Traineeship Lawyer-Linguist with English as main language

General Information

Type of contract:  Traineeship

Who can apply?  EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme 

Grant:  The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section) 

Working time:  Full time 

Place of work:  Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date:  17.03.2025

Your team

You will be part of the Legislation Division in the Directorate General Legal Services. Our Division is responsible for preparing the ECB’s legal acts in the official languages of the European Union (EU), reviewing legal texts for legal, linguistic and terminological consistency and maintaining a legal terminology database.

In the field of banking supervision, we provide advice and expertise in developing ECB supervisory decisions within the Single Supervisory Mechanism and are involved in preparing and reviewing such decisions. We also contribute to the delivery of large banking supervision projects and help implement common policies in this area.

Our Division is also responsible for publishing and disseminating the ECB’s legal framework and other legal publications.

In your role as a trainee lawyer-linguist, you will be part of a team of 40 members of staff and will work closely with other relevant ECB business areas in all of the ECB’s fields of competence.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

As a trainee lawyer-linguist you will:

• edit and revise ECB legal acts, Administrative Board of Review opinions, court submissions and other legal texts drafted in English;
• apply EU legislative drafting rules to the drafting of ECB legal acts and review draft ECB legal acts to ensure legal, linguistic and terminological consistency;
• provide assistance to ECB business areas in the drafting of supervisory decisions, Administrative Board of Review opinions and other legal texts;
• contribute to the development of the methodology and procedures for drafting and translating ECB legal acts, and develop and update supervisory decision templates and associated guidance notes to be used by colleagues in banking supervision, joint supervisory teams and national competent authorities;
• carry out legal research related to legislative drafting and topics relevant to the ECB’s activities as a central bank and a banking supervisor;
• contribute, as required, to projects reaching beyond a particular language desk and to the work of the Legislation Division as a whole.

 

You will work closely with the lawyer-linguists in our Division and have the opportunity to gain experience in drafting and revising legal texts in English that are destined for publication.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to contribute to the quality of ECB legal acts. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens. 

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential: 

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in law (or equivalent law degree) obtained from an institution in which the degree programme is taught in English;
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
• a mastery-level (C2) command of English with proven drafting ability and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages...

Desired: 

• a good knowledge of EU law;
• a basic knowledge of EU banking and financial law;
• a qualification in modern languages and/or translation;
• experience in legal editing and revision;
• a demonstrable interest in or experience with using visualisation and collaboration tools.

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 aims of this position.

Further information

Initial traineeship of four months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/traineeship/html/index.e...

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will include a remote written exercise in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – an online interview.

Further information on how to apply is available on our website. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/before-you-apply/how-to-apply/html/ind...

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.

 

Innovation and technology trainee in Human Resources

General Information

Type of contract: Traineeship 

Who can apply?  EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme 

Grant: The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)

Working time: Full time 

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 

Closing date: 25.03.2025

Your team

You will be part of the Employee Services Division in the Directorate General Human Resources. Our Directorate has more than a hundred staff providing operational, talent management and advisory services to around 5,000 ECB employees and trainees. 

The HR function has undergone a digital transformation, incorporating future-oriented policies and practices into the way we work. Our business and customer interaction approach has been revamped to be more impactful and agile, while reducing complexity. We are simplifying our processes through digitalisation and automation to deliver people-focused and data-driven solutions.

In your role as trainee, you will be part of the HR Systems team of six members of staff responsible for managing the technologies and solutions that support HR functions and processes and provide support services for end users. We work closely with all teams in our Directorate General and with colleagues in the Directorate General Information Systems. 

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

As a trainee you will:

• contribute to system design and development for smaller and larger innovations and adjustments to HR systems, including planning, coordination and testing;
• assist with the daily maintenance and operation of HR systems;
• help resolve technical issues and system bugs;
• support end users and troubleshoot technical issues they may encounter;
• prepare and/or update training material and carry out training sessions with end users on specific tasks;
• explore new technologies and contribute to innovation in the Division.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to gain experience working in HR, contribute to HR digitalisation and transformation and work with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic and inspiring environment. 

In this team, you will help to advance the ECB’s portfolio of HR services and applications. You will be exposed to the diverse technologies we use, including SAP S/4HANA (core HR modules) and cloud SaaS environments, such as Avature (recruitment and talent management) and IMC (learning). You will interact with ECB end users on business requirements, business analysis and project management tasks and help develop solutions hands-on.

Coaching will be provided to help you gradually become involved in the daily business tasks associated with your role.

Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to work closely with numerous different business areas at the ECB. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential: 

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in business information systems, computer science, data science, statistics, mathematics, business analytics, HR management, business administration, social or organisational psychology, or another relevant discipline;
• a sound general understanding of information systems and information technology; interest in digitalisation, AI and new technologies;
• strong problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively;
• excellent analytical and conceptual skills;
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package; 
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages...

Desired:

• familiarity with HR processes and systems;
• practical experience using HR IT solutions;
• experience with low-code and RPA platforms;
• knowledge and practical experience of developing AI/ML solutions;
• familiarity or direct experience with agile methodologies;
• experience in testing software systems;
• the capacity to act constructively when facing challenges.

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 aims of this position.

Further information

Initial traineeship of six months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/traineeship/html/index.e...

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will include a remote written exercise and an online interview. 

Further information on how to apply is available on our website. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/before-you-apply/how-to-apply/html/ind...

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.

 

Traineeship in Human Resources Operations

General Information

Type of contract: Traineeship 

Who can apply?  EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme 

Grant:  The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)

Working time: Full time 

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 

Closing date:  19.03.2025

Your team

You will be part of the Employee Services Division in the Directorate General Human Resources. The Division provides integration, health and well-being services, as well as being responsible for processing salaries, rewards, allowances and pensions. In addition to assisting more than 4,000 employees throughout their ECB careers and beyond, we support the development and implementation of human resources (HR) systems at the ECB and deliver state-of-the-art HR analytics. We are constantly reviewing our processes in order to streamline them and make them more customer-centric.

In your role as a trainee in the Human Resources Operations team, you will be part of the team responsible for compensation and benefits-related processes as well as contract management. You will work closely with other members of the HR Operations team and provide support to ECB staff.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

As a trainee in Human Resources Operations you will:

• respond to staff members’ queries on salaries and benefits;
• support employee benefit processes;
• help to streamline and digitalise human resources processes related to compensation and benefits;
• support the policy work of the team by, for example, contributing to data reporting and preparing presentations and communication material;
• contribute to research and benchmarking exercises, prepare statistics and support policy implementation reviews.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to gain experience working in HR, particularly in daily operations using SAP Human Capital Management (HCM).

You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens. 

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential: 

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in human resources management, business administration, employment and/or industrial relations, social or organisational psychology, accounting, business information systems, business analytics or another relevant discipline;
• in addition to the above, excellent analytical and conceptual skills; 
• an interest in complex technical content;
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages...

Desired: 

• a qualification in human resources;
• a good understanding of data and sound data processing skills.

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 aims of this position.

Further information

Initial traineeship of six months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/traineeship/html/index.e...

Application and selection process

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

Further information on how to apply is available on our website. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/before-you-apply/how-to-apply/html/ind...

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.

 

Traineeship in Compliance and Governance

General Information

Type of contract: Traineeship 

Who can apply?  EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme 

Grant: The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section) 

Working time: Full time 

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 

Closing date:  20.03.2025

Your team

You will be part of the Compliance and Governance Division in the Directorate General Secretariat. Our Division has 25 members of staff in three teams: the Ethics and Integrity team, promoting ethical standards of behaviour within the ECB, the Eurosystem and the Single Supervisory Mechanism; the Governance and Risk monitoring team, monitoring conduct risk and strengthening good governance; and the Transparency and Access to documents team, dealing with accountability and transparency issues. Ongoing tasks and projects include advising ECB staff on ethics-related issues, coordinating the ECB’s responses to public access requests, requests from national authorities and enquiries from the European Ombudsman, and organising training and awareness activities in these fields of work. 

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

As a trainee you will work on ongoing projects with members of the team to which you are assigned, gaining an insight into the work of the Division and the functioning of the ECB. The tasks allocated to you may include the following:

• contributing to outreach activities by developing ethics-related training, creating and managing dashboards, and analysing/monitoring data; 
• contacting and advising staff about conflicts of interest, the acceptance of gifts and hospitality, post-employment restrictions and other ethics-related issues;
• contributing to the assessment of requests for disclosure of documents under the public access regime or under the relevant framework applicable to national authorities;
• conducting policy or legal research and benchmarking exercises on topical issues;
• regularly monitoring and reporting on current developments in the fields of ethics, integrity, governance, conduct risk management and transparency at both the national and the EU level; 
• contributing to the development of outreach and knowledge management activities and resources (e.g. e-learning, workshops and awareness campaigns); 
• contributing to the ongoing digitalisation and automation of internal processes, which currently includes a new digital virtual assistant and a new digital case manager;
• putting to use and further developing your IT skills to help us maintain and enhance two of our main tools: a virtual assistant (IBM Watson) and an application developed using Mendix;
• reviewing data collection and preparing statistics.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to challenge yourself, to familiarise yourself with new tasks and to gain experience in matters related to ethics, integrity, management of conduct risk, good governance and transparency and in the use of technology in these fields. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens. 

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential: 

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in law or public administration, ideally from a university within the EU;
• a sound understanding of EU institutions, EU administrative law, and banking or financial law;
• a sound understanding of current trends and challenges in the areas of ethics, integrity, management of conduct risk, governance or transparency at national, EU or international level;
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package; 
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages...

Desired: 

• a demonstrable interest in ethics, good governance, or accountability and transparency issues;
• experience in conducting legal analysis as a member of a team;
• experience with analysing data and visualising information, including using Excel or any advanced tools;
• experience in process analysis and/or optimisation.

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 aims of this position.

Further information

Initial traineeship of six months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/traineeship/html/index.e...

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will include a pre-recorded video interview in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – a written exercise and an online interview. 

Further information on how to apply is available on our website. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/before-you-apply/how-to-apply/html/ind...

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.

 

Traineeship in data science and analytics in HR

General Information

Type of contract: Traineeship 

Who can apply?  EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme 

Grant: The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section) 

Working time: Full time 

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 

Closing date:  21.03.2025

Your team

You will be part of the Human Resources (HR) Analytics team in the Employee Services Division of the Directorate General Human Resources. Our Directorate General has over 100 members of staff who provide operational, talent management and advisory services to approximately 4,000 employees at the ECB. We are currently working on a data-driven and evidence-based approach that will enable the Directorate General to best serve the needs of employees and the organisation. 

In your role as a data science trainee, you will be part of a close-knit team responsible for providing data science services to stakeholders in the Directorate General and other ECB business areas. You will support their activities, generate insights to shape HR strategy, and use data analytics to optimise the impact of HR policies on working conditions, well-being and performance. You will also work closely with relevant stakeholders both within and outside the Directorate General.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

As a trainee in the HR Analytics team, you will:

• develop statistical analyses and data science solutions and provide recommendations for strategic HR decision-making and policy development;
• contribute to exploring new tools and technologies, testing them and developing prototypes;
• support the development of a data and evidence-based HR approach by reviewing research literature, generating insights from available reports and tools, and training colleagues to integrate these into their work;
• contribute to transforming and visualising HR datasets for various projects and tasks.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to learn from experienced data scientists, gain hands-on analytics experience and work with leading technologies in a dynamic and inspiring environment. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential: 

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, human resources management, business administration, economics, social and organisational psychology, business information systems, business analytics or another relevant discipline;
• advanced skills in R or in another statistical programming language;
• excellent analytical and conceptual skills and an interest in complex technical content;
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages...

Desired: 

• experience in HR analytics;
• experience with SQL, Tableau and/or big data technologies;
• experience in data cleaning, data transformation and data visualisation.

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 aims of this position.

Further information

Initial traineeship of six months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/traineeship/html/index.e...

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will include a remote written exercise in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – an online interview. 

Further information on how to apply is available on our website. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/before-you-apply/how-to-apply/html/ind...

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.