Junior Advisor - Executive Office

Position description

Grade/seniority: A1
Salary: From €5,882.90/month, tax-exempt + benefits
Contract: 1-year renewable, with potential for long term continuation
Closing date: 21 November 2025

Supporting strategic leadership to advance social impact across Europe.

The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is a multilateral development bank with a unique social mandate. We finance projects that strengthen social cohesion and improve lives across our 43 member states, fostering inclusive growth, supporting vulnerable populations, and promoting environmental sustainability.

The Executive Office (EO) supports the Governor in his leadership role and identifies strategic and business transformation opportunities to improve how the CEB delivers on its mission. As Junior Advisor, you’ll assist the EO in key front-office activities and contribute to high-impact initiatives that shape the Bank’s direction and visibility.

In this dynamic role, you’ll help prepare the Governor’s interventions, drafting briefing notes, speeches and presentations on key economic, financial and social topics. You’ll support strategic initiatives and research trends relevant to the Bank’s mission, monitor peer development institutions, and collaborate with the Communications Unit to ensure consistent and impactful messaging.

To join, you’ll need:

• an advanced degree in economics or a related field;
• 2-3 years’ experience in a policy-oriented or international institution;
• sound knowledge of international development and financial institutions;
• strong analytical and research abilities;
• excellent English writing and presentation skills;
• fluency in one of the two CEB official languages (English and French), and working knowledge of the other, with a commitment to develop it further.

Experience with multilateral development banks or similar institutions would be a strong asset.

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