The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), established in 1956, is a multilateral development bank with a unique social mandate from its 43 member states. The CEB finances investment in social sectors, including education, health and affordable housing, with a focus on the needs of vulnerable people. Borrowers include governments, local and regional authorities, public and private banks, non-profit organisations and others. As a multilateral bank with a triple-A credit rating, the CEB funds itself on the international capital markets. It approves projects according to strict social, environmental and governance criteria, and provides technical assistance. In addition, the CEB receives funds from donors to complement its activities.

The Technical Assessment and Monitoring Directorate (TAM) houses the CEB’s sector, thematic and safeguards as well as its corporate procurement experts. TAM experts support the fulfilment of the CEB’s social development mandate by seeking to strengthen the quality, scale-up the benefits, mainstream climate change and environmental sustainability considerations, improve the management of relevant risks and enhance the reporting transparency as regards the Bank’s lending activities. They do so by supporting the sectoral and thematic orientation of the CEB’s project pipeline, by drafting the CEB’s sector/thematic and safeguards-related standards, approaches and guidelines, and by applying those and harnessing their practical experience in the due diligence of CEB-financed operations throughout the project cycle. TAM further seeks to enhance the quality and impacts of Bank-financed operations by advising beneficiaries on project preparation and implementation, directly or by managing external consultants, and by producing and disseminating knowledge through specialised publications, internal awareness-raising activities, participation in external events and partnerships with external stakeholders.

The Technical Assessment and Monitoring Directorate is looking for an intern with a Junior Analyst profile for its Technical Advisors Division, to support its work on gender and on results measurement. S/he will report to the Sector Policy Advisor with dotted line reporting to the Head of Environmental & Social Sustainability Unit and work in close collaboration with colleagues from across TAM.

Main Responsibilities:

• Contribute to developing and implementing the CEB’s gender roadmap – this may include, non-exhaustively, preparing and contributing in meetings with a gender expert and Technical Advisors, researching relevant sector-specific gender data to help defining sector-specific gender indicators, lead the implementation of gender-roadmap initiatives.

• Support the work of the TAM-TA-ESS Unit on the gender assessments, notably undertaking country level assessment on country level, for comparative analysis.  Potential work on operations, to undertake gender analysis.

• Contribute to developing the CEB’s approach to results measurement – this may include benchmarking of relevant institutions, conceptualising a fit-for purpose framework for the CEB, in liaison with colleagues from other relevant Directorates.

• Collaborate in any other relevant task that may be requested of him/her within the framework of the Directorate’s activity.

Academic background:

• Graduated within the past 24 months or currently enrolled in the final academic year at an institute of higher education (ideally at a Master’s level or equivalent).

• Studies in economics, finance, public policy/administration, development economics and related fields.

   

Professional background and skills:

• Strong research and analytical capabilities;

• Proven ability to communicate effectively and prepare written content and presentations for different audiences;

• Strong drafting and editing skills; high level of attention to details;

• Ability to work in an international team environment and flexibly on a range of assignments;

• Proficiency in MS Office tools (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Applicants to the CEB Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience, but any experience relevant to the role would constitute an advantage.

Language skills: Excellent command of one of the two CEB official languages (English and French), both oral and written. Working knowledge of the other one is required.

Core competencies:

• Adaptability
• Client Orientation
• Communication
• Innovation
• Result Orientation
• Team Work

Nationality:

• Citizen of one of the Bank’s Member States: Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Holy See, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine.

Internship duration: The selected candidate will undertake an internship for the duration of 6 months, starting in February 2025. Some flexibility regarding the starting date can be granted to match the Intern’s schedule/requirements of their academic institution.

Internship allowance: lnterns at the CEB are paid 1 800 € per month as a flat-rate indemnity to contribute towards living costs, public transportation and accommodation. Travel expenses or other costs are not met by the Bank.

Admission to an internship does not confer on the intern the status of a CEB staff member, nor does it confer any entitlement to subsequent appointment on a permanent or temporary basis.

The CEB welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates who are nationals of CEB member countries.

The CEB rigorously applies the principle of equal pay for equivalent work. We are committed to workplace gender equality and strive to ensure the recruitment of suitably qualified and experienced staff without regard to their gender, as well as their age, racial or ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, or disability. In line with peer international financial institutions, the CEB is EDGE certified (Move level), having demonstrated its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and have been assessed against the highest global standards.

In order to minimise bias, our selection processes include steps such as digitally recorded interviews, written tests and interactive interviews. Please note that initial steps in the selection process will typically be conducted online (remotely).

Applications from CEB member countries should be made in English or French using the Bank's online application system at https://ceb.profils.org before midnight Paris time on 5 November 2024.