(Senior) Institutional Affairs Officer

at  European Investment Fund

EIF POSTING

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

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree, preferably at postgraduate level, in the law of one of the EU Member States or in the areas of EU studies, political science, business administration or similar field;
• At least three (3) 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 within an EU institution/agency, international law firms or consultancy firms, IFIs and/or regulatory/supervisory authorities;
• Sound knowledge in at least one of the following fields:
• EU and international regulatory matters (including EU alternative investment fund laws and regulation);
• EU and international banking and financial regulations,
• EU and international ESG/EU Taxonomy and other rules and standards that are of relevance/applicability to top-tier asset managers;
• Knowledge of EIB Group’s and EIF’s operational framework;
• Experience in leading negotiations and drafting briefings/memoranda on relevant matters;
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English. Good command of other EU languages would be an asset.

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

• Coordinate EIF’s contribution to the REP of the EIB, including by collecting feedback from relevant services, synthesizing EIF’s input, interacting with relevant stakeholders etc.;
• Analyse laws, regulations, standards and guidance being prepared or having been adopted by the EU and/or other international organisations and/or regulators affecting EIF’s activities;
• Contribute to the EIF processes aiming at analysing, onboarding and applying Best Banking Practice and Best Market Practices relevant to EIF’s status and activities, notably as provider of asset management services, investment advisor and credit institution;
• Participate and if required, lead institutional projects of transversal relevance to the EIF and/or to the EIB Group;
• Review and provide input to institutional policies and procedures of transversal relevance to the EIF and/or to the EIB Group;
• Represent the Unit in internal working groups (meetings, task forces, committees) to deal with specific issues related to the Unit’s remit;
• Maintain contact with the Unit’s counterparts, both within and outside the EIF (may involve travel);
• Make presentations to various internal audiences

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

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

• Coordinate EIF’s contribution to the REP of the EIB, including by collecting feedback from relevant services, synthesizing EIF’s input, interacting with relevant stakeholders etc.;
• Analyse laws, regulations, standards and guidance being prepared or having been adopted by the EU and/or other international organisations and/or regulators affecting EIF’s activities;
• Contribute to the EIF processes aiming at analysing, onboarding and applying Best Banking Practice and Best Market Practices relevant to EIF’s status and activities, notably as provider of asset management services, investment advisor and credit institution;
• Participate and if required, lead institutional projects of transversal relevance to the EIF and/or to the EIB Group;
• Review and provide input to institutional policies and procedures of transversal relevance to the EIF and/or to the EIB Group;
• Represent the Unit in internal working groups (meetings, task forces, committees) to deal with specific issues related to the Unit’s remit;
• Maintain contact with the Unit’s counterparts, both within and outside the EIF (may involve travel);
• Make presentations to various internal audiences.