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2023 Graduate Internship Programme (BIS Innovation Hub, Swiss Centre) 

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: 
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. 

By joining Swiss Centre you will: 
 • be part of a multi-disciplinary, diverse team comprising of some of the foremost experts 

in their fields. 
 • work directly with customers from 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. 

 • have the chance to work on projects and prototypes that will drive useful innovations 
in money and finance. 

 • have exposure to the global centre of central bank policy making. 

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

Principal accountabilities may include: 
 • Contribute in a technical manner to ongoing projects related to tokenisation or data 

analytics; 
 • Analysis of user requirements; 
 • Learn to work with scrum and agile methodologies; 
 • Contribute to report drafting; 

Qualifications, skills, and experience: 
 • Bachelor’s or master’s degree completed in 2022 or 2023; 
 • Software development and coding ability, including: 

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 • 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; 
 • Research in networking or design concepts and experience with smart contracts is an 

advantage. 

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.A unique, welcoming and international work environment 

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. 
 

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<ul><li>2023 Graduate Internship Programme (BIS Innovation Hub, Swiss Centre)</li>
	<li>About the Innovation Hub:</li>
	<li>By joining Swiss Centre you will:</li>
	<li>Principal accountabilities may include:</li>
	<li>Qualifications, skills, and experience:</li>
	<li>What we offer:</li>
	<li>Who we are:</li>
	<li>Application process:</li>
</ul>

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2023 Graduate Internship Programme (Monetary and Economic Department) 

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. 

By joining the graduate internship programme in the Monetary and Economic 
Department (MED) you will: 

 • have the opportunity to work in an international financial institution at the intersection of 
research and policy. 

 • gain practical experience in data-related work supporting central banks and other 
financial regulatory authorities and contribute to high-level meetings and BIS 
publications. 

 • 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 a broad range of projects and play a valuable part in 
supporting the wider central banking community. 

Purpose of the Internship Programme: 

The programme is designed for fresh graduates with no more than 12 months of overall 
professional experience in a related field and aimed at enriching your work experience in order 
to help you in your pursuit of your next step, whether to a higher educational degree or a position 
at another organisation. The Monetary and Economic Department (MED) undertakes research 
and analysis to shape the understanding of policy issues concerning central banks, including 
innovation and monetary policy frameworks, provides committee support and organises key 
meetings of senior central bankers and other officials in charge of financial stability. Depending 
on your skillset and experience, you will be assigned to one of the Statistics and Research Support 
units within MED. 

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

Principal accountabilities: 


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 • In close collaboration with analysts, data scientists and economists, contribute to the BIS’s 
publications and meeting materials. 

 • Create graphs and tables for use in publications and at key meetings on global financial 
topics. 

 • Maintain databases for internal and external use and provide solutions to issues related 
to large data sets, firm-level data and BIS statistics. 

 • Conduct data quality control and help test and implement new statistical applications. 
 • Support economic research and analysis by collecting, processing and conducting 

statistical and econometric analysis of data from a wide range of sources. 

Qualifications, skills, and experience: 

 • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field completed in 2022 or 2023 
 • Strong analytical skills 
 • Data management, processing and visualisation skills 
 • Programming skills in standard statistical packages (MATLAB, Stata, EViews) and/or other 

data management tools (Python, R, SQL) 
 • Familiarity with various data sources would be an advantage (DataStream, Bloomberg, 

etc) 

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. 


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<ul><li>2023 Graduate Internship Programme (Monetary and Economic Department)</li>
	<li>By joining the graduate internship programme in the Monetary and Economic Department (MED) you will:</li>
	<li>Purpose of the Internship Programme:</li>
<ul><li>Programme duration: 11 months</li>
	<li>Programme location: Basel, Switzerland</li>
	<li>Programme start date: October 2023</li>
</ul><li>Principal accountabilities:</li>
	<li>Qualifications, skills, and experience:</li>
	<li>What we offer:</li>
	<li>Who we are:</li>
	<li>Application process:</li>
</ul>

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