Junior Professional Associate

at  World Bank Group

DESCRIPTION

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org

JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATES – PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Junior Professionals Associate Program (JPA) offers an exceptional opportunity for recent graduates to embark on a professional journey, providing a three-year contract with valuable work experience within a diverse and dynamic environment and the potential of field work experience. The program is an excellent platform to sharpen your existing skills and to develop new ones, all while gaining a profound understanding of the challenges associated with reducing poverty and fostering shared prosperity on a livable planet.
We will provide you with the opportunity to gain entry-level professional experience in a premier development institution, on an Extended Term Consultant (ETC) contract with benefits. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org/careers/jpa

The following are minimum requirements to be eligible for the JPA program:

• Be 32 years of age or younger
• Hold a bachelor’s degree
• Be fluent in English

The JPA program at the World Bank is a highly competitive initiative. Candidates who are being actively considered for positions may be required to present academic transcripts and professional references. The World Bank’s Human Resources team and hiring team will reach out exclusively to individuals selected for assessment and interviews.
Positions may be in any of the World Bank’s offices worldwide.

The Junior Professional Associate is expected to support the design, preparation, and supervision of lending operations, technical assistance activities, and analytical tasks managed by the EAP transport unit. The EAP transport portfolio has increased substantially over the past four years, with 32 ongoing projects and about 13 under preparation. The position, therefore, requires candidates to have a strong foundational knowledge of transportation and/or trade, particularly in regional transport connectivity and economic corridors, trade facilitation, cross-border freight transit, and logistics.

The primary objectives of the assignment will be to:

• Participate in and/or co-lead the implementation of analytical tasks in the transport sector focusing on specific countries and subregional/regional analytics, particularly in regional transport connectivity, green shipping, maritime transport, seaports, railways, regional economic corridors, trade facilitation, cross-border freight transit, supply chain resilience, and logistics.
• Participate in and support the preparation of new transport projects and investments, including scoping and project design, data processing and analysis, preparation of concept notes, project appraisal documents, project-related briefings, and presentations.
• Participate in and support the implementation of selected ongoing investment projects, including attendance at project missions and meetings with clients, preparation of project reports, monitoring the financial status of projects, drafting official letters, reviewing technical reports and bidding documents, and providing other technical inputs related to the project/program implementation.
• Participate in and contribute to the policy dialogue on regional transport connectivity and transport decarbonization with regional institutions, external stakeholders, and development partners under the guidance of the practice manager and senior specialists.
• Participate in cross-sectoral teams responsible for preparing policy notes, Systematic Country Diagnostics and Country Partnership Frameworks, Climate Change Development Reports, Public Expenditure Reviews, sectoral studies, and research on transport, trade, and competitiveness.
• Provide support to improve the technical quality of deliverables through reviews, technical advice, and quality assurance; prepare meeting notes, briefings, and presentations on assigned tasks.
• Support the World Bank-wide professional community of staff engaged in the transport practice by participating in a selected number of thematic technical groups (Global Solutions Groups or Communities of Practice), drafting technical notes, and supporting cutting-edge work in collaboration with other global practices to enhance knowledge creation and dissemination and expand the existing knowledge base.
• Stay abreast of recent developments in the transport sector worldwide and on cross-cutting issues in relation to the topics of specialization for this position, identifying knowledge gaps and disseminating relevant knowledge to clients.