Closing Date: 30 September 2025
Applications are now open for the 2026 WBG Young Professionals Program (YPP)!
Overview
World Bank works 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 WBG Young Professionals Program application requires you to select a work program that best matches your expertise and experience.
To support your selection, you will be required to demonstrate your technical expertise and experience (technical depth), ability to work across the World Bank Group and a variety of sectors (technical breadth), and strong leadership potential. Before you begin your application, carefully consider the area you will choose and be prepared to support your selection through your submitted responses and application materials.
Work Programs
| Operations Track | Specialized Functions Track | |
| PEOPLE Protecting and investing in human developmentHealthSocial ProtectionEducation PROSPERITY Promoting economic policies for growthEconomic PoliciesPoverty and EquityFinance, Competitiveness and InvestmentInstitutions PLANET Helping protect the planet’s natural resources and promote inclusive growthAgricultureClimateEnvironmentSocialWater | INFRASTRUCTURE Promoting clean energy access, sustainable transport and livable citiesEnergy and ExtractivesSustainable Infrastructure FinanceTransportUrban Development DIGITAL Eliminating the digital divideDigital Transformation INVESTMENT (IFC, MIGA) Leveraging capital and expertise to create markets and opportunitiesAdvisoryBlended Concessional FinanceDerivatives and Structured FinanceEquityLoansMobilizationTrade and Commodity FinancePolitical Risk Insurance Underwriting | LEGAL Ensuring compliance, providing advise, and protecting the institutionProject DesignCorporate FinanceLaw Advisory & Knowledge Services INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOLUTIONS Delivering digital solutionsOperations SolutionsData & Analytical SolutionsData Science & Digital Platforms BUDGET, PERFORMANCE REVIEW, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING Aligning resources, strategy, and impactBudget Planning & AllocationInternal Controls & Risk ManagementPerformance Review & Reporting HUMAN RESOURCES |
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 or equivalent 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 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 do not hold an ET or ST contract in the Bank.
- 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).
Contract Start Date and Terms
- The WBG 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 1, 2026.
- If you are invited to join the World Bank Group Young Professionals Program, your offer will include a 2-year term contract as a mid-career staff member (GF level), that may be followed by a 5-year renewable contract 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, 2025 and closes on September 30, 2025 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
- 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 2025 through January 2026.
- World Bank plans to inform the selected candidates in late-January 2026.
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