The European Investment Fund (EIF) is seeking to recruit for its General Secretariat (GS) – Audit & Institutional Affairs Division – Institutional Affairs Unit at its headquarters in Luxembourg, an Institutional Affairs Officer*. This is a full-time position (with limited travel requirements) at grade 4/5 for which the EIF offers a permanent contract.
*Internal benchmark: Officer
This is a generic campaign in the view of addressing both current vacancies and to create a reserve list for future vacancies. Retention of the reserve list will be for a maximum period of 18 months.
Panel interviews via video-conference are anticipated for March 2025
EIF 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.
Team purpose
The Institutional Affairs Unit is part of the Audit & Institutional Affairs Division, within the General Secretariat. The Unit’s primary task is to coordinate the EIF’s contribution to the Review and Evaluation Process (REP) of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the EIF’s Best Market Practices (BMPs) Framework and related assurance according to the EIF Statutes. The Unit is further involved in tasks of institutional and transversal nature, including projects, policies, procedures, positions and documents of relevance to the EIF and/or which contribute to the strengthening of the EIB Group dimension.
In the context of the ongoing enhancement of the Division’s tasks, the Unit is currently hiring an Institutional Affairs Officer, for the purpose of providing input to the aforementioned workstreams.
Operating network
You will work autonomously under the supervision of the Head of the Institutional Affairs Unit. You will work in close co-operation with other Officers of the Division as well as with other Services within the EIF and the EIB, as relevant. While you will be expected to work mainly on the Unit’s aforementioned workstreams in line with the description above, you may also be asked to work on broader institutional affairs issues within the scope of the responsibilities of the Unit.
Responsibilities
At a level commensurate with your experience and seniority, you will:
Qualifications
Competencies
Deadline for applications: 18 February 2025
Applications of women and/or candidates from countries under-represented in EIF (DEU, NLD, POL, DNK, SWE, AUT, CZE) 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.
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: No requirements
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