Gender Expert - based in Luxembourg (Entity: EIB - Job ID: 111242)

Job ID:111242Entity:European Investment BankDeadline:

This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment. We also offer relocation support.

The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Projects Directorate (PJ)/Sustainability, Impact and Advisory Department (SAI) - Sustainability & Climate Office (S&CO) - Policy and Strategy Unit (PO&ST) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a Gender Expert *.

This is a full-time temporary position at grade 5.

The term of this contract will be 2 years.

*internal benchmark (Sector)Transversal Specialist

Panel interviews are foreseen as from April 2026.

Purpose

In this role, you will help shape the Bank's social development agenda, with a strong emphasis on advancing gender equality. You'll play a central part in strengthening the Bank's commitment to environmental, climate, and social standards by building effective networks and ensuring our gender approach aligns with EU Commission policies and the practices of other Multilateral Development Banks. Working closely with colleagues across the institution, you will drive efforts to scale up the Bank's impact under the Gender Action Plan III, ensuring that gender considerations are fully integrated and coherent with broader climate and environmental priorities. This is an opportunity to influence policy at a strategic level and contribute to meaningful, long‑term change.

Specific Post Environment

Gender in finance is becoming an increasingly strategic priority for the Bank, with gender‑focused lending growing significantly in recent years and expected to expand further under the newly approved third Gender Action Plan. As the Bank prepares its updated social narrative for 2026 and beyond, gender will play a central role alongside major EU initiatives such as the Social Pillar Action Plan and the EU Anti‑Poverty Strategy. Ensuring coherence across these evolving policy frameworks will be essential. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to that alignment and help shape the Bank's future direction in a rapidly developing field. Occasional travel outside Luxembourg may be required, adding an international dimension to the work.

Operating Network

Internal contacts: A range of internal stakeholders across the Bank, most notably within and across PJ but also including the Operations Directorate (OPS), the Bank's Global Operations (GLO) and others.

External contacts: A range of external stakeholders including fellow Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), relevant parts of the European Commission, Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), etc.

Accountabilities

Gender Policy and Strategic Programme Approaches

• Lead specific transversal policy initiatives and develop client offers in liaison with Sector Experts e.g. on strengthening women's employment in male-dominated sectors or women's leadership in line with the EU Women on Board directive
• Coordinate inputs on gender for the Climate Bank Roadmap Phase 2 implementation
• Mobilisation of external resources for strategic programmes e.g. cross-sector work on care economy
• Maintain the relationship with the Government of Luxembourg on gender and other strategic partners for joint action
• Leading workstreams on the PJ policy network relating to women's empowerment and gender equality

Gender Action Plan III

• Cross-services coordination and technical support to internal gender capacities and networks (PJ, OPS, GLO) to scale up gender results year on year in line with GAP III ambition
• Lead training on the EIB's financing for gender equality approach for staff and clients
• General technical inputs to policy and procedures on EIB's financing for gender equality approach
  

Lead on gender advisory and expertise inside the EU

• Maintain relevant relationships with the European Commission on gender to ensure alignment of definitions, approaches and availability of resources for scaling up approaches
• Mandates and MFF - ensure inclusion of gender approach in next MFF and ongoing mandate discussions with a focus on EU
• PJ content lead for EU Advisory including Gender Finance Lab and related assignments for EU commercial banks as a priority for scaling up
• Lead EIB liaison with EIF to ensure consistency in approaches and methodology

Representation, communications and partnerships

• Prepare speeches and briefings on gender
• Communication materials and packages for clients (e.g. brochures) and packages requested by local offices e.g. women in business events
• Integrate gender into corporate reporting e.g. Sustainability Report, EIB Investment report
• Communications focal point for campaigns e.g. annual International Women's Day
• Collaboration on the Women Climate Leaders Network
• Representation in MDB working groups

Qualifications

• University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor) in a relevant field (preferably sociology, social anthropology, social development, development studies, gender studies, development economics or another relevant discipline).
• Minimum 5 years of experience focussed on enhancing the gender equality impact of investments in infrastructure, financial intermediaries and/or corporates within an international development and/or financial institution, including public or private sector institutions. Experience in the EU would be a significant advantage.
• Sound knowledge of EU and International Gender Equality policy, legislative frameworks and practices of international development and financial institutions.
• Excellent knowledge of English and/or French (***), with a good command of the other. (Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage).

We're seeking a versatile professional who thrives in interdisciplinary settings and enjoys working across a wide range of sectors. In this role, you'll collaborate with diverse stakeholders-from private and financial sector partners to public institutions and civil society-while applying sharp analytical thinking and a practical, solutions‑oriented mindset. You'll navigate complex, sensitive, and sometimes high‑pressure environments with confidence, drawing on your international experience and ability to adapt quickly. Strong communication and interpersonal skills will help you build trust, foster collaboration, and make a meaningful impact in every context you step into.

Competencies

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(***) Unless stated explicitly as a required qualification, a good command of French is not a pre-requisite for hire. As both English and French are however official working languages of the EIB, proficiency in both languages is a pre-requisite for your future career development. Any language clause in your contract must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible for a promotion (either via the annual appraisal cycle or via an internal selection process). Proficiency is understood to mean the attainment of level 5 of the Inter Institutional language courses, corresponding to B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). The Bank offers appropriate training support.

We hire and value talent with unique characteristics, creating a work environment where they can be themselves. We believe that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion makes us a performing and innovative organisation. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation, disability or neurodiversity.

If you require reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process due to a disability, neurodivergence, or a chronic health condition, please contact the EIB Recruitment team [email protected] who will manage your request appropriately.

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