General Information

Type of contract  Traineeship

Who can apply?  EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme (see further information section)

Grant  The trainee grant is €1,070 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)

Working time  Full time

Place of work  Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date  14.10.2021

Your teamYou will be part of the Directorate General Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability. Our Directorate General has approximately 100 staff members providing analyses and policy advice on issues relating to financial stability, financial regulation and macroprudential policy. In particular, we identify and measure systemic risks, and assess the impact of regulations and macroprudential measures. We work on policy strategy and coordination, as well as challenges facing the banking and non-banking sectors. We are also working on a financial system-wide assessment of risks and vulnerabilities resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We are currently looking for trainees in the Macroprudential Policy Division, the Systemic Risk and Financial Institutions Division, the Market-based Finance Division and the Financial Regulation and Policy Division.

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a master’s degree, or studies towards a master’s degree that are close to completion, in finance, economics, law (with a focus on financial markets), statistics, mathematics, engineering, business administration (with a focus on accounting), physics, computer science, or a related discipline;

expertise in financial sector analysis, policy and/or regulation, and/or in macroeconomics;

good analytical ability and familiarity with macroeconomic and financial market data services software or with official financial sector statistics;

good IT and programming skills and knowledge of programming languages/econometric software (e.g. SQL, R, MATLAB, Stata, Python and/or EViews);

some experience in one or more of the following fields: econometrics (e.g. macroeconometrics, microeconometrics, time series analysis, financial econometrics, panel data econometrics); analysis of financial statements (e.g. balance sheet information issued by banks and other financial institutions);

familiarity with a broad range of standard databases of macroeconomic and financial data (e.g. Refinitiv Datastream, Bloomberg, Refinitiv Eikon, Haver Analytics, Refinitiv Lipper, EPFR Global).

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the objectives of this position.

Further informationThe length of the traineeship will be between 3 and 12 months in total.

The earliest starting date will be mid-January 2022, while additional options are available throughout 2022.

Traineeships in Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability, European Central Bank

Application and selection process Further information on how to join us is available on our website.

The recruitment process for this position will include an online interview. 

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