The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Operations Directorate, Equity, Growth Capital and Project Finance Department, Deep Tech, Digital and Life Sciences Equity and Growth Capital Division, Co-Investment Unit, at its headquarters in Luxembourg, an Investment Officer.
📈 Purpose
The purpose of the role is to originate, monitor and manage equity-type co-investment operations, thereby supporting the lending activities of the Bank as well as contributing to the achievement of EIB objectives. The successful candidate will contribute to the expansion and deployment of EIB co-investment products across all eligible sectors, and the role encompasses four key areas of responsibility:
⚡ Transaction execution: ensuring the timely delivery of co-investment operations while maintaining high standards of risk assessment, due diligence and alignment with EIB policy objectives
📊 Deployment, investment assessment and portfolio monitoring: supporting the deployment of existing co-investment facilities, assessing individual co-investment opportunities, and overseeing existing co-investments throughout their investment period until their transfer to Portfolio Management and Monitoring
🛠️ Product and process development: supporting the design and implementation of new operating models, templates, procedures, platforms and other initiatives related to equity and quasi-equity co-investment activities
🤝 Stakeholder engagement: managing interactions with internal and external counterparts, fostering strong relationships and effective collaboration across the investment ecosystem
🌐 Operating Network
The successful candidate will report to the Head of Unit and have regular contact with colleagues in the Department's divisions and units, as well as other Departments and Directorates. You will be responsible for the smooth delivery of the operation volume ensuring sound risk taking and solid policy alignment of the pipeline executed, the monitoring of existing co-investment transactions, the implementation of new templates, processes and procedures related directly to equity-type co-investment operations, platforms and other new initiatives, and the interactions with internal and external counterparts, all with a prominent focus on the deployment of co-investment products across all EIB eligible sectors.
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🗂️ Accountabilities
🏢 Manage equity-type co-investment transactions with EIB partners, including the corporate venture arms of large and sector leading corporates, specific investors through among others the European Investment Fund, and national public or policy investment partners, in Europe in the innovation intensive, infrastructure and climate related sectors
📋 Coordinate the monitoring and management of existing co-investment transactions
⚙️ Contribute to the implementation of the relevant reporting tasks, processes, procedures, methodologies, systems and working tools as well as their proper application
💡 Develop innovative practical approaches to complex operational issues, to speed up approval, blending and disbursement processes
✅ Qualifications
🎓 University degree, minimum an equivalent to a bachelor, preferably in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Engineering or another related discipline
💼 Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience, including direct or indirect equity and quasi-equity investments, assessment, structuring and execution of investments, or monitoring and management of investment portfolios
🤝 Experience in collaborating with a wide network of stakeholders in an investment environment
🌱 Experience in innovation-intensive, digital, infrastructure, climate or energy-related sectors would be an advantage
📐 Excellent knowledge of various financial structures and products and related legal aspects
🏛️ Good understanding of the EIB mission and activities as well as the operating and political framework in which the Bank operates
🗣️ Excellent knowledge of English and French, with a good command of the other, and knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage
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📋 The Details
📍 Location: Luxembourg, at the EIB headquarters, with regular office presence required
🆔 Job ID: 111548
📌 Grade: 5
📄 Contract: permanent, full-time
🗓️ Panel interviews are anticipated for September 2026
🏠 The EIB offers relocation support
📌 The offer does not state any salary for this position
📩 How to Apply
Apply online through the EIB Group careers portal for this job opening.
⏰ Deadline
31 July 2026.
🔗 Links
📝 Job opening and application: https://erecruitment.eib.org/psp/hr/EIBJOBS/CAREERS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=111548&PostingSeq=2
📧 Accessibility support for applications: Jobs@eib.org
