Economist (m/f)

Mission

You will be part of a small team in charge of performing operational tasks linked to the missions of the “Conseil de protection des déposants et des investisseurs (CPDI)”. As a separate body within the CSSF, the CPDI administers the “Fonds de garantie des dépôts Luxembourg (FGDL)” and the “Système d’indemnisation des investisseurs Luxembourg (SIIL)”, which intervene if deposits become unavailable at a Luxembourgish bank or if an investment firm or a bank can no longer meet its obligations with regard to investors’ claims.

Role & responsibilities

  • Implement and follow-up on procedures, regulations and management tools that are necessary for the proper functioning of the FGDL and the SIIL, including IT tools
  • Take part in on-site inspections at member entities of the FGDL or the SIIL in relation to the quality of data that these entities must be able to transmit to the CPDI
  • Participate in the calculation of the contributions levied by the FGDL on member entities
  • Perform stress tests on the FGDL’s arrangements
  • Prepare meetings of the CPDI or the FGDL’s management committee, in particular by drafting reports and analyses
  • Participate in the management of transactions in the event that the indemnification of depositors or investors becomes necessary

Your profile

  • Four or five-year Master degree in Economics, Finance, Audit or Business Administration and Management (BAC+4/+5)
  • At least 5 years professional experience within the financial sector
  • Good knowledge of the legal framework for investor protection and the indemnification of deposits, and/or in terms of public markets, will be considered as an advantage
  • Proficiency in written and spoken French and English. Knowledge of Germand or Luxembourgish will be considered as an advantage
  • Specific interest for IT related questions. An experience within IT projects will be considered as an advantage
  • Good knowledge of MS Office, including Excel/VBA
  • Good writing skills
  • Rigorous and well organised
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
  • Critical thinking

The successful candidate (m/f) will be hired as public employee (“employé de l’Etat”) under a permanent contract. If the candidate meets the required conditions, s/he will be asked to apply for admission to the status of civil servant (“fonctionnaire de l’Etat”).

Prior to the conclusion of the contract, the candidate must submit an extract from the criminal record (bulletin n°3), dated less than 2 months, in order to prove their conduct and integrity.

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    Next steps

    1. Our HR team will perform a pre-screening of all candidate files before transmitting applications to the respective hiring managers.
    2. Chosen candidates will be contacted for HR & business interviews, followed by a written test. At this point, we will also require a recent extract of your criminal record. Depending on the number of entries, the gravity of the offence(s) and the date of the conviction(s), a candidate may be excluded from the recruitment process.
    3. Following the interview process, the applications of selected candidates will be submitted to the head of department and/or a member from our board of directors for a potential additional interview.
    4. The successful candidate will be hired as public employee (“employé de l’État”) and, if s/he meets the required conditions, s/he will be asked to apply for admission to the status of civil servant (“fonctionnaire de l’Etat”).

    Please have a look at our FAQ to find additional guidance on our recruitment process.

    For diplomas obtained outside of Luxembourg, Belgium or The Netherlands, we additionally require proof of their equivalence with national standards. While you may send your application without it, we encourage you to request this straight away in order to avoid delays later on in our recruitment process. Additional details can be obtained from the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche for university level degrees or on guichet.public.lu for A-level (BAC) diplomas or other qualifications.

    Please have a look at our FAQ to find additional guidance on our application and recruitment process.

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