This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment. We also offer relocation support.

The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Group Risk & Compliance Directorate (GR&C), Office of the Group Chief Compliance Officer (GR&C-OCCO), Group Compliance and Integrity Department (GCI), Ethics and Market Integrity Division (EMI), Group Ethics Unit (GEU), at its headquarters in Luxembourg, an (Associate) Officer - Ethics and Conduct*.

This is a full time position at grade 4/5 for which the EIB offers a permanent contract.

*Internal benchmark (Associate) Officer Compliance

Panel interviews are anticipated for April/May 2026.

Purpose

Contribute to the identification, assessment, monitoring and management of Ethics and Conduct risks in order to strengthen compliance and increase Group alignment, a strategic priority for the institution.

Specific Post Environment

The management of Group Ethics/Conduct risks has been embedded within the functional responsibility of the Office of the Group Chief Compliance Officer (OCCO), reinforcing the independence, consistency, and oversight of Ethics-related matters across the Group.

Challenges include the timely delivery of advice and input in relation to issues of governance, policy development and professional integrity with particular emphasis on the EIB Group alignment.

Operating Network

Reporting to the Head of Unit, you will work closely with other Division members as well as with Compliance Officers of other Divisions in the Directorate on a daily basis. Contact with colleagues from other Directorates is also frequent (mainly HR, the Inspectorate General, the General Secretariat, Legal, and with the European Investment Fund (EIF)) as well as with Compliance Liaison Officers in all Directorates.

Externally you will have contact with the other IFIs and the ECB.

Accountabilities

• Contribute to ensuring that Ethics and Integrity policies and procedures, in particular the Codes of Conduct, the Whistleblowing Policy, the Conflict of Interest policy, the related procedures and those relating to governance matters, remain up-to-date
• Assist in the finalisation of opinions and recommendations with regard to the professional ethics of the EIB Group staff and ethical and integrity standards, in relation to e.g. conflicts of interest and confidentiality, and in general with regard to the compliance of an individual’s actions with the rules on ethics and integrity falling within the O-GCCO remit, including e.g. the EIB Group Staff Codes of Conduct
• Provide OCCO contribution to policy, procedures, guidelines and internal documents and, if applicable, related Management Committee Notes under the responsibility of other Directorates
• Prepare briefings for management on general compliance matters
• Contribute to the design and delivery of various ethics training and awareness-raising initiatives for OCCO
• Support the work of the Division more generally in relation to transversal OCCO issues e.g. compliance risk assessment/monitoring/reporting, benchmarking, contractual and integrity clauses
• Contribute to the strengthening of the EIB Group dimension in all areas within Ethics remit
• Cooperate with other services in elaborating policy documents with an Ethics or Conduct dimension e.g. EIB Statues, Rules of Procedures, Codes of Conduct, Operating Rules of the Ethics and Compliance Committee and of the Appointing Advisory Committee, Transparency Policy, Anti-Fraud Policy, etc.
• Facilitate the review, development and implementation of policies and internal procedures in relation to the delineation between 1st LoD and 2nd LoD, with a view to improving and streamlining processes
• Contribute to risk related work streams relevant for the Division’s remit
• Provide OCCO representation on work streams related to the Bank’s transition to becoming a Climate Bank.
• Identify and elaborate remediation measures for the Compliance of the Bank’s activities with its policies, rules and procedures in the areas of relevance for OCCO

Qualifications

• University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor), preferably in Law, Economics, Finance, or other relevant fields
• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience including strong exposure to areas related to legal drafting and/or corporate governance, and/or policy development, and/or other areas relevant to the remit of the Unit
• Knowledge of regulatory rules on corporate governance
• Knowledge of and/or experience in best practices regarding individual ethical conduct
• Knowledge and/or experience in issues related to OCCO’s activities (e.g. Governance, regulatory standards and compliance, reporting to governing bodies, risk related files and KPIs, Whistleblowing, professional duties, Ethics)
• Knowledge of the EIB Group’s objectives, mission & broader policies
• Very good drafting abilities, in particular in relation to documentation/files that have legal implications
• Good communication, presentation and writing skills
• Excellent knowledge of English and/or French(***), with a good command of the other. Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage.

Competencies

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