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 21.08.2025
Your team
You will be part of the Employee Services Division in the Directorate General Human Resources, which has over 100 staff providing services relating to integration, health and well-being and 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 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, you will be part of our Pensions and Insurance Services team. The team is responsible for managing contracts and processes for pensions, health-related insurances, and communication with current and former staff members and external providers. You will support internal clients with their inquiries, working closely with in-house experts as well as account managers from external providers.
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 Trainee in the Pensions and Insurances team you will:
- process and reconcile members’ investment transactions;
- prepare data and graphics for the reports provided to the Pension Fund Investment Committee;
- liaise with the in-house accounting team and the external custodian on operational matters;
- assist in preparing monthly financial statements, data transfers and the membership report;
- test proposed improvements to self-service apps;
- communicate with members on pension and insurance issues;
- help automate insurance administration tools and applications.
This position offers you excellent opportunities to gain experience working in HR. 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 HR management, business administration, employment and/or industrial relations, social or organisational psychology, accounting, law (preferably EU employment and/or social security law), data science, statistics, mathematics, actuarial science, business analytics or another relevant discipline;
- excellent analytical and conceptual skills, and an interest in translating complex technical content into management reports;
- a very 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.
Desired:
- a qualification in HR, or work experience in HR;
- a good understanding of data and data processing skills;
- practical experience using HR IT solutions;
- knowledge of one or more of the SAP Human Capital Management modules.
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.
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.
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.
