KuyaDanny
May 13, 2001, 12:24 AM
Posted for your consideration - from the World Bank website. Applications for the 2002 intake will be accepted beginning 15 June 2001
WHAT IS THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM
The Young Professionals Program (YPP) is a starting point for careers in the World Bank Group. The World Bank Group consists of IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA, and ICSID. (www.wordlbank.org) The Program is designed for highly qualified and motivated young people skilled in areas relevant to Bank's operations such as: economics, finance, education, public health, social sciences, engineering, urban planning, and natural resource management.
The Program provides the opportunity for professional development through on-the-job experience and exposure to the Bank Group's operations and policies. Each year, about 40 candidates are accepted into the Program. Since 1963, the Program has hired more than 1,000 Young Professionals from over 100 countries. Two-thirds of them still work in the organization.
Young Professionals start with two rotational assignments in different departments, totaling between 12 to 18 months --experiences that provide a broad overview of the Bank Group's work. Treated as full-fledged staff members with specific responsibilities, the Young Professionals are expected to make significant contributions to the work program of their departments. Each rotational assignment normally involves at least one field trip. Incoming YPs who have not had extensive field experience are also encouraged to participate in an immersion program in a village or urban slum soon after entry into the Bank.
The choice of a Young Professional's assignment is based on qualifications, personal preferences, and institutional staffing needs. Young Professionals are on probation for the duration of their rotational assignments, and they graduate from the Program upon successful completion of these assignments and securing a permanent position.
Click here to go directly to the YPP website (http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/ypp/default.htm)
WHAT IS THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM
The Young Professionals Program (YPP) is a starting point for careers in the World Bank Group. The World Bank Group consists of IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA, and ICSID. (www.wordlbank.org) The Program is designed for highly qualified and motivated young people skilled in areas relevant to Bank's operations such as: economics, finance, education, public health, social sciences, engineering, urban planning, and natural resource management.
The Program provides the opportunity for professional development through on-the-job experience and exposure to the Bank Group's operations and policies. Each year, about 40 candidates are accepted into the Program. Since 1963, the Program has hired more than 1,000 Young Professionals from over 100 countries. Two-thirds of them still work in the organization.
Young Professionals start with two rotational assignments in different departments, totaling between 12 to 18 months --experiences that provide a broad overview of the Bank Group's work. Treated as full-fledged staff members with specific responsibilities, the Young Professionals are expected to make significant contributions to the work program of their departments. Each rotational assignment normally involves at least one field trip. Incoming YPs who have not had extensive field experience are also encouraged to participate in an immersion program in a village or urban slum soon after entry into the Bank.
The choice of a Young Professional's assignment is based on qualifications, personal preferences, and institutional staffing needs. Young Professionals are on probation for the duration of their rotational assignments, and they graduate from the Program upon successful completion of these assignments and securing a permanent position.
Click here to go directly to the YPP website (http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/ypp/default.htm)