Deadline: 27 July 2016
Open to: 32 years of age or younger citizens of a member country of the World Bank with 3 years professional experience
Remuneration: competitive salary based on their education and professional experience
Open to: 32 years of age or younger citizens of a member country of the World Bank with 3 years professional experience
Remuneration: competitive salary based on their education and professional experience
Description
The
World Bank Group Young Professionals Program (YPP) is a starting point
for an exciting career in the World Bank. It is a unique opportunity for
younger talent who have both a passion for international development and the
leadership potential to grow in fascinating top technical and managerial roles
in the World Bank Group.
Professional Experience
Placed directly with their respective hiring teams, Young
Professionals are expected to make significant contributions towards the unit’s
work program while they gain a broad overview of the WBG’s policies and work.
Field Work
During the Program, Young Professionals assigned to the
Operations stream are likely to join colleagues on field business trips, also
called ˜missions in
developing countries.
Training
A comprehensive development curriculum has been designed to
ensure that WBG YPs develop a WBG mindset, gain quickly the foundational
learning needed to understand and contribute to the WBG, and build the
competencies required at an officer’s level: collaboration, leadership,
integrative thinking, and innovation skills, while strengthening a culture of
continuous learning.
Eligibility
Citizenship of a member country of the World Bank;
32 years of age or younger (i.e. born on or after
October 1, 1984);
A PhD or Master’s degree and relevant work experience;
Fluency in English;
Full proficiency in one or more of the WBG’s working
languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish is desired
but not required;
Specialization in a field relevant to the WBG
Technical/Operations such as economics, finance, education, public health,
social sciences, engineering, urban planning, agriculture, natural resources,
and others;
At least 3 years of relevant professional experience related
to development or continued academic study at the doctoral level.
Remuneration
As an entry-level professional in the WBG, Young
Professionals are offered an internationally competitive salary, based on
their education and professional experience.
How to apply?
Register on the online platform of World Bank, together with your
application attach the following documents:
CV;
Education Certificates/Transcripts;
PhD Dissertation/Master’s Thesis topic (short summary), if
applicable;
Application Essay.
Deadline for applying is 27 July 2016.
For more information please visit the official website.
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