1. How does the World Bank recruit?

2. In addition, we offer Internships to full-time students
Recruitment through special programs and vacancy-driven at mid-career level
Young Professionals Program
Junior Professional Associates
IFC’s MBA Program (Global Transaction Team)
General vacancy-driven positions at mid-career level
In addition, we offer Internships to full-time students

3. The Young Professionals
Program

4. What is the Young Professionals Program?
A starting point for careers in the World Bank Group.
It is designed for young professionals who are highly motivated to alleviate poverty and improve peoples’ lives.
The Program invests in its participants by ensuring training to enhance skills and learning on the job.

5. Structure of the YPP On-the-job experience:
Two rotational assignments totaling months in
Bank, IFC, or MIGA.
About two or three missions per assignment.
Structured training opportunities:
Orientation and other training.
Village/Urban slum immersion.
Mentoring and coaching:
Peer & Senior mentoring.
On-the-job coaching.
Young Professionals Program - Structure of the Program
Rotational assignments:
* YP Administrators decide on first assignment based on demand from managers and in consultation with YPs.
* YPs find their second assignment.
* YPs find their regular assignment with assistance from the YP office.
Regular assignment is generally three to five years.
Substance of Rotational Assignments:
* It might be helpful to describe typical duties of a YP on rotation in
operations, e.g., participating in an appraisal or writing part of ESW.

6. The Young Professional is part of a project team
Task Team Leader.
Economist.
Investment Officer.
Sector Specialists.
Implementation Specialist.
Lawyer.
Procurement Specialist.

7. What happens after completion of the program?
Subject to satisfactory performance, YPs find regular staff positions in the World Bank
Group.
70% of all YPs recruited since 1963 are still with the World Bank Group.

8. Minimum requirements? Masters degree:
economics, finance, social sciences and technical fields.
Some years of relevant work experience:
And/or continued academic study (e.g. Ph.D).
Must be under 32 years old.

9. What does it take? Passion for, and a commitment to development work.
Strong analytical skills, demonstrated by academic success and professional achievements.
Flexibility and the capacity to work in different parts of the organization.
Maturity, combined with tact and diplomacy.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

10. How to apply to the Program The Young Professionals Program
The Program accepts applications on-line between June until September 30 at:
Applications can also be mailed or faxed to:
The World Bank
The Young Professionals Program
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C
Fax (202)

11. Internships

12. The World Bank offers two
paid internships
Summer Internship
Winter Internship
During the Summer months
(May-September)
Applications must be
received by January 31
During the Winter months
(December-February)
Applications must be
received by September 30

13. Internships Candidates must be enrolled in a graduate level
program (i.e. Master’s Degree or Ph.D. program).
Full time students before and after program.
Fluency in English language is required.
Knowledge of World Bank languages is a plus:
Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish.
Strong computing skills.

14. Junior Professional Associates

15. Junior Professional Associates
Not a starting point for careers in the WB
The minimum requirements are:
BA or Master’s degree
Fluency in English
Computer literate
Must be under 28 years of age

16. Structure of the JPA:
Two-year, non-renewable contract
entry-level positions
not just in Washington
with benefits
Training opportunities and networking
After completion of the program, one cannot apply for regular employment

17. www.worldbank.org/careers How to apply? Apply on line at:
CV goes into the JPA database
Managers looking for a JPA search the database