Traineeship in Market Infrastructure Development
Reference 2017-242-TRA
Type of contract Traineeship of between 3 and 12 months in total.
Who can apply EU nationals who are eligible according to our traineeship programme
Salary The trainee grant is €1,050 per month plus an accommodation allowance.
Working time Full-time
Place of work Frankfurt, Germany
Closing date for applications 09 October 2017
Your team
The European Central Bank is a team of teams working together to safeguard price stability and financial stability for millions of people. We offer varied opportunities and challenges in a people-centred working culture that gives you a voice and the remit to make an impact – for Europe.
The Market Infrastructure Development Division is seeking applications from recent graduates for a six-month traineeship (with the possibility of an extension to up to 12 months in total).
Your role
You will be part a division which coordinates and executes large-scale Eurosystem projects in the areas of market infrastructure and payments (e.g. TARGET2, TARGET2-Securities, instant payments and collateral management).
To further enhance the diversity of the team, we particularly encourage applications from female candidates.
As Trainee you will help contribute to: financial market infrastructure project management and project deliverables; software testing activities; planning, tracking and validating project deliverables; reporting on project progress; and preparing and contributing to meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications, experience and skills
You will bring to the role:
- a bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, finance, business administration, law or a related discipline;
- a basic knowledge of financial market infrastructure (payment systems, central securities depositories, securities settlement services and central counterparties), of the role of collateral
- and collateral management arrangements and payment instruments, and of financial
- markets/products would be an asset;
- knowledge of project management principles, execution and implementation would be an asset.
- You will also bring to the role your ability to communicate effectively, handle sensitive and confidential information while sharing relevant information appropriately with colleagues, deliver results within agreed deadlines, apply a logical and methodical approach to solving difficult problems, and pay attention to detail.
Application and selection process
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