CEB Internship Programme 2027

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€ 1,800 per month

The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) offers ten internships in Paris for students in their final year of higher education and recent graduates. From analysing financial risk to assessing social investment, the programme gives you the chance to apply what you’ve studied to the work of a bank with a social mandate.

Working with colleagues from different backgrounds, you’ll contribute to assignments in your chosen team and develop skills through research, analysis, drafting or technical work. The CEB finances projects in areas such as education, health and affordable housing, with a focus on vulnerable people.

Explore the ten internships

Each description outlines the work and the profile sought. The shared eligibility criteria follow the ten roles; role-specific qualifications and skills also apply. Read the full vacancy before applying.

1. Business Process and AI Innovation

In the Loans & Social Development Directorate, you’ll explore where AI can make everyday work easier. That starts with understanding how colleagues take a project from an initial idea through appraisal, monitoring and completion.

Your work could take you from mapping a process to testing an AI-assisted workflow with approved tools such as Microsoft Copilot. You’ll also prepare guidance, prompt repositories and training materials, learning how to turn an operational need into something colleagues can use.

Your profile: Studies in business administration, information systems, business analytics, digital transformation, data science, AI, computer science, engineering, public administration, economics or a related field. You’ll need analytical and drafting skills, knowledge of Microsoft 365 and an interest in AI. Familiarity with process modelling, Copilot or automation tools is an advantage.

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2. Corporate Responsibility

The CEB is preparing its first sustainability report aligned with ISSB standards for publication in 2027. In the Corporate Responsibility & ESG Reporting Unit, you could contribute to that work alongside the ESG Officer and ESG Data Analyst.

You’ll help with sustainability disclosures, support engagement with ESG rating agencies and follow progress on aligning internal operations with the Paris Agreement. Tracking reporting developments and writing website and intranet content will give you practical experience of how sustainability information is assembled and explained.

Your profile: Studies in sustainability management or related fields such as finance, law, economics or political science. Good drafting skills matter, as do familiarity with sustainability standards and disclosures and working knowledge of ESG ratings and risks.

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3. Corporate Services

Behind the CEB’s lending work are the people and services that keep the Bank running. This role gives you a view across HR, IT, and facilities and travel management, working directly with the Corporate Services Director on shared priorities.

You might be bringing together project and budget updates, preparing a briefing or following up on actions agreed by different teams. You’ll also review processes and help explore practical uses of AI and automation. These assignments offer experience in making sense of complex issues and coordinating work across the Directorate.

Your profile: Studies in management, business analysis or a related field. The role calls for strong analytical and organisational skills, the ability to structure complex issues and ease working both independently and with different teams. Knowledge of Lean or Agile methods and an interest in practical AI and automation are advantages.

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4. Environmental and Social Sustainability and Climate Change

A project’s environmental and social effects matter to a financing decision. In the Environmental and Social Sustainability Unit, you’ll help examine those effects and the climate risks and opportunities that come with them.

The work includes screening risks, reviewing borrower information and legislation, and contributing to safeguards assessments. You’ll also support climate assessments covering Paris Agreement alignment and opportunities for adaptation or mitigation. Working through these questions with technical specialists offers a practical introduction to project due diligence and the methods behind it.

Your profile: Studies in social studies, political sciences, community development, planning, applied economics, environmental sciences or a related discipline. Strong analysis and clear technical writing are essential, together with teamwork and the ability to manage changing deadlines. Courses on climate risks and resilience are an asset.

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5. Evaluation

What did a development project achieve, and what could the next one do better? In the Office of Independent Evaluation, you’ll help gather and examine the evidence behind its findings.

Expect to work with project and sector literature, analyse information, contribute to stakeholder interviews and prepare charts for evaluation outputs. You’ll also help with meetings and knowledge-sharing events. These assignments offer practice in research and presenting evidence, while showing you how independent evaluation informs learning and accountability.

Your profile: Studies in evaluation, development studies, economics, social or political sciences, urban or environmental studies, business administration and international affairs. You should be interested in social, economic and environmental issues and highly proficient in MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of evaluation methods, additional analysis software and relevant professional or voluntary experience are advantages.

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6. Legal Administrative Issues

Staff rules, procurement and institutional privileges all raise legal questions for an international organisation. In the Office of the General Counsel’s Administrative Issues Unit, you’ll see how those questions are handled, working under experienced legal colleagues.

You may assist with research on staff rules and disputes, privileges and immunities, or service contracts and procurement. Other assignments can include presentations and knowledge tools, including AI solutions for corporate contract management. It’s an opportunity to apply legal research and drafting to institutional matters with supervision.

Your profile: Studies in law, focused on International Administrative Law, Law of International Organisations, or International or European Law. You’ll need accurate legal analysis, advising and drafting skills, the ability to manage deadlines and sound knowledge of IT and electronic document management tools.

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7. Long Term Investments and Liquidity

If you enjoy finding meaning in financial data, this role offers a way to put that interest to work. You’ll be based in the Treasury & Asset and Liability Management Division, collaborating with colleagues in the CEB’s Dealing Room.

Historical data analysis, capital markets notes and internal financial reports are all part of the work. You’ll also help develop dashboards covering financial and environmental, social and governance factors. It’s a practical setting for your data and coding skills, with exposure to treasury activities at a development bank.

Your profile: Studies in finance, engineering, statistical and actuarial sciences, mathematics, banking or a related field. Strong analysis and critical thinking are important, supported by strong computer skills, particularly Excel including VBA coding or other coding languages.

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8. Market Risk

Risk models need calculations that stand up to scrutiny. In the Market Risk and Capital Management Unit, you’ll work on quantitative questions with colleagues across Risk & Control, Finance and IT.

Assignments include developing checks for derivatives pricing curves and an in-house Credit Valuation Adjustment tool. You’ll analyse capital, provisioning and liquidity stress-testing models, and explore AI for model analysis, documentation and automation. You’ll get practice testing models and explaining what the findings mean.

Your profile: Studies in quantitative finance, financial or applied mathematics, statistics, data science, computer science, engineering or an equivalent quantitative discipline. It requires strong quantitative and problem-solving skills, very good knowledge of at least one programming language, preferably Python or R, and an interest in risk modelling. VBA, SQL, Git or AI-assisted development tools are advantages.

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9. Projects

How does an idea for a school, hospital or affordable housing project become a financing proposal? In the Projects Division of Loans & Social Development, you’ll help a Country Manager with the research, analysis and documents that move proposals forward.

You’ll support project identification and appraisal, help prepare Framework Loan Agreements and draft material for reports and presentations. The team also needs research on project topics and other institutions’ work, alongside support with planning, communication and preparations for official country visits. It’s a chance to put your research and writing skills to work while learning how a development bank assesses social investment.

Your profile: Studies in economics, finance, management, business administration, social sciences or related fields. Analytical skills, initiative, curiosity about CEB projects, strong communication and international awareness matter here. Financial technical writing and familiarity with development banking are advantages.

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10. Results Data and Analysis

The CEB’s Strategic Framework 2028–2032 will draw on evidence about project results and social development needs. In the Executive Office, you’ll help turn that evidence into usable data.

Connect portfolio, results, social and economic data; produce heat maps and gap maps; and help test AI-assisted tools and prototype dashboards within the Bank’s data rules. You’ll practise linking data to strategic questions and explaining the findings. Assignments may evolve as the framework develops.

Your profile: Studies in economics, statistics, quantitative methods or a related field. You’ll need working knowledge of Python, R or SQL, the ability to review and correct AI-generated code, and experience using AI for analysis or coding and checking its accuracy. Building data flows and explaining findings to non-technical readers are also part of the profile.

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Eligibility criteria and qualifications

These shared criteria apply alongside each internship’s academic and skills profile.

Academic background: You must have graduated within the past 24 months or be in your final year of higher education, ideally at Master’s level or equivalent.

Professional experience: Professional work experience is not required. Relevant experience is an advantage. Each role’s skills criteria still apply.

Languages: You must have an excellent command of English or French, both spoken and written. Working knowledge of the other language is desirable.

Core competencies: Adaptability, client orientation, communication, innovation, result orientation and teamwork.

Nationality: You must be a citizen of one of the CEB’s member states: Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Holy See, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine.

Programme conditions

The internships last six months and are scheduled to start in February 2027. Some flexibility on the start date may be granted to accommodate your schedule or the requirements of your academic institution.

Interns receive a monthly allowance of EUR 1,800 towards living costs, public transport and accommodation. Travel expenses and other costs are not covered by the Bank. An internship does not confer CEB staff status or entitlement to subsequent permanent or temporary employment.

How to apply

Read the full vacancy using your chosen role’s link, then apply in English or French through the CEB’s online recruitment system before midnight Paris time on 11 November 2026.

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