DNB as an employer
DNB is committed to safeguarding financial stability and sustainable prosperity in the Netherlands based on our role as an independent central bank, supervisory authority and resolution authority. Our core values are: committed, open, dependable and alert. We work based on these values together with our European partners on price stability, smooth and safe payment systems and robust and reliable financial institutions.
Mission and tasks
Our mission: working on trust This mission is reflected in all of our core tasks: monetary policy, payment systems, supervision and resolution. We also conduct research, publish statistics and provide economic advice.
Professional and personal development
DNB offers you the opportunity to develop both professionally and personally. Our DNB Academy has a wide range of courses on offer: general or specialised, standard or customised, aimed at professional or personal skills. The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) also offers courses and international joint training programmes, such as a workshop on international meeting skills.
And because learning on the job is more effective and fun, we also encourage secondments, internships and secondary positions in society. This way we not only share knowledge inside DNB, but also provide added value outside our organisation.
Plenty of career opportunities
At DNB, we must constantly adjust to the changing requirements of our environment. This offers great opportunities for you to increase and expand your expertise and gain new experiences. We encourage internal mobility across our organisation, and thanks to our international context you also have opportunities to work outside the Netherlands.
Of course, we will support you in shaping your career. Whether you stay with us for just a few years or for your entire career, you add value to DNB, so we add value to your career.
Terms and conditions of employment
Your annual salary consists of 13 monthly salaries and 8% holiday allowance calculated over 13 months. Your placement in a pay scale depends on your qualifications and work experience.
In addition, you will accrue pension benefits under a career average pension scheme including provisional indexation. Your personal contribution to the pension scheme is 6.98%. You are entitled to 200 hours of holiday leave, a discretionary personal choice budget equivalent to 5.9% of your 12-month salary, and a net internet allowance of €50 per month.
Fringe benefits
We know we have to give the best to our employees to get the best out of them. We seek to strike the right balance between our people’s work and private lives so that they find the relaxation and inspiration to excel in their work. We do so with modern, flexible fringe benefits that meet the needs of our diverse workforce.
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Once every five years, you can claim the following items: desk (€200), adjustable office chair (€250), lighting (€50) and a WiFi amplifier (€100).
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DNB has its own fitness and sports facilities which are free to use. In addition we will give you 30 minutes per week for sports, exercise and relaxation activities at the office.
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Parental leave
You are entitled to 26 weeks of parental leave, of which 9 weeks are partly (70%) paid. We will supplement your salary to 100% for the first 2 weeks.
Family caregiving leave
We will work with you to find an appropriate arrangement if you must provide care to a family member.
Adoption and foster care leave
We will supplement your salary to 100% for 6 weeks over and above the statutory arrangements.
Partner leave
Over and above the statutory arrangements (1 week paid at 100% and 5 weeks at 70%) we will supplement your salary to 100% for entire period.
Gender reassignment leave
You will be entitled to 33 weeks of fully paid leave for gender reassignment. You have the option to spread this leave over a ten-year period.
Buying & selling leave hours
At DNB, you have the option of buying or selling up to 100 hours of leave per year.
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DNB operates a lease bicycle scheme. If you wish to make use of it, we will contribute €50 per month.
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For just €25 a month, you can opt for 1st class for your commute to the office by train. You may always opt for 1st class for business travel.
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Repayment of DUO student loan
You have the option to repay up to €1,000 of your DUO student loan annually in a tax-friendly way if you have been employed at DNB for at least three years.
Study facility regulation
Up to 72 hours of study leave and reimbursement of study expenses. In addition, each division has a training budget available.
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You can spend time working abroad, a 'workation', subject to certain conditions.
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You can borrow a DNB Museum Card for free to visit your favourite museums in the Netherlands.
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At DNB, fresh fruit is available every day free of charge. Healthy and delicious!
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O&o organises an impressive range of activities our staff. There is something enjoyable for everyone.
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If you refer someone for a vacancy at DNB and they are hired, you will receive a referral bonus of €1,250 net.
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Under this scheme, you work 80% of your weekly hours, you receive 90% of your monthly salary and your pension will continue to accrue at 100%.
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This insurance supplements your income after two years of partial occupational disability. DNB bears the cost of the premiums.
Collective labour agreement
DNB’s collective labour agreement has been agreed between DNB and the trade unions Association of Employees of DNB NV (Employees’ Association) and FNV Finance. It sets out DNB's terms of employment. The full Dutch text of the collective labour agreement can be found here.
The separate schedule of amounts is an integral part of DNB’s collective labour agreement. It specifies amounts to which the collective labour agreement refers, but which may be updated during its term. Examples include the minimum and maximum salary scales following changes in structural wage development (salary increases under the collective labour agreement). DNB's schedule of amounts can be found here (Dutch only).
Diversity, inclusion and vitality
As an organisation, we are at the heart of society. We fulfil our mission with the help of 2,100 highly diverse and dedicated staff members who all contribute to addressing current social issues, each of them drawing on their own unique background. In our professional, dynamic and internationally oriented work environment, we all help each other to achieve optimal performance together.
Diverse and inclusive
At DNB, we want to be a diverse organisation in a diverse society. An inclusive organisation in which everyone feels welcome, can be themselves and in which everyone is able to develop their talents and perform to the best of their abilities.
Vitality
At DNB, we believe that you can only truly make a difference if you feel good about yourself. That is why your vitality is essential to us. It’s all about energy, job satisfaction and quality of life, about feeling good both physically and mentally.
Top Employer certification
We have held Top Employer certification since 2012. It is a valuable endorsement of our HR policy, which puts our employees first. In 2026, we were once again granted this annual certification issued by the Top Employers Institute.
Organisations certified as Top Employers are committed to providing the very best working environment for their employees through their progressive, people-first HR practices. Following extensive research, the independent Top Employers Institute evaluates the implementation of these HR practices and assesses how they are translated from strategy and supported by KPIs and technology.
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