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2021 Graduate Programme (BIS Innovation Hub, Swiss centre)

Office location:

Basel

Department:

BIS Innovation Hub

Unit: Service: Employment - Duration:

11 months

Contract type:

Fixed-term

FTE%:

100

Application Deadline:

07/04/2021

Description

2021 Graduate Programme (BIS Innovation Hub, Swiss centre) Are you a recent or soon-to-be graduate in a quantitative field? Are you interested in money? Specifically, working with experts in finance and technology at the global centre for central banking to develop digital currency projects and prototypes. If so, the BIS Innovation Hub is looking for exceptional graduates to work in its Swiss centre for up to 11 months. Launched in 2019, the BIS Innovation Hub pursues a 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. The Innovation Hub’s Swiss centre benefits from being situated in the Basel headquarters of the BIS and the Zurich offices of the Swiss National Bank – reflecting the international culture and collaboration with the Swiss financial sector. Central bank digital currency and data streaming projects are already underway, with future collaborative projects in the pipeline. If you join us to work on these projects, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-nationality team comprising some of the foremost experts in their fields. Your customers will be central banks, meaning that your work will not only be challenging but also meaningfully contributing to the global public good and a safer and more inclusive financial system.

Programme duration: Up to 11 months

Programme location: Basel, Switzerland

Programme start date: October 2021

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree completed in 2020 or 2021;
• Software development and coding ability, including:
• Familiarity with two or more coding languages (eg JavaScript or Solidity) and confident at the command line;
• Comfortable navigating GitHub (including experience in opening and picking up others’ pull requests) as well as reading and writing documentation;
• Understanding package managers (eg Yarn, NPM and Dep);
• Strong communication skills in English; and
• Research in networking or design concepts and experience with smart contracts is an advantage.

What we offer

• A unique, welcoming and international work environment
• Colleagues who are experts in their fields
• The chance to work on projects and prototypes that will drive useful innovations in money and finance
• Exposure to the global centre of central bank policy making
• A contract for up to 11 months (non-renewable) with a competitive salary net of Swiss income tax, health insurance, return travel and accommodation in Basel.

Application process To apply, please submit your CV, a cover letter setting out your motivation for joining and links to any public examples of your work. Please also provide us with the names and email addresses of two referees who are happy to be contacted by us at the appropriate time. The application deadline is 5 pm CEST on Wednesday, 7 April 2021. Interviews will be conducted in April and May, with employment offers being extended towards the end of May 2021. The BIS is fully committed to equal opportunity employment and strives for diversity among its staff.

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