Overview
The World Bank Group’s Young Professionals Program (YPP) offers exceptional professionals the opportunity to apply their specialized technical expertise, broaden their experience, and contribute to solutions to development challenges.
Key Responsibilities
- Support lending operations, technical assistance, and advisory work that help cities deliver resilient infrastructure, strengthen local government capacity, and improve urban service delivery.
- Provide technical and engineering inputs to the preparation and implementation of urban infrastructure, climate resilience, and disaster risk management projects, with particular attention to infrastructure quality, sustainability, and resilience.
- Contribute to analytical work and policy dialogue on urbanization, municipal infrastructure, disaster resilience, and infrastructure investment planning, including opportunities to mobilize public and private finance.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and government counterparts to develop innovative solutions that promote livable, resilient, and economically competitive cities.
Required Experience
2–6 years of relevant professional experience
Qualifications
Minimum of a master’s degree in civil/municipal/environmental engineering
Other Details
Languages Required
Proficiency in English
Languages Preferred
Fluency in additional languages is considered an advantage
Contract Duration
2 years 0 months
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified