🇱🇺 Sector Specialist Job in Luxembourg 🌍 Innovation Fund Project Development Assistance at the European Investment Bank 🔋

The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Projects Directorate, Innovation and Competitiveness Department, Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Division, Innovation Fund Unit, at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a Sector Specialist. The EIB offers relocation support.

🔋 Purpose

The successful candidate will provide technical assistance to promoters on innovative, low carbon and energy efficiency technology deployment projects in the energy, industrial and net-zero mobility sectors that are part of the Innovation Fund sectors. The candidate will assess, within multi-disciplinary teams, the technical viability and environmental sustainability of projects in accordance with the relevant EU requirements under the Innovation Fund Project Development Assistance.

🏭 Specific Post Environment

The Innovation Fund is set up under the revised EU Emissions Trading System Directive. Its objective is to support innovative, low carbon technology demonstration projects in energy intensive industries, renewable energy, energy storage, net-zero mobility, buildings, carbon capture and use or carbon capture and storage, meaning the Innovation Fund sectors. The EIB supports projects eligible for the Innovation Fund to improve their technical, financial and operational maturity through Project Development Assistance, so they can successfully apply to the Innovation Fund or other financing schemes.

🤝 Operating Network

The successful candidate will join the Innovation and Competitiveness Department, specifically the Innovation Fund Unit, and will work closely with colleagues in the Unit, other Divisions and Departments of the Projects Directorate and other Directorates such as Operations and Legal, to ensure all duties are performed in line with the Project Development Assistance Contribution Agreement between the EIB and the European Commission. The candidate is also expected to liaise with the European Commission, in particular DG CLIMA, and with its agency CINEA, which are the implementing entities of the Innovation Fund.

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🔋 Accountabilities

✅ Review eligibility of projects for support under the Project Development Assistance Contribution Agreement and assess the feasibility and maturity of projects, to screen them in or out for future activities

📊 Provide technical and economic assessment as well as advisory services to selected projects in line with the objectives and requirements

📋 Prepare Terms of Reference for the procurement of consultant services and supervise the implementation of such services

📄 Prepare high quality final reports to be provided to project promoters, in line with the Contribution Agreement and the applicable procedures manual

⚙️ Propose improvements and updates of internal procedures to increase the efficiency of the activities and service delivery

🌡️ Track the evolution of the legal and regulatory framework related to the Innovation Fund and the sectors covered, to ensure application of the most up to date requirements

🎤 Represent the EIB for the Innovation Fund in workshops with the European Commission, Member States and project promoters or other events, including sharing of good practice, guidelines and methodologies, and produce sector and policy papers

✅ Qualifications

🎓 University degree, minimum an equivalent of a master's degree, preferably in STEM disciplines related to at least one of the Innovation Fund sectors, and further training and specialisations in specific sector-related areas will be an asset

💼 Minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience in industries related to one of the Innovation Fund sectors, and prior professional experience in managing technology and innovation projects including project planning, budgeting and execution, or alternatively in a funding environment such as grant application or corporate innovation roles

🏭 Strong knowledge of technologies, markets and industry best practices in at least one of the Innovation Fund sectors, and knowledge of sector-related international and EU policies and the associated regulatory aspects

🤝 Experience in managing technical assistance projects or programmes and in managing and working with external experts and consultants will represent a clear advantage, and experience in developing client and stakeholder relationships would be an advantage, in particular with other EU institutions or government entities

✍️ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of drafting concise and insightful materials and presenting findings to technical and non-technical audiences, strong teamwork, integrity and analytical thinking, and fluency in English, with knowledge of other EU languages being an advantage

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📋 The Details

📍 Location: Luxembourg, at the EIB headquarters, with regular office presence required

🆔 Job ID: 111412

📌 Grade: 5, internal benchmark Sector Engineer, full-time temporary position

📄 Contract: the term of this contract will be 3 years

🗓️ Panel interviews are foreseen as from July 2026

🏠 The EIB offers relocation support

📌 This is an open campaign to consecutively fill open positions, and it remains open until the position is filled, with applications reviewed in order of receipt, and the offer does not state any salary