Senior Product Development Officer

Part of the EIB Group, the mission of the European Investment Fund (EIF) is to improve access to finance for SMEs and small mid-caps in Europe. We do this by supporting emerging and established fund managers with equity investments and by designing debt financing instruments that share the risk taken by financial institutions when they lend to or invest in small businesses. We bring this support closer to entrepreneurs through our extensive network of partners and financial intermediaries in all EU Member States and associated countries.

Team purpose:

You will play a key role in the development of investment products and services within EIF as part of a team dedicated to the product development activities. In the context of an ongoing review of the organisational structure, subject to business requirements and priorities the reporting line may change and/or the content of the work might become focussed on a subset of the responsibilities described below.

Operating network:

Working in a team and reporting directly to the Head of Unit, you contribute to the development of the Unit’s and Division’s goal by notably being a point of contact across the EIB Group and external counterparts. The job requires a constant interface with internal EIF services and with external counterparts (including investors, fund managers, law firms, AIFM service providers and advisors).

Responsibilities:

Building upon existing experience in the product development area, you will contribute to the following processes of developing new products and services that achieve the assigned Business Plan objectives against the set timetable.

At a level commensurate with your experience you will have the following responsibilities: