General Information
Type of contract Fixed-term contract, which may be extended subject to individual performance and organisational needs
Contract end date 31.03.2028
Who can apply? EU nationals
Salary E/F (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €4,982 plus benefits, for further information see what we offer.
Role specialisation Market Infrastructure Project Management
Working time Full time
Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date 02.12.2026
Your team
You will be part of the Programme Execution Management Section of the Directorate Digital Euro, which is part of the Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments. Our Directorate is responsible for leading the digital euro project. We support the digital euro governance bodies in steering, controlling and monitoring the project and oversee all project workstreams, managing the scope, budget and resources approved by the ECB’s Governing Council.
The Programme Execution Management Section is responsible for the overall governance and programme management framework for the digital euro project. We coordinate planning and reporting activities across divisions, support decision-making processes and ensure the effective functioning of the project’s governance bodies.
In your role as a Market Infrastructure Specialist, you will be part of the Project Management Office (PMO) team consisting of around ten members of staff responsible for establishing the foundations of the digital euro project and coordinating project activities. A key focus of your work will be supporting the secretariat of the Project Steering Group (PSG) and the High-Level Task Force (HLTF).
The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.
Your role
As a Market Infrastructure Specialist, you will:
- coordinate and continuously improve the secretariat activities supporting the PSG and the HLTF;
- organise meetings and written procedures, including agenda planning, logistics coordination, document quality reviews and the distribution of meeting materials;
- prepare briefing materials, presentations, meeting summaries, decisions and follow-up documentation for senior management and governance bodies;
- coordinate input from multiple project teams and stakeholders, ensuring the timely and high-quality preparation of governance documentation;
- monitor decisions, actions and deliverables arising from governance meetings and facilitate follow-up across the project;
- contribute to the maintenance and further development of governance processes, procedures and working methods;
- support programme planning, reporting and communication activities as required.
For this role we are seeking candidates who demonstrate the potential for growth, and we will support the selected candidate in their development of the required skills. We actively support professional development for our staff. Besides learning opportunities, such as training and mentoring, we encourage and support horizontal mobility after some years in the same position.
The position offers you excellent opportunities to work on a broad range of project management tasks, to interact with different stakeholders and to actively share your knowledge within a team to further strengthen its performance. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
- a bachelor's degree or equivalent in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, mathematics, computer science or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
- in addition to the above, a minimum of two years’ professional experience (including traineeships) of working in a project, programme or PMO environment and supporting public governance bodies, steering committees, boards, task forces or similar decision-making structures;
- experience in organising and coordinating meetings involving senior stakeholders;
- experience in organising written procedures and coordinating related documentation and approvals, drafting high-quality meeting documents, briefing notes, reports, presentations, decision papers and meeting minutes;
- experience in coordinating contributions from multiple stakeholders and managing competing deadlines in a complex environment;
- an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Desired:
- experience using collaboration and document management tools such as SharePoint, Teams, Confluence, Jira or similar platforms;
- familiarity with project governance, planning and reporting processes in a large organisation.
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.
You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.
Working modalities
We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.
Further information
The contract offered will be fixed-term, the appointment being until 31 March 2028. Temporary appointments may be extended or made permanent subject to organisational needs and budgetary constraints. This may result in a staff member with a non-convertible fixed-term contract being offered a convertible contract in accordance with the ECB Conditions of Employment.
For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager, Harald Deinhammer, on +49 (0)69 1344 5322 between 12:00 and 14:00 on Friday, 20 November.
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise, a presentation and an interview.
If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of How we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.
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