Traineeships in the Directorate General Market Operations at the European Central Bank in Germany

You will be part of the Directorate General Market Operations. Our Directorate has 120 staff responsible for preparing the monetary policy and foreign exchange operations of the Eurosystem. We manage the ECB's foreign reserves and own funds and develop and maintain the framework for all financial market activities. We also coordinate the implementation of the Eurosystem's asset purchase programme and the reserve management services that the Eurosystem provides to non-euro area central banks, monetary authorities, public financial institutions and international institutions. In addition, we monitor and analyse market developments that are relevant for the conduct of market operations. DG/M cooperates closely with other ECB business areas, the national central banks (NCBs) of the Member States of the European Union (EU) and non-EU G10 central banks. We also maintain regular contact with financial market participants We are currently looking for trainees to join sections or teams within one of the Directorate General's five Divisions: the Market Operations Analysis Division, the Financial Operations Services Division, the Market Operations Systems Division, the Bond Markets and International Operations Division, the Money Market and Liquidity Division and team responsible for sovereign issues. To further enhance the diversity of our team, we particularly encourage applications from female candidates.

You will work with the members of the division to which you have been assigned on its ongoing priorities. Your tasks may include the following: Market Operations Analysis Division:

assisting in the monitoring and analysis of the performance of the Eurosystem's monetary policy implementation framework;
contributing to project-related tasks associated with monetary policy implementation and ongoing regulatory initiatives, including participation in software tests and the improvement of internal business intelligence tools;
assisting with regular data management activities, including the maintenance of existing reports and the improvement of their performance and efficiency.

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Traineeships in the Directorate General Market Operations at the European Central Bank in Germany