HR Solutions Expert – Pensions and Insurance Team (ESCB/IO)

Join the Pensions and Insurance team as an HR Solutions Expert (ESCB/IO)

Your team

You will be part of the Pensions and Insurance team in the People Services Division of the Directorate General Human Resources. Our Directorate General has more than 100 professionals providing services to over 4,000 employees.

The People Services Division comprises over 50 staff delivering integrated people solutions that empower ECB employees and foster engagement. The Division is responsible for policies, processes, tools and operations related to topics such as working conditions, contracts, payroll, health and well-being, the ECB’s pension funds, health insurance, and the social integration of staff and their families.

In your role as HR Solutions Expert, you will be part of the team responsible for the administration of the ECB’s pension arrangements. You will work with a wide variety of stakeholders, including ECB pension committees and high-level decision-making bodies. We are seeking someone to join our team as of April 2026.

Your role

As an HR Solutions Expert in the Pensions and Insurance team you will:

• draft policy papers on the ECB’s pension arrangements and on actuarial and investment issues for the relevant decision-making bodies;
• liaise with internal and external parties on matters relating to the governance, investment and actuarial methodologies applying to the ECB’s pension arrangements;
• communicate information about benefits, actuarial aspects and investment policy, as well as other pension-related matters, to the members of the ECB’s pension scheme;
• contribute to the development of the ECB’s pension fund administration;
• conduct analytical studies on pensions;
• contribute to work on complex and politically sensitive matters.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to contribute to the development of the ECB’s pension policies and related matters. 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 master’s degree or equivalent in business administration, actuarial science, accounting, human resources, finance, law or another relevant field;
• in addition to the above, four or more years’ experience in the field of occupational pension arrangements from an administrative, investment or IT perspective;
• excellent drafting, presentation and moderation skills;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU.

Desired:

• professional experience in developing and implementing internal policies;
• knowledge of accounting and financial reporting;
• experience in procurement and contract management.

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 of the short-term ESCB/IO type, the appointment being for 12 months as of the exact starting date agreed with the person selected, extendable to up to 36 months. Candidates must have a contract of employment with their home institution for a period of at least one year beyond the duration of the ECB contract being offered.