolio guarantee and/ or mandates;
• Knowledge of Alteryx, Python or eFront;
• Knowledge of Tableau, Business Objects or similar types of data reporting and visualisation software;

• An excellent knowledge of English (oral and written); knowledge of other European languages would be considered an advantage.

Competencies

Your approach to work characterizes you as:

Action oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm

• Diligent: Prioritising strong attention to detail and accuracy towards organizational deadlines
• Collaborative: Proactively building partnerships and constructively working with others to meet shared objectives in a fast-paced, complex, and international environment
• Communicating effectively: developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Efficient: Delivering on customer-centric solutions with a focus on efficiency gains through process re-engineering and automation
• Planning and aligning: Structuring and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned with organisational goals.

Deadline for applications: 24 June 2024

Applications of women and/or candidates from countries under-represented in EIF (DEU, NLD, POL, DNK, SWE, AUT, CZR) are encouraged.

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. Please contact the EIF Recruitment team Recruitment@eif.org who will ensure that your request is handled.

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 (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorized disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.

Candidates are informed that pre-employment integrity screening is an integral part of the EIF recruitment process.

* Due to high volume of applications, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.