Sector Specialist - European Innovation Council Fund (EIC) - based in Luxembourg

## Sector Specialist - European Innovation Council Fund (EIC) - based in Luxembourg - Organization:European Investment Bank - Office:EIB Group HQ Luxembourg European Investment Bank 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. TheEIB, the European Union's bank is seeking to recruit for its Projects Directorate (PJ), Innovation & CompetitivenessDepartment (INCO), Division, Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Unit (CESDEV) at its headquarters in Luxembourg,Sector Specialist*. This is a full-time temporary position at grade 5. The term of this contract will be until 31/12/2027. *internal benchmark Sector Engineer Panel interviews are foreseen as from September. The European Innovation Council Fund (EICF) is the European Union's investment vehicle supporting high-impact companies in deep tech, digital, clean technologies and biotechnology. Through equity investments, and in particular under the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), the EIC Fund targets innovative scale-ups with significant technological differentiation and growth potential. Within this framework, the EIB acts as financial advisor to the EICF and conducts the due diligence of EICF investments, in coordination with the European Commission (EISMEA) and external experts. The successful candidate will provide independent advice to the EIB's decision makers on the sector policy to be followed (Digital Technologies, Deep Tech, Clean Technologies or /and Biotechnologies) and to the EICF on the quality of investment projects of innovative companies by assessing their technological robustness, market positioning and scalability, contributing to the joint appraisal underpinning investment decisions. Working within multidisciplinary teams, the candidate will co-lead the technical and market due diligence of investment operations, ensuring that findings are translated into clear, evidence-based recommendations supporting EIC Fund investment decisions, in line with the Bank's standards and procedures. The Sector Specialist will report to the Head of CESDEV and will work in close contact with the executive staff of the INCO Department as well as other services of the Bank, mainly the Investment Officers EIC in the EIC Investment services Division. The position also requires regular interaction with external experts and consultants, as well as with the European Commission and EISMEA, and engagement with companies and co-investors during the appraisal process. - Take responsibility of co-leading the appraisal and due diligence process and facilitate the execution of equity investments by the EIC Fund, in line with specifically agreed procedures. Take responsibility of co-leading the appraisal and due diligence process and facilitate the execution of equity investments by the EIC Fund, in line with specifically agreed procedures. - Internally coordinate the activities of external technical experts appointed by EISMEA from appointment to the final delivery of a technical due diligence report. Internally coordinate the activities of external technical experts appointed by EISMEA from appointment to the final delivery of a technical due diligence report. - Assess the scientific, technological and market viability of companies, including scalability, competitive positioning and key risks, ensuring a robust and evidence-based evaluation to support investment decisions. Assess the scientific, technological and market viability of companies, including scalability, competitive positioning and key risks, ensuring a robust and evidence-based evaluation to support investment decisions. - Collaborate with Senior specialists to draft investment recommendations, aligning them with sector policy goals. Collaborate with Senior specialists to draft investment recommendations, aligning them with sector policy goals. - Contribute to manage the activities carried out by external experts and consultants appointed in the context of the investment process, for the provision of specialist services regarding emerging technologies, market opportunities and other requirements that may be necessary. Contribute to manage the activities carried out by external experts and consultants appointed in the context of the investment process, for the provision of specialist services regarding emerging technologies, market opportunities and other requirements that may be necessary. - Keep up-to-date and monitor closely industry trends and emerging technologies in (at least) one of the sectors covered by the EIC STEP scheme (Digital & Deep Tech, Clean Technologies, Biotechnologies), developing sector, policy and methodology papers related to such sector in support of the EIC's investment policies and EIB's lending policies. Keep up-to-date and monitor closely industry trends and emerging technologies in (at least) one of the sectors covered by the EIC STEP scheme (Digital & Deep Tech, Clean Technologies, Biotechnologies), developing sector, policy and methodology papers related to such sector in support of the EIC's investment policies and EIB's lending policies. - Closely co-operate with the EIB's Operations Directorates (namely EIC Investment Officers), as well as partner institutions (such as the European Commission, NPBIs, IFIs) and other external investors involved in financing rounds, to provide specialist input all along the investment process. Closely co-operate with the EIB's Operations Directorates (namely EIC Investment Officers), as well as partner institutions (such as the European Commission, NPBIs, IFIs) and other external investors involved in financing rounds, to provide specialist input all along the investment process. - Support the overall development of deal structures including interaction with co-investors and the preparation of legal documentation for initial and follow-on investments. Support the overall development of deal structures including interaction with co-investors and the preparation of legal documentation for initial and follow-on investments. - Launch and monitor ex-ante market/sector/technology studies and market/sector/ technology consultations for third party services, if applicable. Launch and monitor ex-ante market/sector/technology studies and market/sector/ technology consultations for third party services, if applicable. - Support the identification of new investment opportunities and maintain active engagement with the innovation ecosystem (VC/PE funds, industrial players, advisors and other stakeholders), contributing to pipeline development. Support the identification of new investment opportunities and maintain active engagement with the innovation ecosystem (VC/PE funds, industrial players, advisors and other stakeholders), contributing to pipeline development. - Monitor post-investment requests and events with the portfolio companies according to organizational and business needs. Monitor post-investment requests and events with the portfolio companies according to organizational and business needs. - Represent EIB and EIC Fund at conferences, help organize promotional and market awareness raising events, subject to business needs and budget allocation. Represent EIB and EIC Fund at conferences, help organize promotional and market awareness raising events, subject to business needs and budget allocation. - University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor) preferably in STEM disciplines, ideally related to (at least) one of the three core areas of the EIC STEP scheme (Digital Technologies, Deep Tech, Clean Technologies, Biotechnologies). - Further training and specializations in specific sector-related areas of competence or in business administration and management will be an asset. Further training and specializations in specific sector-related areas of competence or