The European Investment Fund (EIF) is seeking to recruit for its Analytical Centre of Expertise Unit of the Strategy Office, at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a Trainee – Business Analyst.
Duration: 5 months & Starting date: October / November 2026
Specific Post Environment:
The Trainee will join the Analytical Centre of Expertise Unit (ACE) within the Finance and Strategy Office. ACE contributes to analytical, data-driven and methodological projects supporting EIF activities. ACE also incubates innovative projects to test their feasibility and strategic value added, before potentially transferring these projects to other teams.
Overall objective:
Your overall objective will be to:
- Assess the potential for standardizing a selected number of EIF mandates by identifying common features, business rules and key implementation characteristics. Build a feature model representing each of these mandates as a hierarchical set of standard elements.
- Develop a decision-engine prototype partly based on this feature model, with the objective of creating a robust proof of concept that could later be assessed and extended.
Responsibilities:
Under the guidance of the senior of the team, you shall:
- Collect, and review existing internal documentation on selected EIF mandates, mandate processes, mandate rules, eligibility requirements, implementation arrangements and related data sources, and document gaps or inconsistencies requiring follow-up.
- Explore available open-source tools and graphical interfaces for creating, visualizing and maintaining the feature model and decision-engine.
- Prepare clear documentation explaining assumptions, sources, modelling choices, limitations and proposed next steps for expansion beyond the initial prototype.
Expected outcome:
- A proof-of-concept feature model and decision-support prototype.
- Documentation summarizing the methodology, findings, lessons learned and possible next steps for further development.
Qualifications:
- University degree (Bachelor degree minimum) in Business Administration, Finance, Business Intelligence, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Public Policy or similar discipline. Candidate may be enrolled in the final yar of a master’s degree.
- Strong abstract reasoning and ability to structure complex concepts into reusable components.
- Ability to work with documentation-heavy topics and extract clear, practical requirements.
- Technical curiosity; knowledge of Python, SQL, UVL, DMN, Drools, Java, XML/YAML/JSON or open-source modelling tools would be an advantage.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and good knowledge of other Microsoft application tools (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
- Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English. Good command of another EU language would be an advantage.
Competencies:
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Good communication skills – both written and oral.
- Quality focus and high level of accuracy in data analysis.
- Strong sense of ethics with the ability to keep sensitive information confidential.
- Strong ability to organize and follow up on tasks with colleagues across the institution.
- Ability to quickly learn new concepts, tools, and methodologies.
- Excellent team-working abilities.
Deadline for applications: 10 August 2026
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.
* Due to high volume of applications, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
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