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The World Bank Group is Currently looking for fresh talent to join its Young Professionals Programme (YPP): Apply Now!!
For over 60 years, YPP has been both a highly competitive and uniquely rewarding opportunity to join the World Bank Group. As a premier international organization at the forefront of development, the WBG look for prospective Young Professionals (YPs) to join them from around the world with diverse backgrounds, exceptional technical skills, outstanding leadership potential, and a demonstrated commitment to itsmission and values.
Working across the World Bank, IFC, and MIGA, our YPs help solve the world’s most pressing development challenges to improve the lives of millions globally.
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated technical depth in a relevant work program as well as technical breadth, including relevant educational background, expertise and experience specific to the selected work program (applicants select a work program in the application)
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills: quantitative, qualitative, analytical, strategic; and sound business judgment
- Leadership potential, including accountability and results orientation, ability to influence and inspire results, and manage self, projects, people and results
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts in a clear and concise manner
- Flexibility and adaptability to working in complex multi-stakeholder and multi-cultural contexts
- Date of birth on or after October 1, 1992
- Nationality of a World Bank Group member country
- At least four (4) years of relevant professional experience following undergraduate studies
- Completion of a masters-level degree or equivalent in a relevant field, or a higher qualification in a relevant field, before September 1, 2025. If pursuing a doctorate, full-time doctoral research studies in a relevant field at an accredited institution may count towards the required work experience, and the degree must be substantially complete with all the written work submitted before September 1, 2025
- Excellent command of spoken and written English language (fluency in other languages might be advantageous to your application)
- Not a World Bank Group staff member (see the FAQs on the YPP website)
- Eligible under the employment eligibility policy (see the FAQs on the YPP website)
- Commitment to the World Bank Group’s mission and shared values
- Meets the World Bank Group core competencies
- Meets the additional qualification requirements specific to the selected work program as outlined in the application specific to that work program
If you are interested, you can join a info event on Friday 13 September 2024 via this link here
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