Bio-economy Sector Specialist
Pubblicato il 04-10-2026 - European Investment Bank (EIB) in Roma
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), Innovation & Competitiveness Department (INCO), Bioeconomy Division (BIOEC), at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a Bio-economy Sector Specialist – Innovative Biobased Industries*. The term of this contract will be 2 years.
• internal benchmark: Sector Economist
Panel interviews are anticipated for November 2026.
Purpose
Join the EIB’s Projects Directorate and help shape sound and sustainable investments across the bioeconomy. You will assess and monitor the long-term technical, financial and economic viability of capital investment projects and programmes in the EU and across the EIB countries of operation, in accordance with EIB procedures, in order to support sound financing decisions.
Specific Post Environment
You will join the Bioeconomy Division (BIOEC) within the Innovation & Competitiveness Department (INCO) of the Projects Directorate, reporting to the Head of Division. Working in multidisciplinary teams with colleagues across the projects directorate, lending directorates and other EIB services, you will contribute to the overall appraisal and monitoring of financing proposals in line with EIB procedures.
The Division’s activity covers the agriculture, aquaculture and forestry value chains, including natural-resource protection and management, primary production and processing, agro-forest and bio-based industries, research, development and innovation related to biomass production, harvesting and transformation, and innovative inputs such as renewable fertilisers. The role requires travel to project locations inside and outside the EU, normally through short missions of up to one week depending on the project.
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