FIF Trainee

at  European Investment Bank

This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment.
The EIB, the European Union’s bank, is seeking to recruit for its EIB Global Directorate – Enlargement & Neighbourhood Department – Southern Neighbourhood Public Sector Division – Mashreq Unit, at its headquarters in Luxembourg: TRAINEE
Duration: 6 months (fixed start date: 1st September/October 2025)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Final year of studies or University Degree of a MENA/ACP partner country in Law, Economics, Finance or Political Science
• Professional experience in development finance field will be considered as an advantage
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent knowledge of standard Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English
• Good knowledge of Arabic would be considered an advantage.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Assist the Loan Officers with due diligence tasks for project appraisal, including financial analysis, KYC, coordination of specialist input, and project management.
• Assist the Loan Officers in contract negotiations.
• Prepare Technical Assistance and Investment Grant proposals, including drafting terms of reference.
• Conduct market research, prepare presentations and briefings, gather data, and update internal databases.