Head of Regional Development Division - Luxembourg

Position: Head of Regional Development Division - based in Luxembourg
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.
The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Projects Directorate (PJ), Housing, Cities and Region Department (HCR), Regional Development Division (REGDEV) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a Head of Regional Development Division*.
This is a full at grade 7 for which the EIB offers a permanent contract.
Internal benchmark Division Head Sector Economist
Assessment Centres for selected applicants would take place in November.
Panel interviews are anticipated for December.
Purpose  The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group is the financing arm of the European Union, owned by the 27 Member States, and one of the largest multilateral development banks in the world. In 2025, the EIB Group signed €100 billion in new financing and advisory services for over 870 high-impact projects under eight core priorities that support EU policy objectives: climate action and the environment, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, territorial cohesion, agriculture and the bioeconomy, social infrastructure, strong global partnerships and the savings and investments union.
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is the subsidiary of the EIB Group specialised in providing guarantees, securitisation and equity to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses and startups across Europe. Acting as an anchor investor, through its extensive network of partnering banks and investment funds, the EIF mobilises private investment and nurtures the ecosystem of venture capital funds to support innovative European entrepreneurs.
The EIB Group operates across Europe and beyond, with 68 offices worldwide. The EIB employs approximately 4,400 staff, while the EIF employs around 735. This international presence supports the Group’s ability to mobilise investment across markets and regions. At the same time, its activities remain strongly focused on the European Union, with EU Member States accounting for around 90% of EIB lending.
The Projects Directorate (PJ) appraises and monitors projects, assessing their economic, environmental, social and technical sustainability and their compliance with EU and EIB sector policies. It also provides advice to promoters on the preparation and implementation of projects, either directly or through external consultants.
The selected candidate will lead, coordinate and supervise the work of the Regional Development Division, which assesses the viability of multi-sector and multi-scheme investment in regional development programmes and provides advisory support and policy-related inputs to cohesion, just transition, disaster risk management/preparedness, fragility and economic resilience, both inside and outside the EU, in accordance with Bank and PJ procedures.
Operating Network  The Head of Division reports to the Director of the HCR Department and cooperates closely with the other Divisions in the Department and with other Bank services participating in the lending, advisory, policy development, monitoring and governance processes. The HoD leads a multidisciplinary team of economists, engineers, sector specialists and related support staff. The post requires the ability to manage a broad and evolving portfolio covering regional development, cohesion, just transition, disaster risk management/preparedness, economic resilience and multi-sector public infrastructure operations, including Framework Loans and Structural Programme Loans.

The jobholder is expected to maintain external contacts with public…