2023 Graduate Internship Programme (BIS Innovation Hub Strategy and Operations Unit)

Description

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is looking for recent graduates to join the 2023 cohort of Graduate Interns. This is an 11-month internship that will allow you to use the knowledge you gained during your studies in a professional environment. Joining us is not just about launching your international career, it is about doing meaningful work for the public good and serving the global community.

About the Innovation Hub:

The BIS Innovation Hub (BISIH) was established in 2019 and has a three-fold mandate to: (I) foster in-depth insights into critical trends in financial technology; (ii) develop applications using new technologies to address problems in the global financial sector that can be shared as public goods with the central banking community and beyond; and (iii) foster a network of central bank experts on innovation. Based in the heart of Europe, the BIS Innovation Hub Strategy and Operations unit coordinates the activities of our regional Hub centres spread around the world, facilitates the work of the worldwide BIS innovation network and analyses trends in international fintech-related industries.

By joining the Strategy and Operations unit graduate internship programme you will:

• have the opportunity to work in the headquarters of a global network of Innovation Hub centres.
• work with top experts from around the world and be part of an intellectually stimulating organisational culture characterised by effective collaboration, high-quality output and attention to detail.
• enjoy exposure to ideas and projects beyond your immediate speciality and will play a valuable part in supporting the wider central banking community.

Principal accountabilities:

• Prepare research notes that will identify key insights into selected questions related to subject themes that form the basis of the Innovation Hub’s work programme, such as suptech and regtech, next-generation financial market infrastructures, central bank digital currencies, open finance, cyber security, green finance.
• As a particular area of focus of the BISIH relates to the technical and legal design and policy implications of central bank digital currencies, you may be asked to prepare research notes on these issues.
• You may also be asked to contribute to the broader work agenda of the Strategy and Operations unit related to the operation of the Innovation Hub. The programme will give you exposure to and experience in the multidisciplinary questions faced by central bankers today. Your output will directly contribute to the development of the BISIH work plan.

Programme duration: 11 months
Programme location: Basel, Switzerland
Programme start date: October 2023

Qualifications, skills, and experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Law, International Relations, International Public Policy, Economics, Finance, or a related field completed in 2022 or 2023
• Research experience in at least one of the subject themes of the BISIH work programme identified above (e.g., through a bachelor’s/master’s thesis)
• Strong analytical and writing skills in English
• Ability to self-organise and learn quickly
• Strong interpersonal skills

What we offer:

The contract is for up to 11 months (non-renewable). We offer a competitive salary net of Swiss income tax, health insurance, support with relocation and return travel, as well as accommodation in Basel.

Who we are:

The BIS is a diverse and inclusive organisation with colleagues from over 60 countries. By joining us in the international city of Basel, you will work in a unique, highly rewarding, and international work environment. We truly value diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the world we serve. We want the best people to work for us in an inclusive environment so welcome applications from all qualified candidates. At the BIS, we value equality and diversity in all its forms and one way we support diversity and inclusion is through our staff-run networks. You can discover more about diversity and inclusion at the BIS here.

Application process:

The application deadline is Monday 17 April 2023. Interviews will be conducted in April and May, with employment offers being extended in June 2023.

Please submit a writing sample as part of your application along with your CV and completing the application form questions.

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