Position description
About the European Money Markets Institute
The European Money Markets Institute develops and administers robust benchmarks, such as EURIBOR, that are essential for financial markets and the broader economy.
- We believe that harmonised and transparent money markets are key for funding the economy. This brings up economic stability and growth which, in turn, increase society’s resilience;
- We act as a trusted partner with a strong sense of ethics;
- We are an international non-for-profit association working for the public good by facilitating the smooth functioning of euro money markets and fostering their further integration;
- We promote labels, such as STEP, standards, and practices that enable harmonised access to markets;
- We explore new initiatives, such as fallback rates, to answer market needs;
- We are a committed and open-minded multinational team which provides a diversity in expertise, ensuring transparency, excellence, and integrity.
The European Money Markets Institute was founded in 1999 – along with the introduction of the euro – by the national banking associations of the Member States of the European Union. Based in Brussels, the Institute has Europe anchored in its DNA.
More info about EMMI can be found here.
Position specifications
Your team
You will be part of the Operations Unit and report to its Head of Unit.
The Operations Unit is responsible for all activities related to the provision of our product lines, which currently consist of the euro zone’s most important critical financial benchmark EURIBOR, its fallback rate EFTERM and the commercial paper market label STEP. These activities encompass: the design and development of existing and new products; their governance, quality control, as well as their distribution.
Furthermore, the Operations Unit implements internal operational processes, oversees outsourced processes, and interacts with contributing panel banks. Finally, the Operations Unit also monitors, analysis and reports on conjunctural and structural developments in money markets, in particular in the euro area.
Your role
The position is permanent, full-time and based in Brussels.
Benchmarks Officer will be:
Responsible for: (together with the other Benchmark Officer responsible for Governance)
- Defining, reviewing, and monitoring the implementation of the benchmarks governance framework, in particular the Code of Obligations of Panel Banks;
- Ensuring that benchmarks operations are in line with regulatory and supervisory (requirements and) recommendations;
- Maintaining contacts to EURIBOR Panel Banks, including oversight of their compliance with the EURIBOR Code of Obligations for Panel Banks;
- Ensuring smooth internal and external audits by acting as the main point of contact within the Benchmark team.
Contributing to:
- Controlling, monitoring and/or implementing the daily collection, calculation and publication processes of EMMI’s benchmarks;
- Controlling, monitoring and continuously enhancing the quality of the benchmarks; drafting and reviewing of relevant procedures;
- Preparation and support of the Unit’s contributions to meetings of EMMI’s oversight bodies, in particular the EURIBOR and Efterm Oversight Committees.
Qualifications
You have the following qualifications and experience:
- Master’s degree (or Bachelor degree plus 5 years of relevant experience) in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Law or another relevant field;
- Experience in governance/Compliance/Internal control related topics;
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office, in particular Word, Excel and Power Point;
- Experience in stakeholder engagement and maintaining industry contacts;
- Understanding of BMR and/or IOSCO principles and financial regulation is an asset;
- Advanced command of English, both written and oral;
- Intermediate command of at least one other official language of the EU.
Your skills
You demonstrate the following skills:
- Analytical skills;
- Critical thinking;
- Solution-oriented;
- Communication & change management skills.
Your behavioural attributes
You commit to implement the following behavioural attributes:
- Teamwork: we work in an environment of trust; we favour the exchange of information and stimulate the debate of ideas; we support each other to achieve the same common goal;
- Accountability and result oriented: we are committed to focussing on effective results and we stand accountable for our actions and their consequences;
- Learning and developing we seek constantly to develop our abilities, knowledge and skills and embrace acquiring new skills.
Our values
Our values are the following:
- Transparency and harmonisation: we promote transparency and harmonisation as we believe that transparent and harmonised financial markets are key for funding the economy. This brings up economic stability and growth, which in turn increase society’s resilience;
- Integrity: we act as a trusted partner with a strong sense of ethics;
- Operational excellence: we deliver the best possible output quality following robust, resilient, and efficient processes.
We offer
- The advantage of a small organisation fostering a collaborative, dynamic and international environment;
- Contributing to challenging work assignments;
- Benefiting from flexible working time and homeworking possibilities;
- A competitive salary package.
Application instructions
Send your application. Please include:
- Your CV;
- A motivational letter (including salary expectations);
- Two references.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
Application Deadline:
Submit your complete application by Friday,19 December 2025 to be considered for this role.
Interview Process:
- Shortlisted candidates will be notified by Tuesday, 23 December 2025;
- First-round interviews will be held via Teams from 14 January to 19 January 2026;
- Candidates progressing to the next stage will complete a personality test and prepare a presentation on a topic provided by us;
- Second-round interviews will take place in person at the EMMI Office (56, Avenue des Arts, 1000 Brussels) on 22 & 26 January and on 5 February 2026.
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