The World Bank Group Young Professionals Program engages top global talent with distinctive technical skills and diverse backgrounds to work across the World Bank, MIGA and IFC towards a world free of poverty on a livable planet.
Through our Young Professionals Program (YPP), we select top talent to advance the World Bank Group’s mission. Nearly a thousand YPP alumni work at the World Bank Group today, at the World Bank, IFC, and MIGA. They work across a wide range of sectors and technical streams – from A to W: Agriculture to Water – and on every work program in between. Most hold senior management and technical leadership positions and serve a key role in shaping the future of international development. Our YP community is strong, active, and influential, allowing new YPs the opportunity to build a dynamic professional network within this group and beyond.
If you are looking for an unparalleled opportunity to learn, grow, lead, and have meaningful impact towards a world free of poverty on a livable planet, we invite you to apply to join our team.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Minimum master’s degree with 2 – 6 years professional working experience.
- Nationality of a World Bank Group member country as demonstrated by your officially issued passport or equivalent document.
- Completion of a masters-level degree in a relevant field, or a higher qualification in a relevant field, before September 1, 2026. 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, 2026.
- 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 (this includes staff holding term, open, ST, and ET appointments) 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.
- You may apply this year if you are a JPA or a former Bank intern (interns should have their appointment end date on or before September 30, 2025).
Official Link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/careers/the-young-professionals-program/howtoapply
