Thank you for your interest in the Young Professionals Program (YPP) and career opportunities at the World Bank Group. We work in every major area of development to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership of five institutions – IBRD and IDA (the World Bank), IFC, MIGA, and ICSID.

The application requires you to select a work program that best matches your expertise and experience.

Work Programs

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency | MIGA

International Finance Corporation | IFC

World Bank | IBRD and IDA

Eligibility Requirements

• Date of birth on or after October 1, 1992.
• Nationality of a World Bank Group member country as demonstrated by your officially issued passport or equivalent document.
• Over four (4) years of full-time work experience following successful completion of undergraduate studies (doctoral studies and internships in relevant areas may count towards work experience).
• 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 you are 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).
• You are not a World Bank Group staff member nor are you precluded to apply or join the program by the employment eligibility policy from the time of application to the Young Professionals Program.

Contract Start Date and Terms

• The Young Professionals Program does not offer deferred entry and you must be prepared to start full-time employment with the World Bank Group on September 8, 2025.
• If you are invited to join the Young Professionals Program, your offer will include a 5-year term contract as a mid-career staff member (GF level) that may be renewable based on performance.
• You also might be eligible for a G-type visa for you and your dependents.
• You may be located in Washington, DC or any of the World Bank Group country offices worldwide, and must be prepared to relocate accordingly.

Application Process

• The application portal opens on September 1, 2024 and closes on September 30, 2024 at 11:59 UTC (late applications will not be considered).
• Please have the following ready to upload at the time of your application:
  • Your CV/resume (ideally 1 page and no longer than 2 pages)
  • Passport photo page to help confirm your birth date and primary nationality
  • Transcript(s) or enrollment letter(s) to confirm your post-graduate educational degrees and (expected) completion dates
  • Two references from persons, to whom you are not related, who have known you well in a professional capacity for at least one year, and are familiar with your qualifications and recent professional and academic experience and accomplishments. If you are currently employed, including your current employer as a reference is not mandatory. If you are currently engaged in doctoral research, including your faculty advisor/supervisor reference is recommended.
• Be sure your work program selection is clearly supported in your application by your demonstrated skills, education, and experience.
• Successful candidates are expected to be invited to interviews and assessments in December 2024 through January 2025.
• We plan to inform the selected candidates in February 2025.