Research Assistant The Luxembourg Bankers’ Association

The Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) / Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI)

Brussels

Full time
Duration: 6 months, renewable once

About ABBL and ALFI

ABBL (Association des Banques et Banquiers Luxembourg) is the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association, the representative organization of a major European and international banking centre.

ALFI is the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, the leading European investment fund centre in assets under management.

Both are not-for-profit associations. They represent the interests of their members at national and international level. At EU level, they are permanently established by their joint ABBL & ALFI EU Representative Office in Brussels which constantly interacts with standard setters and policy makers in the EU institutions.

Role of the research assistant

The research assistant is to support the team of the Brussels based EU Representative Office in matters related to the process of financial services legislation.

Tasks of the research assistant

• Legislative monitoring;
• Attend and report from meetings;
• Research for the preparation of background notes and drafts;
• Organizational support.

The successful candidate will

• Hold a university degree in European Affairs or law;
• Ideally have a first traineeship in a European institution;
• Possess developed communication skills in particular in writing and drafting;
• Have sharp analytical and proven organizational skills;
• Demonstrate a good spoken and written command of both English and French; Other languages, in particular Luxembourgish and German, are considered an asset.

Starting date

4 September 2012

Contact

Please send relevant applications with covering letter and CVs to antoine.kremer@abbl-alfi.lu by 1 August 2012 at the latest and mention “research assistant” in the subject.