The World Bank Group (WBG) Young Professionals Program (YPP) 2026 (Technical & Managerial roles at the World Bank Group).

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Application Deadline: September 30, 2025 at 11:59 UTC

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026 World Bank Group (WBG) Young Professionals Program. The World Bank Group Young Professionals Program engages high international expertise with distinctive technical abilities and numerous backgrounds to work throughout the World Bank, MIGA and IFC in direction of a world freed from poverty on a livable planet.

YPs be a part of the World Bank Group’s Operations and Specialized perform tracks on a two-year time period which may be adopted by a five-year renewable contract based mostly on efficiency.

Additionally, YPs take part in a structured studying and expertise growth journey by means of our YP Academy. Key parts embrace technical and operations coaching, language applications, negotiation and enterprise abilities, and management growth. YPs additionally obtain one-on-one teaching, join with mentors, and interact in strategy-focused dialogues with senior leaders.

Eligibility Requirements

• Minimum grasp’s diploma with 2 – 6 years skilled working expertise.
• Nationality of a World Bank Group member country as demonstrated by your formally issued passport or equal doc. 
• Completion of a masters-level diploma or equal in a related area, or a better qualification in a related area, earlier than September 1, 2026. If you might be pursuing a doctorate, full-time doctoral analysis research in a related area at an accredited establishment might depend in direction of the required work expertise, and the diploma have to be considerably full with all the written work submitted earlier than September 1, 2026. 
• Excellent command of spoken and written English language (fluency in different languages is likely to be advantageous to your application). 
• You aren’t a World Bank Group employees member nor are you precluded to apply or be a part of the program by the employment eligibility policy from the time of application to the Young Professionals Program. 
• You don’t maintain an ET or ST contract in the Bank.  
• You might apply this yr in case you are a JPA or a former Bank intern (interns ought to have their appointment finish date on or earlier than September 30, 2025).

Contract Start Date and Terms

• The Young Professionals Program doesn’t provide deferred entry and also you have to be ready to start out full-time employment with the World Bank Group on September 1, 2026. 
• If you might be invited to hitch the Young Professionals Program, your provide will embrace a 2-year time period contract as a mid-career employees member (GF stage), which may be adopted by a 5-year renewable contract based mostly on efficiency. 
• You additionally is likely to be eligible for a G-type visa for you and your dependents. 
• You could also be situated in Washington, DC or any of the World Bank Group nation places of work worldwide, and have to be ready to relocate accordingly.

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Application Process

• The application portal opens on September 1, 2025 and closes on September 30, 2025 at 11:59 UTC (late functions is not going to be thought-about). 
• Please have the following able to add at the time of your application:
  • Your CV/resume (ideally 1 web page and not than 2 pages) 
  • Passport picture web page to assist verify your delivery date and first nationality
  • Transcript(s) or enrollment letter(s) to verify your post-graduate academic levels and (anticipated) completion dates 
• Be certain your work program choice is clearly supported in your application by your demonstrated abilities, training, and expertise. 
• Successful candidates are anticipated to be invited to interviews and assessments in December 2025 by means of January 2026. 
• The World Bank plan to tell the chosen candidates in late-January 2026.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the World Bank Group (WBG) Young Professionals Program