Traineeship in the Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments

Frankfurt

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Veröffentlicht am 25.02.2026
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Traineeship in the Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments

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Your role

As a trainee in the Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments, you will be involved in:

supporting project management (including planning, monitoring and reporting), change management and onboarding for TARGET Services;

carrying out tasks related to policy and regulatory issues, system functionalities and the design and development of financial market infrastructure services;

establishing incident and crisis management procedures, supporting day-to-day operations, and planning activities related to deploying TARGET Services;

contributing to stakeholder engagement (including coordinating meetings, documenting outcomes and drafting briefings), to support the governance of TARGET Services and collaboration with a variety of stakeholders, including financial institutions, central banks, Eurosystem committees and other EU institutions.

The traineeship offers you excellent opportunities to learn about financial market infrastructure and contribute to the Eurosystem’s role in this field, gaining exposure to a wide range of tasks in one of the most exciting areas of the ECB. During the traineeship, you will gain hands-on experience in the delivery and operation of large and complex pan-European IT platforms. 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 economics, business administration, econometrics, programming, computer science, engineering, finance, mathematics, physics or a related field;

advanced knowledge of the MS Office package, in particular Excel and PowerPoint;

an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the .

Desired:

a master’s degree in economics, business administration, econometrics, programming, computer science, engineering, finance, mathematics, physics or a related field;

experience in drafting and presenting complex subject matter in a clear and concise manner for different audiences;

knowledge of change and/or release management methodologies, principles and practices;

a general understanding of financial market infrastructures (i.e. payment, securities settlement and collateral management systems);

a general understanding of central banking and the ECB’s mission, tasks and responsibilities.

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.

Standort

European Central Bank, Frankfurt

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