Trainee (Projects Directorate - Climate)

Projects Directorate (PJ) – ECSO (Environment, Climate and Social Office) 

Objective of traineeship

The trainee will contribute mainly to the development of the work of ECSO on adaptation to climate change

Accountabilities

Under the supervision of a Senior staff member the trainee will:

• ·         Provide research and other inputs to help develop the Bank’s approach to climate risks management at project level
• ·         Research existing climate risk tools with a view to contributing to the conceptual design of the EIB Climate Risk Tool - including its testing 
• ·         Help establishing a wiki-type knowledge management centre on adaptation based in ECSO
• ·         Support any other work on related climate action matters, as the request of the ECSO management
  

Qualifications

• ·         Degree in science, international relations, communication, economics
• ·         Knowledge of Climate Change issues
• ·         Knowledge of Climate Change adaptation would be an asset
• ·         Knowledge of English, with excellent writing skills. Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage