African Development Bank Group Young Professionals Program for 2012

African Development Bank Group Young Professionals Program for 2012

The Young Professionals Program (YPP) at the African Development Bank Group is now open. The YPP is developed to attract highly qualified and motivated professionals from the banks' member countries, who are committed to African development, have demonstrated outstanding academic and professional achievement, as well as effective team work and leadership potential.

According to the bank's release, "the Bank aims to ensure continuity and excellence in both the management of its projects and the provision of policy advice to its regional member countries. Young Professionals have the opportunity to work across the continent and be at the forefront of exciting Bank initiatives that are helping to shape Africa’s future".

Interested?
The YPP targets motivated and talented young professionals (maximum age 32) who are committed to making a difference on the African continent and who will spend between two and three years of their professional career in the multicultural, and professionally growth environment at the African Development Bank.

The Bank seeks individuals skilled in the areas relevant to its operations, such as infrastructure, regional integration, private sector development, education, governance, health, social development, agriculture, climate change and environment, gender, and finance and risk management.

The bank provides the YPPs with undergo on-the-job training to equip them with the ability to grow successful and rewarding careers upon completion of the Program. However, the release cautions that completion of the Program is no guarantee of a position within the AfDB.

Eligibility

The following established eligibility requirements guide the recruitment of the Young Professionals, and the Bank allows no exception from these requirements for any candidate:

Citizen of a member country (regional or non-regional) of the Bank
A maximum of 32 years of age as at 31 December of the selection year
A minimum of a Master’s degree or equivalent in Economics, Engineering, Social Sciences, International Development, Business Administration, Finance or any discipline that is relevant to the business of the Bank
Multi-disciplinary background and a minimum of three years relevant work experience
Outstanding academic credentials (Please attach a transcript from your Master’s degree(s))
Demonstrated commitment to development (field experience on the continent and/or in other developing countries is an added advantage)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English or French with a working knowledge of the other language (working knowledge of a third language that is relevant to the Bank’s operation in the African continent is an advantage)
Ability/motivation to work in a multicultural work environment
Demonstrated leadership potential (i.e. professional publications, activism in professional organizations, project leadership, entrepreneurship and volunteerism)
Demonstrated strong analytical skills, dynamism, results-orientation, and problem-solving capability


Closing Date: April 24, 2012


Method of Application

Application must be done online. If you are a first-time user of the bank's online registration system, you will need to register yourself and respond to all questions, especially those marked with asterisks.

You are advised that the YPP selection process is highly competitive, you should therefore provide as much information as possible on your online form.

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World Bank Young Professionals Program

World Bank Young Professionals Program

The World Bank is now accepting online applications for the World Bank Young Professionals Program (YPP). Online Applications submitted for the 2012 YPP Selection Process will be received from May 1 to June 30, 2011.

The Young Professionals Program is a career leaning opportunity designed to attract exceptional, highly qualified, experienced and motivated individuals from around the world. Candidates are expected to have achieved academic success, demonstrated a commitment to development, achieved professionally with leadership potentials. Essentially candidates for this highly selective program are recruited based on business needs of the World Bank. Candidates selected to join the World Bank Young Professionals will carry out assignments through on-the-job learning, specialized training, and mentoring.

Operational and policy areas identified include: economics, finance, education, public health, social sciences, engineering, urban planning, and natural resource management.

World Bank Young Professionals Program Requirements

• Be 32 years of age or younger when entering the YPP Program in September 2012 (born on or after September 30, 1979, for this selection year)
• Have obtained a Master's degree or equivalent at the time of submitting your application (your degree must have been already awarded and you already obtained the Degree Certificate)
• Have a minimum of three (3) years of relevant professional and policy-level experience, or continued academic study at the doctoral level
• Specialize in a field relevant to the World Bank's operations such as economics, finance, education, public health, social sciences, engineering, urban planning, and natural resource management
• Be fluent in English
• Be fully proficient in one or more of the Bank working languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian and/or Spanish

Please note that the Young Professionals Program does not recruit individuals with degrees in disciplines such as: Computer Science, Accounting, Marketing, Law and Linguistics unless they are combined with other relevant degrees that are listed above.

Those selected to the Program spend 24 months as Young Professionals before they are confirmed into a regular position in the World Bank.


HOW TO APPLY for the World Bank Young Professionals Program

A limited number of positions are available for the World Bank Young Professionals Program. Get complete details and apply Online through the following World Bank Young Professionals Program link: World Bank Career