WBG Young Professional

Are you ready for a career with a lasting impact? The World Bank Group’s Young Professionals Program (YPP) offers exceptional professionals from around the world the opportunity to apply their specialized technical expertise, broaden their experience, and contribute to solutions to some of the most pressing development challenges. Young Professionals (YPs) work across the World Bank, IFC, MIGA, and ICSID in support of our mission to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more than 60 years, this highly competitive program has selected outstanding professionals to contribute to the institution’s work and develop as future leaders in global development. We seek candidates who demonstrate strong leadership potential, exceptional technical skills, and a clear commitment to our mission and values. As a YP, you will collaborate with colleagues across disciplines and institutions, applying your expertise to help address pressing development challenges and improve lives around the world. YPs join the World Bank Group on an initial two-year term contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance. During this period, YPs complete three eight-month rotations: one with their primary function and area of expertise, one cross-institutional rotation, and at least one rotation based in a country office. These assignments enable YPs deepen their technical and operational knowledge while gaining experience across different areas of the institution. Through the YP Academy, YPs undertake a structured learning and development journey that includes technical and operational training, language programs, negotiation and business skills, and leadership development. They also receive individual coaching, connect with mentors, and participate in strategic dialogues with senior leaders. The World Bank Group’s Young Professionals Program (YPP) engages global talent with distinctive technical skills and diverse backgrounds to work across the World Bank, MIGA, and IFC towards a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Through the YPP, we select top talent to advance the World Bank Group’s mission. For over 60 years, the YPP has been both a highly competitive and uniquely rewarding opportunity to join the World Bank Group. As a premier international organization at the forefront of development, we look for prospective Young Professionals (YPs) to join us from around the world with diverse backgrounds, exceptional technical skills, outstanding leadership potential, and a demonstrated commitment to our mission and values. Working across the World Bank, IFC, and MIGA, the YPs help solve the world’s most pressing development challenges to improve the lives of millions globally. IFC’s Environmental and Social (E S) team is seeking a YP as part of the WBG Young Professionals Program, to provide support to the E S regional team on E S risk management IFC Performance Standards with the aim of promoting compliance with IFC’s E S standards and enhanced impact and additionality of IFC -supported investments. The role will work across both direct investments (loans, equity etc.) as well as E S risk management on public private partnership (PPP) projects. What You’ll Deliver The E S YP will work under the leadership and guidance of an E S specialist and will support E S investment / PPP Advisory due diligence and portfolio monitoring as follows: Due Diligence and Risk Screening • Support the identification and assessment of environmental and social (E S) risks and potential mitigation measures during IFC investment and advisory due diligence. • Review project documentation and assist with client interviews alongside E S Specialists. • Review E S documentation, impact assessments, management plans etc. for consistency with IFC Performance Standards, accurateness, and completeness. • Analyze qualitative and quantitative data and input E S information into IFC internal systems (e.g., SRT, iPortal, ESGDocs). • Utilize external tools and data sources (e.g., RepRisk, iBAT, contextual risk assessments) to support risk analysis and development of recommendations. • Help ensure completeness, quality, and consistency of due diligence records and documentation. Portfolio Monitoring and Support • Assist in monitoring the implementation of E S action plans by IFC clients. • Support supervision activities, including client site visits and reviews of E S Annual Monitoring Reports. • Maintain and update databases, project documentation, and records in a timely manner • Contribute to portfolio-level reporting and analytics.