Type of contract Two-year fixed-term contract starting on 1 September. It may be extended for one additional year upon successful completion of the programme.

Who can apply? EU nationals

Salary E/F (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €4,401 plus benefits, for further information see what we offer.

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 21.02.2023

More details here.

25.01.2023. Traineeship in Administration

More details here.

28.12.2022. Traineeship Banking Supervision

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 31.01.2023

More details here.

28.12.2022. Traineeship in the Webmaster team

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 19.01.2023

More details here.

28.12.2022. Summer 2023 Research Graduate Programme in Directorate General Research

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,970 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 16.01.2023

More details here.

22.12.2022. Student Research Assistant Traineeship Programme – Senior Management

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070-1970 per month plus an accommodation allowance.

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 13.01.2023

More details here.

22.12.2022. Traineeships in Human Resources - Employee Services Division

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 09.01.2023

More details here.

18.11.2022. Traineeship in Data Science and Analytics in HR

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 05.12.2022

More details here.

18.11.2022. Traineeship in the Communications team in Market Infrastructure and Payments

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 05.12.2022

More details here.

18.11.2022. Traineeships in the Directorate General Monetary Policy

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 27.11.2022

More details here.

07.11.2022. Traineeship in environmental sustainability in banknote production

Type of contract Traineeship

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 25.11.2022

You will be part of the Production Section in the Directorate Banknotes. Our Directorate has approximately 70 staff ensuring the integrity of euro banknotes as an efficient means of payment and protecting them against counterfeiting. In particular, the Directorate coordinates all of the ECB’s banknote development and production activities, including those related to quality management, across the Eurosystem and with third parties. The Production Section is responsible for coordinating and monitoring euro banknote production, including the accreditation of manufacturers; ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, security and quality standards; the approval of production references in printing works and paper mills; and providing technical support in the development of new banknote series.

We are currently working on many banknote-related sustainability topics, including an environmental impact assessment using the European Commission’s Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology, the use of sustainable cotton and waste monitoring.

In your role as a trainee in environmental sustainability in the Production Section, you will be part of a small team of four members of staff responsible for all environmental, health and safety aspects of banknote production. You will work closely with other sections in the Directorate Banknotes, national central banks and banknote manufacturers.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

As a trainee in the Production Section you will:
•    support the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) team within the Production Section in all EHS-related activities;
•    contribute to an environmental impact assessment of euro banknotes and coins using the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology developed by the European Commission;
•    support research activities looking into ways of reducing the environmental impact of waste disposal in the cash cycle and devise strategies to encourage environmentally friendly waste disposal;
•    support the ECB’s ongoing sustainable cotton programme;
•    process and present EHS data provided by the accredited manufacturers and engage with manufacturers on EHS topics;
•    support other ad hoc activities related to banknote production and environmental issues.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to work closely with banknote production experts on EHS topics and to apply the PEF methodology to euro banknotes and coins. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:
•    a bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental science or another relevant field such as chemical engineering, chemistry or biology, with a focus on the environment;
•    a sound understanding of environmental impact assessments;
•    a sound theoretical background in environmental sustainability;
•    excellent data management, analytical and quantitative skills;
•    a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
•    an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:
•    a master’s degree or equivalent in environmental science, chemical engineering, chemistry, biology or another relevant field;
•    experience in conducting environmental impact assessments;
•    a good understanding of EHS management systems;
•    knowledge of waste treatment and disposal;
•    experience in conducting data assessments;
•    knowledge of sustainable cotton production;
•    experience in database management.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

For reasons of confidentiality, work carried out during the traineeship may not be used in any publication, thesis, external research, etc. without specific prior written consent.

Traineeship of between six and 12 months in total.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website. Further information on how to apply is available on our website.

13.10.2022. Traineeship in the Governance and Transformation Services Division

Type of contract Traineeship

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 01.11.2022

You will be part of the Service Optimisation team in the Governance and Transformation Services Division, which acts as a cross-functional service platform providing colleagues across the ECB with innovative best practices, methodologies and tools to ensure service excellence in their key activities.

In your role as Service Optimisation trainee, you will work in a fast-paced environment and gain insights into a broad range of topics and initiatives in fields like service design and optimisation, customer centricity, agile, transformational support and hybrid working, among others.

You will be part of a diverse and dynamic eight-strong team that seeks to achieve continuous innovation, quality improvement, efficiency and agility across all services offered by the units reporting to the Chief Services Office areas and beyond.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

As a Service Optimisation trainee, you will:

support service design and optimisation initiatives;
help to create presentations and other visual materials by brainstorming the underlying storyline, choosing the right content to cover and proposing an appropriate framework, designing a structured outline and conceptualising key messages;
realise the conceptual proposal by creating reader-friendly, informative and impactful presentations and/or other visual materials to present and promote the team’s service offer, as well as Division initiatives, to stakeholders across the ECB;
contribute to workshops, initiatives, roadshows and other events by drafting and preparing relevant supporting materials and facilitating the discussion and collection of input;
apply quantitative and qualitative thinking to analyse problems, present results and propose solutions;
prepare documentation to support the development of team services;
identify potential customers/target audiences, conduct research on stakeholders and jointly identify topics for supporting initiatives.

This traineeship offers you excellent opportunities to gain insights into service design and optimisation practices, customer centricity, design thinking techniques and agile methodologies and to put into practice and further grow your communication, facilitation and problem-solving skills. You will have the chance to support and shadow experienced team members – including a buddy who will be assigned to you from day one – and benefit from their knowledge and regular feedback to help you in your professional development. You will experience a steep learning curve, gaining soft and hard skills in a fast-moving, stimulating and innovative environment.

You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in business administration, marketing, public relations, economics, communications, international relations, law, political science, social psychology or a similar field;
experience of producing high quality communication materials, both written and visual;
good drafting skills and the ability to convey messages in a clear, concise and comprehensive manner and to simplify complex concepts and texts;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package, particularly PowerPoint;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

a good knowledge of Miro or similar visual collaboration tools;
knowledge and experience of agile methodologies or service design and optimisation techniques.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex problems. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Further information

Traineeship of six months, which can be extended to 12 months in total.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website.

Application and selection process

Further information on how to apply is available on our website.

The recruitment process for this position will include a remote written exercise in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – an online interview.

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.

10.10.2022: Traineeship in Robotic Process Automation

Type of contract Traineeship

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 27.10.2022

Your team

You will be part of the Governance and Transformation Services (GTS) Division, which acts as a cross functional service platform for more than 800 staff delivering internal services in the fields of administration, human resources, IT and finance.

The Division has more than 70 staff working in the areas of communications, service delivery/optimisation, quality management, financial management, and vendor and service management. Our mission is to transform working methods while fostering collaborative approaches with a focus on people, agility, learning and results.

In your role as a trainee, you will be part of the GTS Digital Transformation team. This is a young, dynamic and collaborative team that delivers insight-driven analytics and automation support to colleagues across the ECB. The team identifies opportunities to transform working methods through data analytics (Tableau dashboards), robotic process automation and chatbots. It develops and implements solutions in close collaboration with diverse stakeholders and business partners.

Your role

As a trainee in the GTS Digital Transformation team, you will:

identify and analyse business needs to produce data-driven insights;
optimise business processes using robotic process automation;
implement chatbots for greater interaction with staff;
develop and maintain databases with procurement, project and financial data;
code and develop visualisations for efficient data analysis and process optimisation.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to build new skills in business analytics, strengthen your talent in programming and develop innovative technology solutions with unparalleled training and support. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in the field of computer science, IT engineering, business informatics, business analytics, statistics, mathematics or another relevant field. You can also apply if you graduated in another subject with a curriculum including relevant elective subjects in the areas of science and technology;
knowledge in preparing, handling and analysing datasets based on various data sources;
knowledge of Python, R or a statistical programming language;
excellent analytical and conceptual skills, and an interest in complex technical content;
ability to present findings to a non-technical audience;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

knowledge of using relational databases and experience in using big data analytical tools on Hadoop or similar big data frameworks;
knowledge of agile delivery methods.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

Further information

Traineeship of between three and 12 months in total.

Application and selection process

Further information on how to apply is available on our website.

06.10.2022. Traineeship in Lean and Quality Management

Type of contract Traineeship

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 25.10.2022

Your team - You will join the Governance and Transformation Services Division, which acts as a cross functional service platform under the management of the Chief Services Office (CSO). The CSO is responsible for more than 800 staff delivering services in the fields of administration, human resources, IT and finance for the whole of the ECB.

Our Division has more than 70 staff providing horizontal services in the areas of communication, service delivery/optimisation, financial management, vendor and service management, and quality management. It is currently involved in efforts to transform working methods in the various business areas of the ECB, fostering collaborative and cross-functional approaches with a focus on people, flexibility, learning and results.

This traineeship opportunity is with the Division’s quality management team. You will join a dynamic multi-skilled team of experts who seek to continuously improve the services they offer, both across the CSO and beyond, and to innovate and improve ways of working.

Your role - As a trainee in our team, you will:

support and help to further develop the ECB lean management framework and the Lean Academy, which aims to improve and/or re-engineer services, taking into consideration people, tools, processes and products;
contribute to the identification of opportunities for new and improved services;
help to facilitate the ECB’s lean community, prepare lean conferences and workshops to foster knowledge and experience-sharing within the ECB and with other organisations.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to develop current practices for implementing business change and to challenge opinions about what is possible and how things are done, while also developing new ideas and knowledge in the areas of lean management and service optimisation. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in business administration, finance, computer science, computer engineering or another relevant field;
an understanding of lean fundamentals and quality standards;
an advanced knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

knowledge of lean principles and service design concepts;
an understanding of the ECB’s mission, tasks and responsibilities.

Further information

Traineeship of between 6 and 12 months in total. The earliest possible start date is 15 January 2023.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the Team Lead, Scott Standen, on +49 69 1344 7714 between 09:00 and 12:00 CET on 5 October 2022 or between 14:00 and 16:00 CET on 7 October 2022.

Application and selection process

Further information on how to join us is available on our website.

23.09.2022. Traineeship - Data Scientists for the Data Analytics Services division

Type of contract Traineeship

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 11.10.2022

Your team

You will be part of the Data Analytics Domain Services Division in the Directorate Information Systems. In the Directorate General Information Systems it’s our job to provide the European Central Bank (ECB) with the systems it needs to keep prices stable and safeguard the financial system.

We run and maintain more than 100 IT services, look after the ECB’s IT governance frameworks and develop frameworks for the Eurosystem/European System of Central Banks.

In Data Analytics Domain Services, we focus on delivering (big) data analytics systems, working closely with statisticians and economists across the institution.

You will join a team of six members of staff responsible for the Statistical Production and Compilation Environment (SPACE) project.

The ECB receives daily, monthly, quarterly and annual data on various economic indicators, processing more than 400 million time series spread across some 300 datasets. The SPACE project is using Python, R and Hadoop technologies to re-engineer more than 120 statistical business processes (e.g. aggregations, frequency conversions, data validation and quality checks) that have previously relied on a proprietary software using custom scripts written in a proprietary language.

SPACE is providing the ECB with more advanced analytics and aligning its statistical data production with modern data science technologies and platforms.

You will join the team that develops the data processes in Python or R, and will attend meetings, conduct analysis, advise on decisions, research and compile reports, work on pilots and test innovative solutions.

Your role

As a data science trainee you will:

develop statistical data processes in Python;
develop statistical reports in R;
contribute to a constructive review of statistical data processes and improve statistical business processes;
participate in the definition of DataOps within the SPACE service;
present your implementation solutions to various audiences, including at managerial levels.

Working closely with the ECB’s statisticians and economists, you will have a unique opportunity to hone your skills in data science development using Python and R, while gaining knowledge about the financial and monetary statistics that help the ECB make informed decisions.

You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in data sciences, computer sciences, statistics or another relevant field;
a sound understanding of Python or R;
practical experience in development using high-level programming languages;
a sound theoretical background in statistics;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

practical experience using source control software such as Git.

You are self-motivated, pursue projects and tasks with energy and drive, and have good problem-solving abilities and a genuine interest in finding better ways to do things.

Further information

Traineeship of between 4 and 12 months in total.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to Benjamin Dehalu, on +49 (0)69 1344 8932 between 16:00 and 17:30.

Application and selection process

Further information on how to join us is available on our website.

12.09.2022. Traineeship in IT Security

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 10.10.2022

Your team

You will be part of our highly motivated Information Technology (IT) security teams, either in the Digital Security Services Division (in the Directorate General Information Systems) or the Supervisory Risk – Non-Financial Risk Division (in the Directorate General Horizontal Line Supervision, which is part of ECB Banking Supervision). We design, implement and operate IT security solutions and carry out information security governance tasks. We provide bank-wide assurance on IT security risk and we organise, monitor and coordinate horizontal activities relating to IT risk in banking supervision.

In your role as a trainee in one of our IT security teams, you will either help to protect the IT assets of the ECB and the European System of Central Banks or contribute to IT banking supervision activities. This will involve working closely with stakeholders in the ECB’s Directorate General Information Systems and other business areas, as well as at national central banks and national supervisory authorities.

The Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) is the system of banking supervision in Europe. It comprises the ECB and the national supervisory authorities of the participating countries.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

You will gain insight and hands-on experience in the real-life application of IT security according to international standards and methods. You will work in a team under the guidance of a mentor, taking initiative and contributing to the work of your division.

As a trainee in the Digital Security Services Division, you will:
•    contribute to security engineering, security operations or security governance activities in areas such as IT risk management, communication and network security, identity and access management, cloud security, vulnerability management, penetration testing, threat intelligence and security awareness.

As a trainee in the Supervisory Risk – Non-Financial Risk Division in ECB Banking Supervision, you will:
•    contribute to supporting Joint Supervisory Teams in IT risk supervision (in areas such as cyber incident reporting, IT metrics and training);
•    participate in IT risk data analysis for the preparation of notes, memoranda, external publications and dossiers.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to apply state-of-the-art concepts and methods to protect information assets and gain experience across a range of information security topics. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:
•    a bachelor’s degree or higher in the field of computer science, IT engineering, mathematics or another relevant field;
•    good IT and analytical skills;
•    familiarity with one or more information security or cyber resilience concepts such as IT risk management, identity and access management, network security, threat intelligence, security assessment and vulnerability management;
•    a good knowledge of Microsoft Office;
•    an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:
•    knowledge of international IT security standards or frameworks (e.g. the ISO 27000 family, COBIT or NIST);
•    programming or scripting skills relevant to security engineering or data analysis;
•    knowledge of operational risk management frameworks.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the objectives of this position.

Working modalities

Playing a role at the European Central Bank and in European banking supervision entails collaborating in multinational and multicultural teams and operating in the context of different national frameworks, for which a strong ability to use different EU languages for business purposes is an asset.

Traineeship of between 6 and 12 months in total.

04.07.2022. Traineeship in Service Delivery Team

Your role

As a trainee in the service delivery team, you will:

work independently and cooperatively on a wide range of quantitative and qualitative tasks;
structure problems and use your initiative to solve them;
research best practices with a view to supporting the development of the ECB’s project and portfolio management framework;
help to prepare documentation and analysis for the ECB decision-making body responsible for the relevant project portfolio;
contribute to the automation and streamlining of processes;
help to support project teams, from ideation to project completion;
assist with the reviewing and validation of project artefacts such as the business case and the project charter;
prepare presentations and analysis at project and portfolio level and carry out project management tasks.

This traineeship will offer excellent opportunities to gain in-depth knowledge of project and portfolio management practices, while supporting ECB-wide projects in all business areas. You will work independently on your own initiative, support experienced team members in collaborative tasks, and present work to senior management across the ECB. You will experience a steep learning curve, gaining soft and hard skills alike in a fast-moving and challenging environment.

You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in business administration, finance, information technology, computer science, economics or another relevant field;
an ability to break down and solve problems through quantitative thinking;
advanced knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

knowledge of relevant project management standards (PM2, PMBOK or PRINCE2);
familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems (such as SAP) or project management software;
an understanding of the ECB’s mission, tasks and responsibilities.

Closing date: 22.07.2022

Working modalities

Playing a role in European banking supervision entails collaborating in multinational and multicultural teams and operating in the context of different national frameworks, for which a strong ability to use different EU languages for business purposes is an asset.

Further information

Traineeship of between 6 and 12 months in total. The earliest possible start date is 1 September 2022.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the Deputy Head of Division, Jeremías Iglesias, on +49 172 2104 929 between 13:00 and 14:00 CET on 7 July or 14 July 2022. Further information on how to join us is available on our website.

30.06.2022. Traineeship in Information Systems

As a trainee you will join one of the following teams:

IT Architecture: Can we develop and deploy applications in the cloud in a secure way? What standards and principles do applications need to fulfil to be sustainable in the future? Are there reusable building blocks that applications can share? As part of the Architecture team, you will support the design process for several different IT projects, and will help to create a modern, secure and future-proven IT landscape. The migration of applications to the cloud creates many interesting topics and tasks that you can be part of. You will gain experience in technologies, software architecture and security principles. We will show you how to apply modelling and analysis tools for decision-making such as ARIS, UML, ArchiMate, TOGAF, SWOT, cost-benefit-risk, as-is/to-be.

IT Innovation: Will quantum computers disrupt the financial sector? How can artificial intelligence help us at the ECB? How can we put the right technology in the hands of our colleagues to make their work more efficient and enjoyable? As part of the IT Innovation team, you will help us to spot new trends and ideas and assess their impact on the ECB. You will learn how to put ideas into practice using the lean start-up method and idea management tools. You will contribute to our innovation management strategy with tasks adapted to your profile and interests ranging from facilitating design thinking workshops aimed at understanding what colleagues really need (innovation manager/facilitator) to building IT prototypes for testing potential solutions (hands-on IT innovator).

Enterprise Information Management: This position offers an excellent opportunity to work closely with colleagues across the Division on further developing the ECB’s enterprise information management system, DARWIN. You will additionally contribute to related products and system integration, as well as to the coordination and further development of activities carried out by external providers to ensure system stability.

You will also work with colleagues in other business areas of the ECB on the design and preparation of innovative new solutions or system integration to support the digitalisation of ECB-wide processes. The assignment requires good knowledge of programming, databases, operating systems, networks and applications as well as good coordination and communication skills.

Enterprise Resource Planning: Are you interested working on applications that support the day-to-day tasks of every member of the ECB’s staff? In this team you will contribute to the evolution of the ECB’s Enterprise Resource Planning environment. We develop solutions which staff members use to organise their leave, learning or personal development and managers use to organise their budgets, procurement and workplaces. You will gain experience of technologies for on-premises solutions such as SAP S/4HANA or cloud solutions such as Avature, SAP Concur or SAP Business Technology Platform. The assignment will allow you to interact with users on business requirements and project management and be part of the hands-on development of solutions.

Digital Experience: In this area interaction between business users and IT is the key to fast delivery of solutions for an even better digital experience at the ECB. You will use your communication skills to transform user requirements into IT solutions and automated processes. You will work with a wide spectrum of products, e.g. robotic process automation, chatbots, low code/no code and mobile apps, as part of a small dynamic team providing business users with IT-developed solutions and applications to help them achieve their goals.

Communication: You will help to design, implement and run the IT solution that underpins the ECB’s internal and external communications, covering all communication channels and types of communication ranging from high-level speeches to communication aimed directly at the general public. As a project management/business analyst trainee in this area you will, among other things, (i) see how an international institution communicates and experience the processes involved, including business priorities, pain points and opportunities, (ii) understand what it takes to manage and run a complex project, and how activities and projects are planned and aligned, (iii) engage with current IT issues in an institutional environment, as well as project/process management complexities and needs where boundary conditions exist. You will also see how the process-centric organisation of the ECB translates into our activities in the area of enterprise services. You will negotiate with different stakeholders with sometimes conflicting goals and present possible solutions to the team to assess and discuss their viability. You will gain experience in areas including project management methodologies, implementation of services in the cloud, change management, IT security and infrastructure integration, and data protection.

Data Analytics: Would you like to improve your skills in data warehousing, data modelling and analysis of unstructured data (including big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark and KNIME), and do you already have some experience with statistical or mathematical software packages, with related computer programming (i.e. Python, Access, VBA or equivalent) and/or with relational databases (Oracle, MySQL or equivalent)? Our teams support the ECB’s banknotes, market operations and risk management functions, giving you a chance to gain insight into core central banking tasks.

Risk Management: You will join a large project team supporting the evolution of web-based applications that run core tasks for the ECB’s Directorate Risk Management. You will gain experience in project management and/or business analysis and will follow project lifecycles. These projects are aimed at significantly enhancing multiple applications using technologies such as Camunda, WSO2, Oracle Exadata and Java. While contributing to a project team, you will also have the chance to work closely with another business area and learn about its processes, IT developments and applications. Work in our team is fast-paced, and you will have the opportunity to experience agile development methods in practice.

We offer coaching and the opportunity to work closely with a multitude of different business areas of the ECB. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, information technology, quantitative science, business management or another relevant field;
a sound understanding of information technology and business processes;
a sound theoretical background in project management or business analysis topics;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

an ability to think outside the box;
experience in building databases or applications with a user-friendly interface.

Closing date: 20.07.2022

Working modalities

Further information

Traineeship of between 6 and 12 months in total.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to Sebastian Menger, on +49 (0)69 1344 4916 between 14:00 and 15:00 on Thursday, 14 July.

Application and selection process

Further information on how to join us is available on our website.

30.06.2022. Traineeships in the Directorate General Information Systems

As a trainee in the Directorate General Information Systems, you will be matched to a pathway within a specific team in either the IOS Division or the PRS Division based on your interests and your skill set.

Teams in the IOS Division:

The Systems Services Section is the hub for all IT services provided at the ECB. You will interact with many different teams and customers, be exposed to different perspectives and learn what happens “behind the scenes” of major IT applications. You will have the opportunity to bring your fresh perspective to directory services, certificate services and Unix-based statistical data processing. You will also help improve documentation and processes for our customers and operational teams.
The Platform Services Section develops systems that form the basis for all other ECB IT services. These systems include the server hosting platform, standardised databases, monitoring and alerting, network, and automation. You will help enhance our automation capabilities by developing user stories and workflows. You may also assist our migration to cloud-native technologies and help extend our tools coverage into the public cloud.
The End-User Services Section has, over recent years, developed several solutions to leverage productivity and collaboration in a remote workplace environment (e.g. MS Teams, Cisco Webex and Miro). You will help provide our organisation with a highly customised digital workplace. You may also help configure, test and document a new video conference solution or support the ECB-wide implementation of a telephone system based on MS Teams.
The Delivery Services Section controls the service quality of our IT service providers. We work with sophisticated tools to measure service performance and continuously improve it in collaboration with our partners. You will help with data analysis and visualisation of our IT service management tools, working on agile delivery methods and further aligning the ECB with DevOps practices.

Teams in the PRS Division:

The Stress Testing and Credit Review Section delivers innovative IT solutions for the performance of bank stress testing and on-site inspections. The solutions are developed in cross-functional product teams in a DevOps environment targeting cloud-native solutions. You could help further automate, enhance, re-architecture, optimise and quality assure existing and future solutions.
The Supervisory Technologies and Data Section supports access to supervisory data for analysis, reporting and other purposes. It is also in charge of the technical implementation of the supervisory technology (Suptech digitalization program, which aims at advancing the use of pioneering technologies (machine learning, natural language procession, graph databases, etc.) for banking supervision while enhancing effectiveness, reducing costs and increasing capability.
The Information Management System for the SSM (IMAS) Section maintains and improves applications for 6,000 supervisors across the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). IMAS supports the full supervisory cycle, including planning, execution and follow-up of all supervisory activities, via a common web application. It is complemented by a data warehouse solution, IMAS Data Reporting and Analytics (IDRA). The IMAS Portal securely centralises all procedures and information exchange between banks and ECB Banking Supervision.

Within your team, you will attend meetings, conduct analyses, advise on decisions, carry out research for and compile documents and reports, work on pilots and test innovative solutions.

Our traineeship programme gives you:

a chance to immerse yourself in the ECB’s IT infrastructure and gain first-hand experience of a department delivering high-quality IT services and projects;
individualised assignments, taking your development needs into account;
challenging tasks in which you can hone your analytical, technical and business skills;
mentors and leaders willing to share their experience with you.

Our traineeships offer you excellent opportunities to gain insights into the way the ECB works, acquire hands-on experience in an area of interest to you, and put your theoretical knowledge into practice. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering, business informatics or another IT-related field;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

a background in system administration or programming on Windows or Linux systems (e.g. PowerShell, Bash or C++);
experience in cloud application development considering a multi-tier environment (e.g. front-end, back-end, databases, file repositories);
experience in software development with industry standard programming languages (e.g. Python, Java, Typescript or C#);
experience in software quality assurance (e.g. automated testing of front and back-end and/or provisioning of anonymised test data);
knowledge of automation tools, cloud technologies (AWS or Azure) or software delivery tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, GitLab or Artifactory);
experience working with communication or collaboration solutions (e.g. Confluence, MS Teams, Cisco Webex, Miro or wikis);
knowledge of project management, Agile or DevOps delivery methods or the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework;
knowledge of data analysis and visualisation techniques, including the use of related tools (e.g. Tableau).

Closing date: 20.07.2022

Working modalities

Further information

Traineeship of between 3 and 12 months in total.

Application and selection process

Further information on how to join us is available on our website.

21.06.2022. PhD Traineeship, Sector Accounts and Fiscal Statistics Section

Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
• a master’s degree and at least two years of PhD studies in economics, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, social sciences or another relevant field;
• a proven ability to code using R, Python, MATLAB, Stata or another programming language;
• experience dealing with large and complex datasets, such as survey data or microdata;
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:
• knowledge of national accounts (financial and/or non-financial) or related economic statistics (e.g. monetary, financial and external statistics or household surveys), and experience using such data in applied research or analysis;
• knowledge and/or experience of financial instruments and/or statistical methods (such as statistical modelling and inference or data extrapolation methods);
• experience using R for analytical purposes;
• good drafting skills and the ability to explain complex concepts in non-technical terms.

Closing date: 11.07.2022

Further information
PhD traineeship of between 6 and 12 months in total, starting in September 2022.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to Pierre Sola on +49 (0)69 1344 7993 between 16:00 and 18:00 CET on Wednesday, 22 June and Thursday, 30 June.

Application and selection process
Further information on how to join us is available on our website.

16.05.2022. Traineeships (bachelor’s and PhD level) for Ukrainian graduates and young professionals

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

be a Ukrainian citizen at least 18 years of age;
for a traineeship paid at €1,070, a bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, finance, statistics, accounting, financial/commercial/EU law, data science, political science, European studies, international relations, business administration, information technology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, or another relevant field;
for a traineeship paid at €1,940, a master’s degree and at least two years of PhD studies in one of the fields listed above;
a keen interest in European affairs, central banking and banking supervision;
no previous work/traineeship experience at the ECB;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

understanding of macroeconomics, the banking system, international finance or financial markets;
sound programming skills (MATLAB, R, Python, Stata, etc.);
data management experience and ability to handle micro data and large datasets;
familiarity with computational/statistical/econometric software packages.

You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Closing date: 03.06.2022

Further information

Traineeship of six months, possibly extendable to a year in the same or another business area of the ECB, and/or at one of the ESCB national central banks or national competent authorities. If you are selected, you would start between August and September 2022.

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will include an online interview.

Further information on how to join us is available on our website.

05.05.2022. ECB Scholarship for Women

The ECB Scholarship for Women is an initiative supporting female scholars from low income background in pursuing a Master’s degree in the field of economics, statistics, computing and engineering. This year, the scholarship will be offered to 15 outstanding candidates who will:
•    Receive a grant of €10,000
•    Attend a study visit at the European Central Bank with dedicated activities, such as meeting with the ECB Women in Leadership Network
•    Gain insight into the ECB’s central banking and banking supervision functions
•    Meet fellow scholars and join the alumni community
•    Receive advice and mentoring from an ECB economist or expert in the field of banking supervision, statistics, engineering or information technology

To be considered eligible for the programme, the candidate should meet the following eligibility criteria:
•    A woman and a citizen of an EU Member State;
•    Currently enrolled, or are about to enroll, in a master’s course in economics, statistics, engineering or computing at a European university or business school;
•    Facing a funding gap that may prevent them from pursuing their studies;
•    Completed an undergraduate degree at an EU academic institution with excellent grades (i.e. for bachelor’s degree)

More information on eligibility can be found on the ECB website.
On 5 May, a dedicated Graduateland info session will take place to present the scholarship and answer questions – interested candidates can register here.
The applications will open from 4 until 25 May. The ECB is an inclusive employer that strives to represent the diversity of the population it serves. We aim to reflect the same inclusivity with this scholarship and to represent the diversity of women in the EU. We encourage women to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

28.03.2022. Traineeships for candidates on the autism spectrum in data science, systems and processes.

Your role

Our traineeships offer you excellent opportunities to learn about the tasks and functioning of the ECB, contribute to the ECB’s mission, acquire hands-on experience in an area of your interest and put your theoretical knowledge into practice. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

As a trainee at the ECB you will work with the members of the team to which you have been assigned and contribute to ongoing tasks as well as gaining an insight into the work and the functioning of the ECB. You will use English (either spoken or in writing) on a daily basis to communicate and carry out your assignments.

You will join one of the following teams and deal with the tasks corresponding to that team. During the application process we will ask you to tell us which areas you are interested in.

Human Resources

HR Systems and sick leave administration

Supporting end users in their day-to-day activities and advising on HR rules and policies;
Contributing to process automation, including preparing test data for several HR modules (e.g. SAP and Avature);
Performing tests and regressions for HR processes (e.g. weekly sick leave reporting) and documenting test results;
Preparing and updating training material.

HR Analytics and data science

Developing HR-related statistical analyses, reports and data science solutions;
Working on new tools and technologies, testing them and developing prototypes;
Supporting the development of a data and evidence-based HR approach by reviewing research literature, generating insights from available reports and tools and training colleagues to integrate these tools into their work;
Transforming and visualising HR information and datasets for various projects and tasks (including benchmarking and presentations).

Banking Supervision

Directorate General Universal and Diversified Institutions

Working together with Joint Supervisory Teams to contribute to the safety and soundness of the European banking system and the overall financial system in the euro area;
Contributing to monitoring credit institutions’ risks and risk management processes;
Supporting the Joint Supervisory Teams in performing risk analysis-based surveillance and analytical research.

Directorate General On-Site and Internal Model Inspections (non-financial risks)

Providing support in all activities related to climate risk supervision;
Participating in on-site inspections, including business travel if desired;
Providing ideas on carbon footprint optimisation for the Directorate General.

Directorate General Systemic and International Banks

Supporting the daily work of the Operational Risk Team in IT Risk Assessment;
Contributing to the maturity assessment of supervised banks’ IT processes, policies and procedures;
Contributing to benchmarking analyses and sharing IT best practices;
Supporting the IT Team Lead in organising meetings with supervised banks and horizontal functions across European banking supervision.

Statistics

Working with economists and statisticians to check and validate monetary and financial data received from the national central banks;
Contributing to a project to review the IT programmes and code used by the statistics directorate. This task may require substantially testing the new programming routines and comparing the results with those from the older programmes;
Maintaining and developing tools for distributing and visualising statistics;
Preparing and updating handbooks and tools used to document different statistical production processes.

You will be assigned an experienced colleague as a mentor to help you successfully participate in the programme.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, business administration, economics, business information systems, business analytics, finance or another relevant field;
excellent analytical and conceptual skills and an interest in complex technical or economic content;
proven experience in analysing, processing and visualising data and information;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

experience in using enterprise IT systems;
experience and advanced skills in programming languages or visual analytics platforms (e.g. Python or R, SQL or Tableau), big data technologies and/or the SAP Human Capital Management module;
experience in the field of data science (e.g. statistical and econometric analysis, artificial intelligence or machine learning);
experience in data preparation, dataset maintenance, as well as data transformation, cleaning or reporting;
knowledge of banking, finance and risk management, or experience in accounting;
understanding of IT processes, IT architecture principles, best practices and IT maturity assessment methodologies;
good knowledge and strong interest in climate-related and environmental issues, carbon footprint and environmental, social and governance risks in general.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution.

Who can apply:

EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme.

Closing date: 22.04.2022

Working modalities

On-site at the ECB or remotely, depending on the pandemic situation or individual needs.

Further information

Traineeship of between three and six months, with a possible extension up to 12 months in total.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to Thierry Ragueneau, on +49 151 41 88 73 55 between 13:00 and 14:00 on Monday, 11 April 2022.

Application and selection process

As this traineeship is restricted to candidates whose autism has been clinically diagnosed, shortlisted candidates must provide corresponding evidence by uploading a relevant medical certificate via the application tool. The certificate should be issued by a certified psychiatrist in one of the EU official languages within a week of receiving the invitation to participate in the selection process. Candidates who fail to provide medical evidence within the time limit or whose evidence does not meet the criteria will be rejected. (See further information on the medical certificate here).

Further information on how to join us is available on our website.

If your application is successful, you will be offered an on-site visit to get to know the ECB premises, your team and your environment, currently planned for July. The traineeships are planned to start on 15 September 2022.

If you require help during the application or interview process, please let us know.

04.03.2022. Traineeship in Administration

You will be part of the Directorate Administration in the Directorate General Corporate Services. Our Directorate is in charge of managing the ECB’s infrastructure, facilities and security management services. It also provides real estate, space and construction project management services, including coordinating the ECB’s art-related activities. We coordinate all occupational safety and health activities and steer and maintain the ECB’s environmental management system.

We are looking for trainees to join one of the following divisions:

As a trainee in the Administrative Services Division, you will join either the team responsible for infrastructure services, such as environmental management, travel, catering, cleaning and green care, waste management and the print centre services, or the team responsible for logistic services, involving meeting and event preparations, logistics, warehouse and inventory management, mail and parcel digitalisation and distribution, office furniture planning and relocation services. You will have the opportunity to analyse business data and present it to various stakeholders as well as become acquainted with the ECB’s computer-aided facility management (CAFM) system and SAP.

You will contribute to the well-being of ECB staff by supporting a range of services aimed at creating a safe, compliant and representative working environment and providing new and sustainable solutions, such as cleaning with non-chemical detergents, environmentally friendly print services or green area services supporting biodiversity.

As a trainee in the Premises Division, you will be part of the team responsible for construction project management, corporate real estate management and technical facility management. The Division manages the special requirements of the ECB by providing owned or leased buildings. Where necessary, we manage construction projects to adapt these buildings to changing requirements, liaising closely with users and service providers. We are also responsible for the operation and maintenance of the buildings and the provision of audio and media services and utilities. We strive to continuously improve and optimise our buildings and services.

As a trainee in the Security and Safety Division, you will be assigned to work in either the Service Centre unit or the Security Risk Management and Governance unit.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or other characteristics.

Your role

Your tasks as a trainee will be supervised and will vary according to the team you join. They may include:
•    conducting research;
•    drawing up draft reports;
•    compiling statistical data and data analytics;
•    preparing and delivering presentations relating to the activities of your team;
•    supporting data preparation, data visualisation, coding, machine learning predictions/classifications, functional support and testing;
•    contributing to specific projects, e.g. EMAS certification process as part of the Green ECB team;
•    supporting the change of the ECB work environment for hybrid-working;
•    assisting with the Directorate’s public procurement procedures in collaboration with the ECB’s procurement department;
•    supporting service and supplier performance management activities in one of our services teams and interacting with other stakeholders in the day-to-day business;
•    contributing to the various activities around office furniture planning as well as planning and coordinating relocation services across all ECB buildings; this includes using the CAFM system;
•    interacting with various IT Systems that support the Directorate’s activities;
•    supporting changes in and enhancing space management;
•    helping to improve energy reliability, maintenance planning and energy consumption;
•    supporting project management activities and the execution of construction projects and activities;
•    supporting market analysis of developments in the construction market, e.g. building information modelling;
•    assisting to improve communication between various stakeholders;
•    providing administrative support for the Service Centre procedures;
•    supporting the optimisation and implementation of the security risk management framework;
•    supporting the optimisation of the Division’s document management framework.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:
•    a bachelor’s degree or higher with a specialisation or focus in business or public administration, law, facility management, architecture, engineering, art, risk management, mathematics, statistics, econometrics, social sciences, environmental protection and/or sustainability management, communications, information technology, logistics, procurement or another relevant field;
•    a general interest in European affairs, central banking and matters of relevance to the Directorate Administration;
•    a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
•    an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:
•    advanced knowledge of the MS Office package or other tools for data management and analysis (Python, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud);
•    knowledge of, and some practical experience in, one or more of the following fields: service management; quality assurance; process management or environmental standards; occupational safety and health; logistics; contract management; business and data analysis;
•    the ability to interpret data; familiarity with the requirements of relevant environmental or sustainability standards and regulations, in particular ISO 14001 and/or the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); familiarity with occupational safety and health requirements and relevant standards e.g. ISO 45001.

You are curious and eager to learn and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the objectives of this position.

Who can apply:
EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme.

All candidates should:
•    be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;
•    be at least 18 years old;
•    have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);
•    be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:
•    have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;
•    have been a trainee for no more than six months;
•    not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

Closing date: 22.03.2022

Further information
Traineeship of six months, with the possibility of an extension to up to 12 months in total in the same business area or in another division or section within the Directorate General Corporate Services.

Please indicate the areas of your interest in the motivation part of your application.

Application and selection process
Further information on how to join us is available on our website.

The recruitment process for this position will include a pre-recorded video interview in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – an online interview via WebEx.

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.

21.02.2022 Traineeships in banking supervision

The European Central Bank has opened today a campaign for Traineeships in banking supervision (for details on the position, please refer to the link).

The European Central Bank has launched the Graduate Programme 2022.

We are looking for up to 15 highly talented recent graduates with a postgraduate degree, eventually a PhD, for the ECB’s Graduate Programme. You will have different ages, backgrounds and interests and will find intellectual challenges, varied opportunities and a people-centred working culture that gives you a voice and the chance to make an impact – for Europe. We will give you challenging one-year assignments in two different business areas, matched to your fields of expertise, your interests – which you can indicate during the application process – and our organisational needs. This gives you the opportunity to apply your knowledge in new ways.

Your successful completion of the programme will be assessed by the Graduate Programme Committee on the basis of performance reviews and your project paper. Together with management during the second year of the Graduate Programme, you will choose a topic for the paper, which you will prepare and submit before the end of the second year.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

The Graduate Programme offers you excellent development opportunities, valuable experience and an insight into the ECB’s tasks and working methods. It could be your starting point for an exciting career at the ECB.

We will assign you an experienced colleague as a mentor to provide you with support, advice and guidance on participating successfully in the programme. You will also get a tailor-made training programme that includes a number of in-house and external training opportunities.

You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a master’s degree or PhD completed between 1 February 2020 and 31 January 2022 (alternatively, if you are due to complete a PhD in 2022, your master’s degree can have been obtained before 1 February 2020) – candidates with a PhD, or who will obtain a PhD in 2022, will have an advantage;
qualifications in a field of interest to the ECB, e.g. economics, finance, statistics, accounting,
financial/commercial/EU law, data science, political science, European studies, international relations, business administration, journalism and communications, environmental sciences, other social sciences, psychology, information technology, civil engineering, engineering, mathematics, languages, human resources, natural sciences or facility management;
a clear interest in and understanding of European affairs, central banking, banking supervision and matters of relevance to ECB business areas;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

Experience in the field of data science and/or programming and/or media/social media (e.g. data management, statistical and econometric analysis, big data tools, data visualisation, artificial intelligence and machine learning, media monitoring and analysis, web and social media analytics, data processing or general application and system programming).
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.
You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are motivated to be a part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the objectives of this position. You are aware of your strengths and areas of development and know what motivates you to perform at your highest level.

Closing date: 21.02.2022

Who can apply? EU nationals.

Salary E/F (1) (minimum full time monthly net salary €4,229 and benefits, see further information section)

Working Modalities
This is a two-year fixed-term contract which we aim to start from 1 September 2022 and to last until 31 August 2024. It may be extended for one additional year upon successful completion of the programme. While on the Graduate Programme you can apply for vacancies that are advertised both internally and externally. Upon successful completion of the programme and subject to business needs, participants are eligible to be directly appointed to positions at the ECB.

Further information
You can find additional information on the Graduate Programme on our website.

Temporary appointments may be extended or made permanent subject to organisational needs and budgetary constraints. This may result in a staff member with a non-convertible fixed-term contract being offered a convertible contract in accordance with the ECB’s Conditions of Employment.

Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will include a pre-recorded video interview at the pre-selection stage and – if you are invited to participate further in the selection procedure – a written exercise and a panel interview. The overall process is expected to run between March and July 2022.

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of how we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.

18.01.2022. PhD Traineeships in Directorate General Economics

Link: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail?jobId=4745

Termen limită: 04.02.2022

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a master’s degree and at least two years of PhD studies in economics, finance, statistics, data science, engineering or a related field;
a sound theoretical understanding of macroeconomics and the economic/institutional context in which the ECB fulfils its mandate, including as regards the role of fiscal policies in the euro area;
programming skills in respect of quantitative software such as Stata, MATLAB, GAUSS, Python, R, Hadoop or Spark;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

experience of applying structural vector autoregressions (VARs), panel VARs, global VARs, Bayesian VARs, non-linear VARs (time-varying parameters; Markov switching) and co integration analysis;
experience of factor models and state space/unobserved component models;
experience of applying macroeconomic models (dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models, backward-looking or agent-based models, overlapping generation models, etc.), either using Dynare or coding your own procedures;
a publication record that covers issues falling within the division’s areas of responsibility.

24.12.2021. Banknote Research and Development Expert

Link: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/SpecificFolder?jobId=4114&source=University+outreach

Deadline: 4th January 2022

You will be part of the Research and Development (R&D) team in the Directorate Banknotes. Our Directorate is responsible for the creation, production and issuance of euro banknotes. Among other things, we are currently developing new technologies for use in future euro banknotes.

As R&D Expert, you will join the Currency Development Division, which is responsible for the preparation of new euro banknotes. The R&D team focuses on development activities related to all technological aspects of banknotes, including security features, substrate and the environmental impact of the cash cycle.

In order to keep banknotes attractive for the main stakeholders, the R&D team further aims to advance and deploy digital technologies for the overall cash cycle. In your role, you will join a dynamic multi-skilled team of experts who seek to continuously innovate and improve their skills and knowledge.

As R&D Expert, you will:

manage and monitor R&D activities in line with technical delivery plans, schedules and budget, together with the other members of the R&D team;
develop new security features and production methods with industry partners, in particular with the aim of introducing digital technologies where applicable;
participate in actively monitoring emerging or mature digital technologies and identifying those appropriate for improving any part of the banknote lifecycle;
foster the deployment of deep learning and neural network approaches to existing issues within the cash cycle with the aim of developing more efficient solutions;
provide technical expertise to other areas of the Directorate Banknotes or the Eurosystem;
contribute to the preparation of documentation for Eurosystem groups and decision-making bodies.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to apply your technical skills to improve a product used by the public throughout the euro area. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a master’s degree or equivalent in STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) (click here for details on degree equivalences);
in addition to the above, at least three years of professional experience (internship or traineeship can be taken into account) in which you:
planned and monitored R&D projects in an international environment;
participated in multidisciplinary research teams and gained a broad technical background knowledge within STEM;
a proven track record in using modern project management methodologies, such as stage-gate or agile approaches;
sound experience of technology management, with the ability to monitor new technologies and evaluate their feasibility and subsequently set up selected projects;
sound experience of (i) drafting reports, briefings and research notes, and (ii) giving presentations to broader audiences;
in addition to the above, deep knowledge of digital technologies, in particular familiarity with artificial intelligence programming and deep learning methods;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

24.12.2021. Banknotes Analyst - Issue and Circulation

Link: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/SpecificFolder?jobId=4517&source=University+outreach

Deadline: 11th January 2022

You will be part of the Issue and Circulation Section in the Cash Management Division of the Directorate Banknotes. Our Directorate creates the physical euro, not by storing or printing cash, but by steering the supply chain and processes that determine the lifecycle of euro banknotes.

The Issue and Circulation Section focuses on the policies governing the issuance of banknotes, in other words the transformation of printed paper into money. We coordinate this phase of the cash cycle and all subsequent phases, including transporting euro banknotes and putting them into circulation. We ensure that cash is made available to you.

The Section is seeking to recruit a Banknotes Analyst. In your role, you will be part of a team of around 15 members of staff responsible for:

analysing developments in the use of cash and carrying out research;
defining how euro banknotes are produced and distributed;
setting banknotes issuance policies to ensure the right conditions for cash supply;
coordinating the implementation of the ECB’s legal framework governing how euro banknotes must be handled by national central banks (NCBs), commercial banks and other relevant institutions, and developing and overseeing compliance with this framework;
maintaining our IT system that monitors the issuance, stock and circulation of euro banknotes and coins;
working closely with colleagues within the Directorate as well as Eurosystem NCBs.

As a Banknotes Analyst in the Issue and Circulation Section you will:

form part of the team making banknotes available to retailers and the public via commercial banks;
contribute to policy files on banknotes management and the further development of the legal basis for banknote handling and processing;
analyse data to ensure a sound understanding of the demand for and supply of our currency within the Eurosystem;
support strategic discussions on how best to ensure cash is accessible and accepted;
assist with the preparation of documentation for the decision-making bodies, as well as reports and material being shared within Eurosystem working groups.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to understand the working methods of the ECB and the Eurosystem and to gain detailed insights into the banknotes field. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business administration, economics, finance, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) or another relevant field (click here for details on degree equivalences);
in addition to the above, a minimum of one year of experience in banknotes issuance work;
a sound knowledge of the stakeholders involved in the cash cycle as well as the key processes;
practical experience in managing large volumes of data, especially on stocks and flows;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

hands-on experience of the IT system monitoring the issuance, stock and circulation of euro banknotes and coins – Currency Information System 2 (CIS2) – and its reporting tool;

03.09.2021: Traineeship in the Directorate General Statistics
(termen limită: 01.10.2021)

The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign in the Directorate General Statistics: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/SpecificFolder?jobId=4236&source=University+outreach

Traineeship in the Directorate General Statistics

The Directorate General Statistics consists of around 350 staff members who provide statistical products and services, as well as a whole range of aggregated and disaggregated data, to inform not only central banking and banking supervision policy decisions, but also the public at large, in close collaboration with the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), national competent authorities, Eurostat, the banking industry and other international bodies.

You would be joining the Directorate General at a very interesting and challenging time, as we are working on modernising the data culture of the ECB, ESCB and ECB Banking Supervision, improving its fitness for a digital and globalised world in a period of rapid financial innovation. In your role as a trainee, you will be part of a team responsible for collecting data and/or producing statistical indicators and work closely with relevant stakeholders such as economists and banking supervisors. You will be part of a multicultural team that is involved in cross-country collaboration and strives for excellence and continuous innovation in order to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply, irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

As a trainee in Directorate General Statistics you will:

contribute to the work of the Directorate General or one of its divisions or sections;
gain an insight into the methodology, compilation and publication of macroeconomic statistics or large-scale granular/micro datasets in a policy-oriented environment;
work in a team and/or independently under the guidance of a mentor, taking the initiative and interacting with other members of staff and management;
potentially have an opportunity to complete a conceptual or empirical study and present it at a seminar, and develop statistical tools based on machine learning.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, data science, economics, mathematics, finance, computer science, operational research or another relevant field (click here for details on degree equivalences);
good IT skills and a working knowledge of MS Office (in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
familiarity with data and metadata management, analysis and visualisation;
familiarity with a statistical or mathematical software package and/or relational databases;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

knowledge of economic statistics, data on financial markets and instruments, and/or international standards for statistics, accounting or banking supervision;
knowledge of techniques used in the management, analysis, modelling and visualisation of large datasets and unstructured data, such as data science tools and machine learning;
programming skills and knowledge of programming languages such as Python and R.

Who can apply

Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:

be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;

be at least 18 years old;
have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);
be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:

have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;
have been a trainee for no more than six months;
not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously

Closing date: 01.10.2021

The traineeships will start in 2022 and run for a minimum period of six months which, depending on business needs, may be extended up to a total of twelve months. The earliest starting date will be in February 2022, while additional options will become available throughout 2022. If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages.

24.08.2021: Traineeship in web development in the Directorate General Communications
(termen limită: 13.09.2021)

You will be part of the Web and Digital Division in the Directorate General Communications. The Division develops the digital strategy for the ECB, including its banking supervision activities. Our work includes designing and maintaining the ECB’s external websites and audiovisual tools. We produce content for the website, manage the ECB’s presence in social media and produce digital publications.

We are currently working on a wide range of communications projects and initiatives designed to make the ECB even more accessible to different audiences.

Your focus will be on front-end development. We use a wide range of technologies, from plain JavaScript where loading times are critical to Angular and other frameworks for more complex tasks. Furthermore, there will be opportunities for you to work on the back end and develop skills helping you become a full-stack developer.

As a trainee in web development you will:

contribute to the development and enhancement of the front end of the European Central Bank, ECB Banking Supervision and European Systemic Risk Board websites and of the ECB’s customised content management system (CMS);
use technologies such as JavaScript, Sass (CSS), Angular and Bootstrap;
have opportunities to work on the back end of the CMS, use PHP, SQL and complex data structures, as well as perform unit tests;
resolve issues with the websites encountered by internal or external users;
collaborate with other teams across the bank, understand their needs and translate them into requirements to be implemented;
document and/or code processes.

You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in (computer) science, engineering, business informatics or another technology-related field;
a background in web development and knowledge of the latest trends;
experience in Angular, Sass or other front-end frameworks;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

experience in creating your own CMS;
knowledge of automation tools, cloud technologies or software delivery tools (e.g. JIRA, GitLab and Jenkins);
experience working with communication or collaboration solutions (e.g. Confluence, MS Teams, Cisco WebEx, Miro or wikis);
experience in an international environment, including as a student;
knowledge of Agile development and DevOps delivery methods.

You are curious and eager to learn and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

More details:
https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-web-development-in-the-Directorate-General-Communications/4139

19.08.2021: Traineeship on environmental sustainability in banknotes production
(termen limită: 06.09.2021)

The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign in the environmental sustainability in banknotes production: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/SpecificFolder?jobId=4150&source=University+outreach.

You will be part of the Production Section in the Directorate Banknotes. Our Directorate has about 70 staff working to ensure the integrity of euro banknotes as an efficient means of payment and protect them against counterfeiting. In particular, the Directorate coordinates all banknote development and production activities, including those related to quality management, across the Eurosystem and with third parties. The Production Section is responsible for coordinating and monitoring euro banknote production, including the accreditation of manufacturers; assuring compliance with health and safety and environmental, security, and quality standards; the approval of production references in printing works and paper mills; and providing technical support in the development of new banknote series.

We are currently working on many environmental sustainability topics related to banknotes, such as environmental impact assessment using the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method, sustainable cotton and waste monitoring.

In your role as a trainee on environmental sustainability in the Production Section, you will be part of a small team of four members of staff responsible for all environmental, health and safety aspects of banknote production. You will work closely with other sections in the Directorate Banknotes, the national central banks and banknote manufacturers.

Your role
As a trainee in the Production Section you will:
• support the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) team within the Production Section on all EHS-related activities;
• contribute to and help conduct a full environmental impact assessment of euro banknotes using the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method developed by the European Commission;
• support research activities related to possible ways to reduce the environmental impact of waste disposal in the cash cycle and devise strategies to encourage environmentally friendly disposal;
• support the ongoing ECB sustainable cotton programme, aimed at increasing the percentage of sustainable cotton in euro banknotes;
• process and present EHS data provided by the accredited manufacturers and engage with manufacturers on EHS topics;
• support other ad hoc activities related to banknote production and environmental aspects.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to work closely with banknote production experts on EHS topics and to apply the European Commission’s PEF method to euro banknotes. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Who can apply
Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:
• be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;
• be at least 18 years old;
• have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);
• be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:
• have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;
• have been a trainee for no more than six months;
• not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages.

09.08.2021: Traineeships in the English Translation and Editing Section
(termen limită: 31.08.2021)

You will join the English Translation and Editing Section of the Language Services Division, a part of the Directorate General Communications. The Division comprises four sections and a Language Technology and Innovation unit. We are responsible for providing the ECB with linguistic expertise and support in the official languages of the European Union, in close collaboration with the national central banks and national supervisory authorities.

Our editing and translation work covers a wide range of texts for expert audiences and the general public, and includes material for publication on our websites and social media accounts, through which we make the ECB’s work accessible also to non-expert readers.

In your role as trainee, you will be part of a team of English native speaker-standard translators/editors who provide translation, editing, proofreading and terminology services to support the ECB’s communication activities and to help the ECB comply with its reporting obligations.

For this position, applications will be accepted from EU and non-EU nationals.

Your role

As a trainee you will:
produce high-quality translations from at least one official EU language into English of a broad range of materials in the fields of banking supervision and monetary policy;
edit and proofread ECB materials in the fields of banking supervision and monetary policy which have been drafted in English by native and non-native speakers, correcting errors of grammar, consistency and style, and ensuring a high-quality finished product tailored to the target audience;
contribute to the drafting/editing of public communication and website content, including social media posts, for the general public;
contribute to clear writing initiatives, the ECB’s English Style Guide and the provision of linguistic and drafting advice in English.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to use state-of-the-art language technology tools and to gain insight into the work of language services in an EU institution. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:
a master’s degree (or master’s degree studies in their final stages of completion) in modern languages or translation, or a bachelor’s degree in any other field combined with postgraduate studies in translation;
the ability to translate from at least one official EU language into English;
experience of editing and proofreading English texts, either as part of a degree course or in a professional context;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
a C2 (fluent) command of English and a C1 (advanced) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:
a C1 (advanced) command of a further official EU language;
an interest or experience in drafting content for websites and social media;
familiarity with translation using computer-assisted translation tools such as Trados Studio and an interest in machine translation;
a broad general knowledge of current European affairs, with a particular interest in financial and economic matters.

Further information:
https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-the-English-Translation-and-Editing-Section/4145

02.08.2021: Traineeship in computer science – Infrastructure & Operations Services Division
(termen limită: 23.08.2021)

The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign in computer science – Infrastructure & Operations Services Division: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-computer-science-Infrastructure-Operations-Services-Division/3989

In the Directorate General Information Systems, it is our job to provide the ECB with the IT systems it needs to keep prices stable and safeguard the financial system. We focus on delivering IT projects on time and within budget, maintaining stable IT operations, ensuring the highest levels of cybersecurity and resilience, and exploring innovative technologies with added business value.

You will be a trainee in the Infrastructure & Operations Services Division. We manage the ECB’s IT infrastructure and ensure that all relevant systems and applications are regularly updated and run smoothly. In addition to designing, implementing and maintaining the technical services supporting ECB and ESCB applications, we provide our internal customers with communication and collaboration tools on various platforms and devices. We also manage, monitor and automate various IT services to optimise business and IT processes within the ECB.

Your role

We are looking for four trainees – innovation enthusiasts and business-savvy students with a keen interest in IT or wanting to discover the ECB from the IT perspective. The content of the traineeship depends on the team you are assigned to, your interests and your skill set. You will be matched to a pathway within a specific service team in our division.

The Systems team is the hub for all IT services provided at the ECB. You will interact with lots of different teams and customers, understand different perspectives and learn what happens “behind the scenes” of major IT applications. In this team you will have the opportunity to bring in your fresh perspective in the following areas: Directory Services, Certificate Services and Unix-based statistical data processing system. You will also be expected to improve documentation and processes for our customers and operational teams.
The Platforms team develops systems that form the basis for all other ECB IT services. These systems include the server hosting platform, standardised databases, monitoring and alerting, network, and automation. In this team you will help us enhance our automation capabilities by developing user stories and workflows. You could also assist us in migrating to cloud-native technologies and extending our tools coverage into the public cloud.
The End-User Services team has, over the last year, developed several solutions to leverage productivity and collaboration in a remote workplace environment (e.g. MS Teams, Cisco Webex and Miro). In this team you will help provide our organisation with a highly customised digital workplace. You could also help us configure, test and document a new video conference solution or support the ECB-wide implementation of a telephone system based on MS Teams.
The Delivery team controls the service quality provided by our IT service providers. We work with sophisticated tools to measure service performance and continuously improve it in collaboration with our partners. In this team you will help with data analysis and visualisation of our IT service management tools, working on agile delivery methods and further aligning the ECB with DevOps practices.

Within your team, you will attend meetings, conduct analyses, advise on decisions, carry out research for and compile documents and reports, work on pilots and test innovative solutions.

Our traineeship programme gives you:

a chance to immerse yourself in the ECB’s IT and IT infrastructure areas and gain first-hand experience of a department delivering high-quality IT services and projects;
the opportunity to attend courses and interactive information sessions to gain a comprehensive understanding of the role of the ECB;
individualised assignments taking your development needs into account;
challenging tasks in which you can hone your analytical, technical and business skills;
mentors and leaders willing to share their experience with you.

Who can apply

Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:

be at least 18 years old;
be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;
have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);
be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:

have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;
have been a trainee for no more than six months;
not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages

27.07.2021: Traineeship on environmental sustainability assessment in the Directorate Banknotes
(termen limită: 27.08.2021)

The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign in the Directorate Banknotes: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-on-environmental-sustainability-assessment-in-the-Directorate-Banknotes/3720

You will be part of the New Banknotes Section in the Directorate Banknotes. Our Directorate’s mission is to ensure the integrity of euro banknotes as an efficient means of payment and protect them against counterfeiting. The New Banknotes Section coordinates the development of new banknotes, from early research and development to the final banknote design.

The New Banknotes Section works together with third parties to ensure that our money remains secure and durable, and can easily be authenticated by citizens and automated devices, such as vending machines. It also develops new products and processes to improve the environmental sustainability of euro banknotes.

In your role as Trainee, you will be part of a team responsible for assessing the environmental impact of any change to the euro banknotes, working closely with the team in charge of the development of future new euro banknotes and the team responsible for the production of the current euro banknotes.

Your role

As a Trainee focusing on environmental sustainability, you will:

· support the New Banknotes Section in all activities related to environmental sustainability;

· develop models to assess the environmental impact of any variations in the design of euro banknotes, using the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method developed by the European Commission;

· develop process datasets compliant with the International Reference Life Cycle Data System entry-level requirements and with the Environmental Footprint requirements;

· contribute to the compiling and processing of environmental data related to euro banknotes;

· support other activities related to the development of new banknotes.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to work closely with experts on the development of new banknotes, including research and development on new technologies, and to apply the PEF methodology to the development of future euro banknotes. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Who can apply

Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:

· be at least 18 years old;

· be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;

· have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);

· be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:

· have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;

· have been a trainee for no more than six months;

· not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages

21.07.2021: Traineeship in People Analytics / Data Science in HR
(termen limită: 08.08.2021)

The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign in People Analytics / Data Science in HR: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-People-Analytics-Data-Science-in-HR/3981

Traineeship in People Analytics / Data Science in HR

You will be part of the Human Resources (HR) Analytics team in the Employee Services Division of the Directorate General Human Resources. Our Directorate General has over 100 members of staff who provide operational, talent management and advisory services to approximately 4,000 ECB employees.

The task of the HR Analytics team is to enable the Directorate General to use a data-driven and evidence-based approach to best serve the needs of employees and the organisation. In particular, the team provides data science services to stakeholders in the Directorate General and in other business areas, generating insights to shape HR strategy, and using data analytics to optimise the impact of HR policies on working conditions, well-being and performance.

The team comprises 10-12 highly skilled professionals who work in an agile way and collaborate with colleagues from across our Directorate General.

Your role

As a trainee in HR Analytics, you will:

· develop statistical analyses and data science solutions and provide recommendations for strategic HR decision-making and HR policy development;

· contribute to exploring new tools and technologies, testing them and developing prototypes;

· support the development of a data and evidence-based HR approach by reviewing research literature, generating insights from available reports and tools, and training colleagues to integrate them into their work;

· contribute to transforming and visualising HR datasets for various projects and tasks.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to learn from experienced data scientists, gain hands-on analytics experience and work with leading technologies in a dynamic and inspiring environment. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Who can apply

Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:

· be at least 18 years old;

· be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;

· have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);

· be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:

· have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;

· have been a trainee for no more than six months;

· not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages

18.06.2021: PhD Traineeship - External Statistics and Sector Accounts Division
(termen limită: 29.06.2021)

You will join the Sector Accounts and Fiscal Statistics Section, which is part of the External Statistics and Sector Accounts (ESSA) Division in the Directorate General Statistics (DG/S). The Section has around 18 staff and is primarily responsible for developing, compiling and disseminating the euro area accounts (financial and non-financial accounts broken down by sector) and government finance statistics. It also collects, validates and disseminates related data on EU Member States and other national accounts items (e.g. GDP). Finally, it provides user services for these domains and coordinates the ECB’s contribution to the further development and harmonisation of these statistics, both at EU level and in global fora.

Your work will be in the field of financial accounts and will be closely linked to the ESSA Division’s other activities. We are currently working on several initiatives with a view to developing new financial accounts products and are in the process of migrating to a new compilation system. You will work closely with the entire ESSA team, other teams within DG/S, other ECB business areas, national central banks, Eurostat, national statistical offices and the international statistical community.

As a PhD Trainee you will:
• contribute to the development and production of distributional financial accounts for the euro area by linking microdata from the Eurosystem’s Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) with household macrodata included in the financial accounts, as well as investigating potential analytical uses;
• prepare documents for meetings of experts from national authorities;
• develop and refine methods of estimating distributional financial accounts by linking the HFCS with financial accounts data;
• enhance and maintain the software (programmed using R) that is used to produce distributional financial accounts;
• liaise with colleagues (both within the ECB and across the ESCB) who are analysing the data, in order to explain the compilation process and assist with specific investigations;
• carry out a conceptual or empirical study for presentation at an internal seminar and/or to experts from national authorities.

This position will offer excellent opportunities to gain insight into conceptual, methodological and operational work on statistics in a policy-oriented environment, while working independently under the guidance of a mentor. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Who can apply: students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:
• be at least 18 years old;
• be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;
• have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);
• be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Further information:
https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/PhD-Traineeship-External-Statistics-and-Sector-Accounts-Division/3704

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages.

28.05.2021: The European Central Bank has launched 2 new traineeship campaigns:

Traineeship in Data Science, Technology and Innovation in HR:
https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-Data-Science-Technology-and-Innovation-in-HR/3685

As a Trainee in Data Science, Technology and Innovation, depending on which team you join, you will:

o develop statistical analyses and data science solutions, and derive recommendations for strategic HR decision-making and HR policy development;

o contribute to exploring new tools and technologies, testing them and developing prototypes;

o support the development of a data-driven and evidence-based approach in HR by collecting research literature, generating insights from available reports and tools, and training colleagues to integrate them into their work;

o contribute to transforming and visualising HR datasets for different projects and tasks;

o participate in streamlining and digitalising processes by identifying the necessary system functionalities, designing solutions and ensuring their smooth development;

o contribute to maintaining HR systems, including our on-site Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution and our innovative cloud systems, as well as our dashboards and analytics tools;

o manage and remediate system-related incidents, and provide support and training to end users on the use of the HR systems and our dashboards and analytics tools.

Traineeships in On-Site and Internal Model Inspections:
https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-On-Site-and-Internal-Model-Inspections/3282

As a trainee in the Directorate General On-Site and Internal Model Inspections, depending on the division to which you are assigned, you will:

o support your team in the planning, execution and monitoring of the on-site supervisory programme by carrying out various organisational tasks;

o participate in organising the training activities offered by the Directorate General to SSM inspectors, as well as in coordinating or supporting other internal and external communication initiatives;

o support the development of supervisory standards and methodologies for the supervision of on-site inspections and internal models as well as analysis and benchmarking;

o contribute to the development, maintenance and enhancement of IT/data management tools and projects;

o support the internal processes in your division and your team, including organisational aspects.

The positions offer you excellent opportunities to analyse cutting-edge issues relating to prudential supervision and to strengthen your project management skills by dealing with key supervisory processes in a multi-stakeholder environment. It also provides extensive scope for you to deepen your understanding of the European banking landscape and to develop your career.

Who can apply

Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:

· be at least 18 years old;

· be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;

· have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);

· be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:

· have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;

· have been a trainee for no more than six months;

· not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages.

26.05.2021: The European Central Bank has launched 6 new traineeship campaigns:

PhD traineeship in operational data analytics:
https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/PhD-traineeship-in-operational-data-analytics/3557

o use and feed our Division’s business intelligence system;

o use a set of internal IT tools and data visualisation software (e.g. Tableau);

o draft analyses and reports and present them to stakeholders;

o follow existing internal procedures and help create new ones;

o contribute to theoretical research and discussions;

o shape the analyst profile in the team.

Traineeships in Communications:
https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-Communications/3586

o organising innovative and impactful communications campaigns for the general public, in particular young people, from the drafting of the proposal to the production of impact reports;

o liaising with our communications agency;

o conducting research on possible multipliers and stakeholders and establishing relations with them;

o conducting research on target audiences and topics for our initiatives;

o identifying trends and developments in public debate on economic and monetary policy in the euro area and drafting reports;

o implementing our civil society engagement strategy, including planning and organising initiatives for representatives of European civil society organisations.

Traineeship in procurement and technology support for lawyer-linguists: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-procurement-and-technology-support-for-lawyer-linguists/3593

o support the Division in conducting public tenders, as well as three and/or five-quote procedures, to ensure that the entire procurement process is accomplished effectively and in accordance with the ECB’s procurement rules;

o provide procurement expertise and administrative support throughout the procurement process and participate in the process of reviewing and approving tender documentation as well as in the evaluation of offers;

o contribute to the planning and monitoring of procurements within the framework of various procurement reports produced by the Central Procurement Office;

o contribute to identifying opportunities and developing solutions for effective use of technology in legal drafting, revision and translation;

o contribute to enhancing processes involved in legal revision, legal translation and publication of legal acts;

o support analysis and further development linked to accessibility of ECB legal acts.

Traineeship Lawyer-Linguist with English as main language:
https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-Lawyer-Linguist-with-English-as-main-language/3590

o edit and revise ECB legal acts, ECB supervisory decisions, Administrative Board of Review opinions and other legal texts drafted in English;

o apply Union legislative drafting rules to the drafting of ECB legal acts, and review draft ECB legal acts to ensure legal, linguistic and terminological consistency;

o provide assistance to the relevant ECB business areas, joint supervisory teams (JSTs) and national competent authorities (NCAs) in the drafting of supervisory decisions, Administrative Board of Review opinions and other legal texts;

o contribute to the development of the methodology and procedures for drafting and translating ECB legal acts, and develop and update supervisory decision templates and associated guidance notes to be used by ECB Banking Supervision, JST and NCA colleagues;

o carry out legal research related to legislative drafting and in areas relevant to the ECB’s activities as a central bank and a banking supervisor;

o contribute, as required, to projects reaching beyond a particular language desk and to the work of the Legislation Division as a whole.

Traineeship Lawyer-linguist with French as main language:
https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-Lawyer-linguist-with-French-as-main-language/3591

o translate draft ECB legal acts and other legal documents from English into French;

o revise French translations of ECB legal acts and other legal documents;

o translate legal texts from French into English for internal working purposes and revise translations from French into English of national laws and other legal documents;

o contribute to the drafting of ECB legal acts;

o carry out legal research related to legislative drafting and in areas relevant to the ECB’s activities as a central bank and a banking supervisor;

o engage in the Legislation Division’s projects related to the development of the ECB lawyer-linguist function, knowledge management, the use of technology, etc.

o contribute, as required, to the work of the Legislation Division as a whole.

Traineeship Lawyer-linguist with Italian as main language:
https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-Lawyer-linguist-with-Italian-as-main-language/3592

o translate draft ECB legal acts and other legal documents from English into Italian;

o revise Italian translations of ECB legal acts and other legal documents;

o translate legal texts from Italian into English for internal working purposes and revise translations from Italian into English of national laws and other legal documents;

o contribute to the drafting of ECB legal acts;

o carry out legal research related to legislative drafting and in areas relevant to the ECB’s activities as a central bank and a banking supervisor;

o engage in the Legislation Division’s projects related to the development of the ECB lawyer-linguist function, knowledge management, the use of technology, etc.

o contribute, as required, to the work of the Legislation Division as a whole.

Who can apply

Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:

· be at least 18 years old;

· be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;

· have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);

· be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:

· have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;

· have been a trainee for no more than six months;

· not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages.

11.05.2021: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign in Legal Services – Knowledge Management team: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-Legal-Services-Knowledge-Management-team/3545

Traineeships in Legal Services – Knowledge Management team
You will be part of the Legal Knowledge Management (KM) team in the Directorate General Legal Services. Our Directorate General has 120 staff advising on all legal aspects of the regulatory, contractual and institutional framework of the European Central Bank (ECB), the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and European banking supervision. The Legal KM team is currently working on a number of critical projects that cover two main activities: consolidation of legal know-how (in the form of practice guides, templates and manuals) on the one side, and updating legal technology on the other (process mapping and digitalisation, AI-based legal content analytics, legislative knowledge visualisation, etc).

In your role as a Legal Trainee (KM), you will be part of a team of six members of staff responsible for supporting the work of lawyers in our Directorate General by conducting legal research and compiling notes on legal topics and case-law. You will also be involved in different legal operations and legal technology projects aimed at digitalising work processes and improving access to legal knowledge. Our team works closely with the rest of the Directorate General and, depending on the project, with IT and information management specialists.

Your role
As a Legal Trainee (KM) you will:
• contribute to compiling and updating practice notes and templates for the Directorate General and consolidating relevant doctrine/know-how;
• provide tailored responses to ad hoc research requests received from lawyers in the Directorate General;
• contribute to the development and implementation of digital tools for legal KM (such as search engines and databases, digital workflows, wiki pages and legislative visualisation tools);
• contribute to enhancing processes and systems in the Directorate General for tracking and monitoring legal developments of relevance to the ECB, ESCB and ECB banking supervision;
• contribute to the legal training programme and KM culture in the Directorate General.

This position offers you excellent opportunities to contribute to a culture of collaboration and exchange and to improve best practices. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Who can apply
Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:
• have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;
• have been a trainee for no more than six months;
• not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages

14.04.2021: The European Central Bank has launched 7 new traineeship campaigns:

• Traineeships in Risk Management: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-Risk-Management/3378

As a trainee in the Risk Analysis Division, you will:
o contribute, by collecting and processing data, to the reporting on financial risks in relation to the Eurosystem’s credit operations and asset purchase programmes, and to the reporting on financial risks and performance of the ECB’s investment portfolios;
o contribute to the regular monitoring and reporting of compliance of the Eurosystem’s monetary policy operations and the ECB’s investment operations against the relevant financial risk management frameworks, as well as perform follow-up measures;
o participate in projects and conduct ad hoc analyses aimed at further improving financial risk control and reporting processes from both a business and an IT perspective.

As a trainee in the Risk Strategy Division, you will:
o support the analysis of the risk management frameworks and development of policies governing the Eurosystem’s credit operations and non-standard monetary policy measures related to, for example, eligibility requirements, valuations, haircuts, credit assessments as well as climate change;
o support the conduct of credit risk analyses in the context of the ECB’s asset purchase programmes;
o participate in the maintenance and further development of IT applications, tools and databases.

• Traineeships in Operational Risk and Business Continuity Management: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-Operational-Risk-and-Business-Continuity-Management/3353

o participate in tasks relating to all three of the section’s core disciplines: operational risk, business continuity and critical incident management;
o maintain systems containing operational risk and business continuity-related information;
o support the maintenance of the external loss database, and monitor the news in order to keep abreast of external threats;
o support the maintenance of data as regards the ECB-wide mass notification tool and the associated alert exercises, as well as other resilience exercises and tests;
o contribute to the annual Enterprise Risk and Resilience Update Exercise.

• Traineeships in media monitoring: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-media-monitoring/3392

o continuously monitor and analyse news from various media sources and share key items with ECB management and staff;
o analyse media reporting on the ECB’s media activities and write coverage reports for ECB management;
o writing news summaries for the ECB’s intranet;
o present the day’s news at internal meetings.

• Traineeship in Supervisory Strategy and Risk: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-Supervisory-Strategy-and-Risk/3304

o contribute to the team’s ongoing work and new initiatives;
o prepare presentations, conduct data analysis and carry out market research or benchmarking studies, while also creating and running surveys;
o contribute to the development of ECB Banking Supervision’s risk identification, assessment and monitoring framework;
o support the definition of the supervisory priorities and their translation into strategic planning;
o develop analytical tools to identify and monitor risks in the banking sector and specific supervisory risks;
o support ex-ante and/or ex-post reviews of supervisory outcomes;
o contribute to the Directorate’s other projects (e.g. in the fields of operational risk management, or following up on audit findings, etc.)

• Traineeship in Media Analysis: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-Media-Analysis/3402

o support the analysis of survey data, textual data (e.g. via natural language processing) and other relevant microdata related to the media, in order to provide intelligence and strategic advice to the Division and DG/C, highlighting communication challenges and opportunities;
o contribute to analysis and research on relevant topics, and present results and insights to management and other stakeholders;
o contribute to compiling regular analytical reports;
o contribute to social media monitoring.

• Traineeship in Internal Communication: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-Internal-Communication/3068

o devise and produce content for a range of different channels (intranet articles, videos, visuals, etc.), which will include proposing and developing new formats;
o contribute to the continuous improvement of the team’s “How To” video channel;
o support the design, preparation and delivery of internal events and communication campaigns, including stakeholder management;
o help to establish and maintain communities of practice in the field of communication in partnership with colleagues from other business areas (intranet writers, videographers, etc.);
o take part in and facilitate communication workshops.

• Traineeship in Finance: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-Finance/3363

As a trainee in the Financial Reporting Division you will:

o contribute to preparing financial statements and reports of the ECB and the Eurosystem;
o account for the ECB’s market operations and financial instruments (monetary policy, foreign exchange and investment portfolios), perform the related reconciliation process and follow up with the relevant business areas, in particular with Market Operations;
o collect and analyse the NCBs’ balance sheets and other financial data;
o provide analytical and quantitative support to the Division and address financial reporting queries, thereby extracting relevant data from the ECB’s financial information systems and producing analytics for various stakeholders;
o closely interact, cooperate and share knowledge with other ECB business areas and Eurosystem NCBs on various financial accounting and reporting topics;
o support the administration and development of information systems used for the ECB and Eurosystem financial reporting, and contribute to our digitalisation, automation and innovation initiatives.

As a trainee in the Accounting Division, your tasks will include:

o contributing to various regular, non-monetary policy-related accounting processes that include working with ECB SAP components relevant for financial accounting;
o helping to advise purchasing business areas, contractors (creditors or debtors) and other relevant stakeholders on accounting issues;
o supporting the analysis and presentation of accounting data for decision-making purposes;
o contributing to the optimisation and documentation of internal processes and procedures;
o supporting the onboarding and training of new colleagues;
or
o providing functional support for the ECB’s procure-to-pay processes, as well as external system support to e-Tendering bidders/suppliers;
o participating in project implementation (both system and non-system-related);
o performing user access rights maintenance for various SAP modules;
o helping to create user manuals and training materials and to train end-users.

As a trainee in the Budgeting and Controlling Division, you will work on a wide spectrum of operational and policy activities linked to the ECB’s budget and related controlling activities. Your tasks will include:

o supporting planning and regular expenditure monitoring;
o carrying out reporting and forecasting activities;
o supporting regular and specific financial data analysis;
o carrying out financial dashboard activities and IT system-related work;
o supporting the optimisation and monitoring of adherence to organisational compliance frameworks and rules relating to budgeting and controlling;
o enhancing data and knowledge management structures and tools;
o supporting project performance control from a financial perspective.

Who can apply
Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

03.03.2021: The European Central Bank has launched 3 new traineeship campaigns:

•   Traineeships in Human Resources: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-Human-Resources/3122
o   contributing to the design, development and implementation of policies, frameworks, services and/or tools in one or more of the following HR areas: career management, performance management, strategic workforce planning, learning and development and working culture;
o   contributing to HR initiatives across the European System of Central Banks, with a key focus on the training and development initiatives of the ECB, the national central banks and the national supervisory authorities;
o   supporting the roll-out of HR initiatives and processes, including workforce planning and performance management, as well as staff engagement surveys, mobility initiatives and specific client-driven projects;
o   contributing to initiatives and processes that aim to support and inspire employees during their career journey at the ECB and are related to career development, employability, connectedness, performance, and on- and offboarding;
o   supporting recruitment processes through data analysis, market research and benchmarking, and contributing to employer branding and talent attraction initiatives.

•   Traineeships in Archives and Records Management: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-Archives-and-Records-Management/3027
o   support the quantitative and qualitative monitoring and reporting of information management practices, as well as the implementation of the ECB’s retention policy for paper and digital records;
o   contribute to a wide range of operational records management and archival support tasks related to how information is created, processed, stored and preserved for future use, and in a highly specialised environment;
o   support the Division’s information management projects, including digital archiving and preservation, external collaboration and the opening of the ECB’s historical archives to the general public;
o   develop and/or test functional requirements of enterprise content management and digital preservation systems;
o   support and maintain the ECB’s information management policies, procedures and guidance;
o   develop and enhance guidance and training material to raise staff awareness and encourage adherence to the ECB’s information management policies and procedures.

•   Multimedia trainee: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Multimedia-trainee/3182
o   supporting the duties of the ECB’s official photographer and videographer;
o   developing audio-visual storytelling solutions that support communication objectives and meet the aims of creative briefs;
o   searching for images and video footage that best match ECB-related topics, across all platforms and communication channels, including websites and social media;
o   making complex topics accessible to the general public by creatively combining text, images, videos and other audio-visual footage;
o   organising raw media, colour grading footage and archiving media files as required with the necessary meta tags.

Who can apply
Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:
•   be at least 18 years old;
•   be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;
•   have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);
•   be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:
•   have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;
•   have been a trainee for no more than six months;
•   not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages.

24.02.2021: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign in Data Engineering, Analytics and Big Data Technologies: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-data-engineering-analytics-and-big-data-technologies/3101

Traineeship in Data Engineering, Analytics and Big Data Technologies

In the Directorate General Information Systems, it is our job to provide the ECB with the systems it needs to keep prices stable and safeguard the financial system. We run and maintain more than 100 IT services, look after the ECB’s IT governance frameworks and develop such frameworks for the Eurosystem/European System of Central Banks. We focus on delivering IT projects on time and within budget, maintaining stable IT operations, ensuring the highest levels of cybersecurity and resilience, and exploring innovative technologies with added business value. The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply, irrespective of your gender, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability or other characteristics.

The content of the traineeship depends on the team you are assigned to, your interests and your skill set. You will be matched to a pathway within a specific service team focusing on collecting, processing, analysing and disseminating data, or supporting data science use cases.

Within your team, you will attend meetings, conduct analyses, advise on decisions, do research for and compile documents and reports, work on pilots and test innovative solutions.

Our traineeship programme gives you:

· a chance to immerse yourself in the ECB’s IT and IT governance areas and gain first-hand experience of a department delivering high-quality IT services and projects;

· the opportunity to attend courses and interactive information sessions to gain a comprehensive understanding of the role of the ECB;

· individualised assignments taking your development needs into account;

· challenging tasks in which you can hone your analytical, technical and business skills;

· mentors and leaders willing to share their experience with you.

You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Who can apply

Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:

· be at least 18 years old;

· be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;

· have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);

· be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:

· have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;

· have been a trainee for no more than six months;

· not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages.

05.02.2021:
PhD traineeship in the Directorate General Economics, termen limită: 11.02.2021
Graduate Programme 2021, termen limită: 24.02.2021

21.01.2021: The European Central Bank has launched 2 new traineeship campaigns:

Traineeship for a perception scientist in the Directorate Banknotes: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-for-a-perception-scientist-in-the-Directorate-Banknotes/3018
- contribute to the design, execution and monitoring of testing procedures for new banknotes, assessing their perceptual impact and ease of use (for both individual features and the banknote as a whole) and looking at their overall resilience to counterfeiting;
- monitor testing activities (such as laboratory tests and on-site production trials) supporting the establishment of specific banknote parameters;
- help to assess tools and procedures measuring the behavioural, visual and haptic properties of banknotes.
Traineeships in the Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments – Project / Operations Management and Business Support: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-the-Directorate-General-Market-Infrastructure-and-Payments-Project-Operations-Management-and-Business-Support/3030

As a trainee in this area, you will be involved in one or more of the following tasks:

contributing to the management of financial market infrastructure projects and operations (including planning, monitoring and reporting);
supporting a variety of project activities and coordinating testing and launch activities, for which you will interact directly with the main stakeholders;
working with internal and external parties on administrative matters and standard enquiries, ensuring effective communication within your division and beyond, with committees of the European System of Central Banks and with various other working groups;
supporting the planning of internal and external meetings and conferences;
managing internal and external information flows in your business area, in line with deadlines and confidentiality requirements, by updating, recording, storing and/or distributing information;
maintaining data management processes, databases, systems and tools, gathering information, and processing documents, charts, dashboards and presentations.

Who can apply

Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:

be at least 18 years old;
be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;
have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);
be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:

have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;
have been a trainee for no more than six months;
not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages.

22.12.2020: The European Central Bank has launched 7 new traineeship campaigns:

DG-R Summer Research Graduate Programme 2021: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/DG-R-Summer-Research-Graduate-Programme-2021/2771
Traineeship for Greek translator in the Language Services Division: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-for-Greek-translator-in-the-Language-Services-Division/2913
Traineeship for Romanian translator in the Language Services Division: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-for-Romanian-translator-in-the-Language-Services-Division/2887
Traineeship in International Macroeconomics and International Finance: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-International-Macroeconomics-and-International-Finance/2744
Traineeship in the Information Governance Division: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeship-in-the-Information-Governance-Division/2867
Traineeships in Health Services, HR Operations, Social Security Administration, HR Systems and HR Analytics / Data Science: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-Health-Services-HR-Operations-Social-Security-Administration-HR-Systems-and-HR-Analytics-Data-Science/2895
Traineeships in the English Translation and Editing Section: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-the-English-Translation-and-Editing-Section/2907

Who can apply: Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:

be at least 18 years old;
be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;
have completed at least a first cycle qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree);
be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

Following their most recent qualification candidates should:

have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;
have been a trainee for no more than six months;
not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.

11.11.2020: The European Central Bank has launched 5 new traineeship campaigns:
• PhD Traineeship in the Directorate General International and European Relations: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/PhD-Traineeship-in-the-Directorate-General-International-and-European-Relations/2750
• PhD traineeships in the Fiscal Policies Division: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/PhD-traineeships-in-the-Fiscal-Policies-Division/2728
• Traineeships in Digital Communications: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-digital-communications/2753
• Traineeships in Finance and Administration: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-Finance-and-Administration/2764
• Traineeships in the Business Cycle Analysis Division and the Prices and Costs Division: https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers/JobDetail/Traineeships-in-the-Business-Cycle-Analysis-Division-and-the-Prices-and-Costs-Division/2707

Who can apply? Students, including PhD students, or recent graduates can apply for a traineeship.

All candidates should:
• be at least 18 years old;
• be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;
• have completed at least a first cycle qualification (bachelor’s degree);
• be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.

04.09.2020: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: 2020-367-TRA Traineeships in the Directorate General Statistics. ECB is looking for candidates with:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, data science, economics, mathematics, finance, computer science, operational research or another relevant field; good IT skills and a working knowledge of MS Office (particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
familiarity with data and metadata management, analysis and visualisation;
familiarity with a statistical or mathematical software package and/or relational databases;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Please find the full vacancy notice here. The closing date for this vacancy is Monday, 28 September 2020.

10.07.2020: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: 2020-311-TRA Traineeships on quality control in the Directorate Banknotes. ECB is looking for candidates with:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in metrology, printing, mechanical or chemical engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics, graphic arts with a focus on quality management, or another relevant field (read more);
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, read more.

Please find the full vacancy notice here. The closing date for this vacancy is Monday, 27 July 2020.

10.07.2020: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: 2020-312-TRA Traineeships on environmental sustainability in the Directorate Banknotes. ECB is looking for candidates with:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental or chemical engineering, chemistry, biology or another relevant field (read more);
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, read more.

Please find the full vacancy notice here. The closing date for this vacancy is Monday, 27 July 2020.

03.07.2020: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: 2020-304-TRA Traineeships in Analytics/Data Science in Human Resources. ECB is looking for candidates with:

a bachelor’s degree or higher, with a specialisation in one of the following fields: data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, human resources management, business administration, economics, social and organisational psychology, business information systems, business analytics, or another relevant discipline;
as a minimum, either an intermediate level of expertise with R or advanced skills with another statistical programming language or 6 months of experience as an HR analytics professional;
experience in or knowledge of analytics and data science methodologies;
excellent analytical and conceptual skills and an interest in complex technical content;
a sound knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, or similar software;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, read more.

Please find the full vacancy notice here. The closing date for this vacancy is Tuesday, 21 July 2020.

03.06.2020: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: 2020-240-TRA PhD Traineeship, External Statistics and Sector Accounts Division. ECB is looking for candidates with:

a master’s degree in economics, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, social sciences or another relevant discipline together with at least two years of PhD studies in one of these fields;
competence in the use of statistical and/or mathematical software packages (preferably R), time series analysis packages (e.g. Stata or similar) and related computer programming experience; or, alternatively, experience in dealing with large and complex datasets (e.g. survey data or micro data);
an advanced command of English and an intermediate command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3 .3-common-reference-levels-global-scale.

Please find the full vacancy notice here. The closing date for this vacancy is Tuesday, 16 June 2020. If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages.

20.01.2020: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: 2020-021-TRA Centralised Traineeships.

In the following areas:

Human Resources & HR Data Science
Compliance and Governance
Banking Supervision - horizontal and specialised expertise
Operational Risk and Business Continuity Management
Communications
Market Operations
Market Infrastructure and Payments
Information Governance
Risk Management

We are looking for candidates with:

a bachelor’s degree or higher in a field relevant to the area to which you are applying;
a general interest in European affairs, central banking, banking supervision and matters of relevance to the area to which you are applying;
a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, available here.

Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://jobs.ecb.europa.eu/sap/bc/bsp/sap/z_hcmx_ui_ext/?jobId=005056853E201EDA8EF07377B167D3E5. The closing date for this vacancy is Monday, 17 February 2020.

25.09.2019: The European Central Bank is launching a traineeship programme in selected areas of the European Central Bank. We are looking for candidates that have finished their bachelor’s degree or higher in multiple areas. This is a great opportunity for those that are looking to put into practice what they have learned during their studies. Please find the full vacancy notice here: Traineeship Programme.

30.08.2019: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: 2019-166-TRA Traineeship, Directorate General Statistics. We are looking for candidates with: a bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, data science, economics, mathematics, finance, computer science, operational research or another relevant field; good IT skills and a working knowledge of MS Office (in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint); familiarity with data analysis and/or data management; familiarity with a statistical or mathematical software package and/or relational databases; Please find the full vacancy notice here. The closing date for this vacancy is Friday, 27 September 2019.

16.05.2019: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: 2019-101-TRA PhD Traineeship, External Statistics and Sector Accounts Division. We are looking for candidates with: a master’s degree in economics, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, social sciences or another relevant discipline together with at least two years of PhD studies in one of these fields; competence in the use of statistical and/or mathematical software packages (preferably R), time series analysis packages (e.g. Stata or similar) and related computer programming experience; or, alternatively, experience in dealing with large and complex datasets (e.g. survey data or micro data); an advanced command of English and an intermediate command of at least one other official language of the EU. Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://jobs.ecb.europa.eu/sap/bc/bsp/sap/z_hcmx_ui_ext/?jobId=005056853E201EE99DE1108F904E4A40. The closing date for this vacancy is Monday, 17 June 2019.

16.05.2019:The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: 2019-093-TRA Traineeships in Analytics / Data Science in Human Resources. We are looking for candidates with: bachelor’s degree or higher, with a specialisation relevant to the work of the HR Analytics team, in one of the following fields: data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, human resources management, business administration, economics, social and organisational psychology, business information systems, business analytics, or another relevant discipline; as a minimum, an intermediate level of expertise with R or advanced skills with another statistical programming language; experience in or knowledge of analytics and data science methodologies; an advanced command of English and an intermediate command of at least one other official language of the EU. Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://jobs.ecb.europa.eu/sap/bc/bsp/sap/z_hcmx_ui_ext/?jobId=005056853E201ED99C9415088F157E8D. The closing date for this vacancy is Tuesday, 28 May 2019.

18.03.2019: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: 2019 ECB Graduate Programme. We are looking for candidates with: a master’s degree or PhD completed between 1 February 2017 and 31 January 2019; alternatively you may be due to complete a PhD in 2019 (in this case the master’s degree can have been obtained before 1 February 2017) – candidates with a PhD, or who will obtain their PhD in 2019, will have a distinct advantage; qualifications in a field of interest to the ECB, e.g. economics, finance, statistics, accounting, financial/commercial/EU law, data science, political science, European studies, international relations, business administration, journalism and communications, psychology, information technology, civil engineering, engineering, mathematics, languages, human resources, physics, chemistry or facility management; a general interest in European affairs, central banking, banking supervision and matters of relevance to ECB business areas. Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/vacancies/html/vacancydetails.en.html?id=005056853E201ED991E5D85725EBA286. The closing date for this vacancy is Monday, 8 April 2019.

11.01.2019: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: Traineeship Programme at the ECB. We are hiring candidates in the following areas: Compliance and Governance; Finance; Operational Risk and Business Continuity; Market Infrastructure and Payments. Essential requirements for the traineeship programme include: a bachelor’s degree or higher in a field relevant to the area to which you are applying; a general interest in European affairs, central banking, banking supervision and matters of relevance to the ECB business areas participating in the programme; a good knowledge of the MS Office package and an advanced command of English and an intermediate command of at least one other official language of the EU. Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/vacancies/html/vacancydetails.en.html?id=005056853E201EE9859BC91A489EFF78. The closing date for this vacancy is Wednesday, 30 January 2019.

18.10.2018:The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: Traineeship and PhD Traineeship in Directorate Banknotes. We are looking for candidates with in metrology, printing or chemical engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics or graphic arts with a focus on quality management, or a related field. For the PhD, a master’s degree in paper engineering, paper and pulp chemistry, materials science, wood science, digital imaging and printing, physical science, or a related field; and at least two years of PhD studies at the closing date for applications in the field of paper engineering, paper and pulp chemistry, materials science, wood science, digital imaging and printing, physical science, or a related field. Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/vacancies/html/vacancydetails.en.html?id=005056853E201ED8B48BDC78045D08F7.

12.10.2018: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign: Traineeship in the Directorate General Information Systems. As a minimum, you need a completed bachelor’s degree in (computer) science. Graduates with
academic qualifications in non-science subjects but with a curriculum including electives in science and technology may also apply. Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://goo.gl/eHqiS6.

08.08.2018: The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign Traineeship in the Directorate General Administration. We are looking for candidates with a a bachelor’s degree or higher with a specialisation or focus in one of the following fields: environmental protection and/or sustainability management and communication, accounting, finance, business administration or public administration, law, engineering, organisational development, risk management, business continuity management, or information technology. Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/vacancies/html/vacancydetails.en.html?id=005056853E201EE8A6C7B22228D57B31

18.07.2018.The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign Traineeship in the Production Section, Directorate Banknotes. We are looking for candidates with a bachelor’s degree, a bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental or chemical engineering, chemistry, biology or an equivalent subject. Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/vacancies/html/vacancydetails.en.html?id=005056853E201ED89FBED2B863D09B2C

06.06.2018. The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign for a PhD traineeship, External Statistics and Sector Accounts Division, DG/S. We are looking for candidates with a master’s degree in economics, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, social science or another relevant discipline and at least two years of PhD studies in one of those fields. Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/vacancies/html/vacancydetails.en.html?id=005056853E201ED89AB34C6D183547EB

19.04.2018. The European Central Bank has launched a new traineeship campaign for Traineeship in the Statistical Applications and Tools Division, DG/S. We are looking for candidates with a bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, mathematics, data science, computer science, economics, econometrics, finance, engineering or other relevant discipline. In addition, knowledge of predictive modelling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data mining and statistical techniques; familiarity with the techniques and approach for the management of large datasets and/or data modelling and analysis of unstructured data (“big data”) and familiarity with a statistical or mathematical software package and related computer programming experience (Python, R, Matlab or equivalent) and/or with relational databases (Oracle, DB2, MySQL or equivalent). Please find the full vacancy notice here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/vacancies/html/vacancydetails.en.html?id=005056853E201ED890F99DA460468F95. If you would like to know more about our traineeships, please visit the European Central Bank’s Traineeship pages or send us an e-mail with your question.

15.01.2018: Traineeship in Operational Risk and Business Continuity Management. We are looking for candidates with a bachelor’s degree or higher in a bachelor’s degree or higher in business or public administration, auditing, non-financial risk management, information technology or other relevant subject. In addition, an interest in operational risk management, business continuity and/or crisis management issues. Closing date for applications: January 30, 2018.

13.11.2017: The European Central Bank is launching a new traineeship campaign in the Directorate General Information Systems. We are looking for candidates that have a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in computer sciences and technology or another academic subject with electives in sciences and technology. As a trainee, you will have the opportunity to develop your analytical and technical skills in different areas. Candidates must have completed their first cycle of education, evidenced by a full degree or equivalent, at the closing date for the application.

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