The Young Professionals Program (YPP) is a starting point for an exciting career in the World Bank.
We value diversity in our workplace, and encourage qualified men and women with diverse professional, academic, and cultural backgrounds to apply. Since its inception, the YP program has hired over 1,700 people who hold or have held positions ranging from entry-level to vice presidents and managing directors. It is a unique opportunity to experience development and gain exposure to the World Bank's operations and policies.
Minimum Requirements
The following are the minimum requirements to be eligible for the Young Professionals Program.
- 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.
Additional Qualifications
To be competitive for the limited number of positions, a combination of the following credentials is highly desirable:
- Display a commitment and passion for international development
- Possess outstanding academic credentials
- Exhibit excellent client engagement and team leadership skills
- Have international development country experience
- Be motivated to relocate and undertake country assignments (operational stream)
- Program Features
- Every year, around 40 applicants are accepted into the Young Professionals Program. Young Professionals are offered a 5-year term contract, spend 24 months in a structured development program, and enjoy a variety of benefits and opportunities.
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. As part of their two-year program and in line with their hiring units' business needs and Young Professionals interests, they are expected to undertake a 'stretch/exposure assignment' where they will gain valuable on-the-job experience.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. These missions present invaluable opportunities for Young Professionals to experience firsthand the challenges of global development, understand key aspects of WBG's work, and get exposed to WBG's clients and their problems.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.The curriculum includes a blend of learning activities in a WBG cohort, small groups or individually, ranging from on-boarding activities, e-learning, cohort discussions with WBG leaders, leadership training, career development conversations, and networking opportunities.Coaching & Mentoring
YP Buddy: Before they actually join, Young Professionals are assigned a YP buddy from the previous year's group, based on their professional interests and cultural background. YP buddies help new recruits to better navigate their settling in the new organization and location, as well as to understand the expectations and challenges of the Program.Technical Buddy: In their respective hiring units and within the YP's first week, an experienced colleague is assigned as a 'go-to person' to answer technical questions in their fields.WBG Mentor: In their second year, once they have settled in their jobs, Young Professionals are offered a mentor, a technical senior colleague, with whom they can discuss career options, 'stretch/exposure' assignment opportunities and gain insight into the organizational culture.Peer-Coaching Groups: At several points during the year, Young Professionals meet in small subsets of the WBG YP cohort to exchange, in a safe, intimate, and virtual format, some of the challenges they are facing and receive mutual coaching from their peers, sometimes accompanied by an executive coach or an HR professional.Youth Program Team: The Youth Program team is dedicated to recruiting and helping integrate Young Professionals into the WBG. It coordinates activities designed to support Young Professionals, including mentoring and guidance, helping formulate career strategies, and others. The Youth Program team is a one-stop shop for Young Professionals looking for support and guidance.Compensation & Benefits
Salary: As an entry-level professional in the WBG, Young Professionals are offered an internationally competitive salary, based on their education and professional experience.Health, Life, Accident and Other Insurance Programs: Young Professionals and their families (including declared domestic partners) may choose from three comprehensive medical/dental benefit plans. The WBG also provides basic life and accident insurance to all staff at no cost, and staff can elect optional life and accident insurance plans. The WBG also provides disability and Workers' Compensation coverage to staff at no cost.Pension Plan: The WBG sponsors a comprehensive pension plan for eligible staff. Upon separation from the WBG, either a lump sum or a pension will become payable to the staff based on eligibility.Relocation Benefits on Appointment: These benefits are only applicable to staff who are not residents of the Greater Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area at the time of appointment.- Relocation Travel: The World Bank will bear the cost of one-way transportation of staff and immediate dependent family from the staff member's residence.
- Relocation Shipment: You may choose to have the World Bank handle your shipping arrangements, or you may elect the Optional Shipment Grant.
- Relocation Grant: A one-time grant is included in the first paycheck to cover the cost of relocation.
Mobility Premium: A financial benefit is provided for a fixed period of time to cover expenses associated with being an expatriate staff member, based on family size and nationality. This benefit is not available for U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents who are based in Washington D.C.Tax Allowance: U.S. staff receive an additional quarterly payment to cover the U.S., state and local income tax liabilities on their World Bank income. Expatriates and U.S. permanent residents do not incur U.S. income tax liability and are thus not eligible for this benefit.Financial Assistance: The World Bank Group offers several financial assistance programs, including a two-year interest-free settling-in loan to those who relocate upon appointment.-
Young Professionals are chosen through an intensive and rigorous selection process.Competition is keen. We receive thousands of applications each year for a limited number of positions. Most candidates exceed the minimum criteria.Timeline:June 15-July 27, 2016- Application PeriodJuly-September 2016- Review of all applications to ensure that candidates meet the eligibility criteria- Update of status to all candidates (candidates moving to the second round and those who are not moving forward)October 2016- Technical Review of second round candidates. This review by the potential hiring teams, takes a closer look into the application package of the candidates and determines those candidates who will be selected for interviews.Mid-November-December 2016- Update of status to all candidates (candidates invited to interviews and those who are not moving forward in the process)- Setup of the YPP interviews (WBG Headquarters in Washington, D.C.-USA and WBG Office in Paris-France)December 2016-January 2017- YPP interviews (see information below)February 2017- Decision and offers communicatedSeptember 2017- New YP cohort startsYPP InterviewsEvaluation CriteriaWe assess candidates based on three main competencies:Client Orientation- Commitment to Clients- Results Orientation- Integrity and EthicsProfessional Experience- Technical Expertise (Depth & Breadth)- Strategic Perspective- Problem AnalysisTeam Leadership- Teamwork- Listening and Communication- Innovation- NegotiationFurther on, we ensure that candidates have the ability to work in multiple sectors.Format of the Interview DayThe interview is a full-day event. Those invited to interviews will be asked to come to the WBG from 8 am-5:30 pm.
The interview consists of:(1) Interview: a 1.5 hour interview with a panel of three senior technical experts in the field of expertise of the candidate; and(2) Assessment Center: either a morning or an afternoon 4-hour group assessment center (AC). The group assessment center is done with four other candidates. It consists of a series of individual and group exercises related to an international development case study that is given to the candidates at the start of the AC.- Check this video to learn more about the assessment center from a Young Professional alumn- Get familiar with typical World Bank Group documents and projectsThe application for the 2017 Selection Process for the Young Professionals Program at the World Bank is now closed. We received applications from June 15 - July 27, 2016.Before You Apply, please ensure that:
- You meet the minimum requirements for eligibility for the Young Professionals Program
- You have all the information at hand including key dates, an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV), Education Certificates/Transcripts, PhD Dissertation/Master's Thesis topics (short summary), if applicable, and the Application Essay ready to be uploaded.
Application Essay for the 2017 Selection Process
"There is no single blueprint for countries in their efforts to end extreme poverty and to promote shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. Strategies to reach the least well-off must be tailored to each country's context, based on solid evidence provided by the latest data and analysis and on the needs of the people.The World Bank Group partners with countries to take on these challenges in a number of ways. These include funding projects that can have transformational impacts on communities, collecting and analyzing the critical data and evidence needed to ensure these programs reach the poorest and most vulnerable, and helping governments to create more-inclusive and more-effective policies that can benefit entire populations....The World Bank works across intersecting and complex sectors. Examples include increasing agricultural productivity and building infrastructure that provides access to energy, irrigation, and markets; promoting freer trade that provides greater access to markets for the poor and enabling entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income countries to grow their businesses and create new jobs; investing in both health care and education, especially for women and children; and implementing social safety nets and providing social insurance, including initiatives that protect against the impacts of natural disasters and pandemics. In working across these diverse topics, the World Bank aims to help developing countries find solutions to the toughest global and local development challenges." (Extract from the 2015 WBG Annual Report)Describe in fewer than 1,000 words your own contribution and the potential role of World Bank in resolving some of the above challenges. You may focus on a region or set of countries as well as your area of expertise to describe your proposal.Application Checklist
The application checklist is meant to facilitate your application experience.- Ensure that you use either Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Internet Explorer 10 or higher as your browser version.
- You will be asked to register for an account and provide an email address.
- You must complete your application in a single session and will be able to submit it only if you have uploaded all the required documents and answered all the questions (all questions marked with an asterisk-*- are required). Please apply only once.
- Provide the most current contact information. The information should be valid for a period of one year. In case your contact information changes during the selection process, it is your responsibility to email us the updated information.
- Ensure that you have correctly spelled out your email address, since this will be our main channel of communication with you regarding your candidacy.
- Remember to enter your complete phone number (country code + city code + number).
- Attach the following documents (mandatory):- CV- Education Certificates/Transcripts- PhD Dissertation/Master's Thesis topic (short summary), if applicable- Application Essay
Note:
Each file should not exceed 5 MB, and should be in the following format: .doc, .docx, or .pdf - Make sure that you are connected with a reasonable bandwidth of internet connection without any network/firewall restriction.
- Complete the application within 45 minutes to avoid system timeout.
- Do NOT enter any special characters in any of the application fields. Try not to copy and paste any characters/text from Microsoft Word.
- Once you submit your application, you will not be able to make any further changes/updates.
- Applicants will be informed of their status as the process moves along.
- Apply
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