Are you a recent graduate? Do you have passion for and commitment to helping
others? Are you looking for a solid, two-year entry-level work experience in a
multicultural environment? If so, you may be interested in the World Bank
Group’s employment category: the Junior Professional Associates or JPA.
In your JPA assignment, you’ll use your strong quantitative and qualitative
analytical skills, your knowledge of technology and the web, and your research
abilities – working with more senior colleagues and project teams in their
operational work. You’ll have an o
pportunity to hone your skills and acquire
new ones while gaining first-hand exposure to the challenges of development and
poverty alleviation. Your experience as a JPA can then be used as a stepping
stone to a career in government, consulting, the private sector, or academia.
What are we looking for?
Your academic achievements are superior and place you in the top ten percent of
your graduating class.Your analytical and research skills extend to areas of
specialization such as: economics, finance, human resources development (public
health, education, nutrition, population), social sciences (anthropology,
sociology), agriculture, environment, private sector development, as well as
other related fields.
You are fluent in English and, preferably, in at least one other Bank language
(French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, or Chinese). You’re not afraid
of technology and use it to maximize your work.
What are we offering you?
We will provide you with the opportunity to gain entry-level professional
experience, on a two-year, non-renewable contract with benefits.
Eligibility Criteria
Requirements
The following are minimum requirements to be eligible for the Junior
Professional Associate employment category :
Be 28 years of age or younger
Hold the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree (with some relevant experience), a
Master’s, or be a PhD candidate with a superior academic record.
Be fluent in English
Be fully proficient in one or more of the Bank’s working languages: Arabic,
Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish is a plusThe World Bank Group
welcomes applicants from all over the globe regardless of gender, nationality,
ethnic background, and disability.
Since this employment category is highly competitive, applicants under active
consideration for employment will be asked to submit academic records as well
as references. The World Bank will contact only those applicants whom hiring
managers wish to interview.
Positions may be located in any of the Bank’s offices across the world.
Recruitment and hiring for this employment category is ongoing throughout the
year.
