Trainee

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is seeking to recruit for its EIB Unit of the Products & EIB/EC Mandate Design Division,at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a Trainee.

Duration: 5 months & Starting date: January

Specific Post Environment:

The Products & EIB/EC Mandate Design Division is part of Chief Investment Office. The main objective of the division is to be responsible for managing EC/EIB mandate origination, mandate portfolio, and relationships.

Overall objective:
Your overall objective will be to:

• Support the Energy Efficiency in SMEs initiative (EE in SMEs): through the preparation of material to define and implement the initiative
• Support Infrastructure & Climate Fund Investments mandate: through the preparation of meetings materials and reports.

Responsibilities:
Under the guidance of the senior of the team, you shall:

• gather and analyse data on projects related to both debt and equity products (i.e. data linked to fundraising activity and external communication);
• prepare pitches, presentation material, and documents for the Steering Board and Investors meetings;
• support the cooperation with different EIF teams handling EIB mandates.

Expected outcome:

• The trainee will gain practical experience in areas such as Private Equity and Venture Capital, the Scale-Up market, Climate Infrastructure Investments, ESG principles and procedures, and general topics related to European private markets.
• The topic is of high interest both for investment funds (including EIF’s equity and infra funds activities) and academia, potentially opening multiple future opportunities for the Trainee.
• The EIF will benefit from relevant data analysis for both debt and equity products, and well drafted presentation material for internal and external meetings.

Qualifications:

• University degree or Business School in Economics, Environmental Law, Finance, Engineering, Business administration, or related subjects;
• Strong interest in and some understanding on topics related to the EU Private Equity, Venture Capital and Climate Infrastructure funds.
• Understanding of the mission and main products of the European Investment Fund;
• Understanding of private equity, venture capital, infrastructure equity and/or SME financing would be a distinguishable advantage;
• Understanding basic concepts of EU sustainable finance legislative developments would be an advantage;
• Aptitude towards data management and reporting tools would be an advantage.

Competencies:

• Understanding of the mission and main products of the European Investment Fund;
• Understanding of private equity, venture capital, infrastructure equity and/or SME financing would be a distinguishable advantage;
• Strong analytical skills with an aptitude towards data management and reporting;
• Good drafting and synthesis skills;
• Good interpersonal skills and team spirit;
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English;
• Proactivity, capability to work autonomously under given objectives and organise own work effectively;
• Attention to detail.

Deadline for applications: 4 December 2025

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

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.

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