WBG Young Professional

WBG Young Professional

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 Transport practice supports safe, clean, efficient, inclusive, and climate-resilient connectivity. The work program spans transport operations, policy advice, analytics, and knowledge products in rapidly urbanizing, trade-connected, climate-vulnerable, and conflict-affected contexts. Priority areas include urban mobility, roads, railways, ports and maritime transport, aviation, logistics corridors, road safety, climate resilience and decarbonization, jobs, and private capital mobilization.

What You’ll Deliver

• Contribute to transport sector assessments, demand studies and modeling, infrastructure plans, financial and economic analysis, emissions estimates, institutional modernization, fare and ticketing analysis, and logistics corridor studies.
• Support project preparation and supervision, including project documentation, investment identification and appraisal, risk and mitigation analysis, critical-path planning, fiduciary inputs, quality control, procurement and contracting support, mission logistics, and reporting.
• Provide analytical inputs to multidisciplinary knowledge products, including country strategies, growth and jobs reports, damage and needs assessments, and climate and development diagnostics.
• Support policy dialogue and communicate technical findings through concise briefs, presentations, workshops, and other engagements with government counterparts, WBG management, private sector partners, international organizations, and civil society.
• Build effective collaboration across the World Bank Group and with external partners to advance business development, knowledge exchange, and private sector participation.
• Manage multiple assignments with limited supervision, exercising sound judgment, initiative, and attention to deadlines.

• Minimum of a master’s degree in transport planning, engineering, economics, finance, urban or regional planning, architecture, mathematics, natural sciences, or another relevant field.
• 2-6 years of relevant professional experience in transport operations, advisory services, analytics, infrastructure planning, or related development work.
• Demonstrated interest in international development and commitment to the World Bank Group mission, values, and integrity standards.
• Relevant experience in one or more transport subsectors, such as urban mobility, roads, railways, maritime transport and ports, aviation, logistics, or multimodal connectivity.
• Ability to translate complex technical analysis into clear written products and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in diverse, multidisciplinary teams while independently managing tasks and parallel priorities.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of a relevant regional language is an advantage.

What Will Help You Stand Out

• Transport sector analytics, demand modeling, data analysis, infrastructure investment appraisal, and financial and economic modeling.
• Climate-resilient infrastructure, transport decarbonization, climate finance, and low-carbon mobility solutions.
• Urban mobility, public transport, non-motorized transport, demand management, fare policy, and ticketing systems.
• Freight, logistics corridors, ports, railways, waterways, aviation, and multimodal integration.
• Road development, rehabilitation, asset management, maintenance financing, road safety, and market access.
• Institutional assessment, sector governance, economic regulation, private capital mobilization, PPPs, and blended finance.
• Emerging transport technologies, intelligent transport systems, electric mobility, and data-driven solutions.
• Inclusive transport planning, including gender-differentiated mobility needs, accessibility, safety, and equitable access.
• Experience in developing-country contexts and familiarity with transport modeling tools such as CUBE or VISUM are advantages.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of Urgency – Anticipating and quickly reacting to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful Risk Taking – Taking informed and thoughtful risks and making courageous decisions to push boundaries for greater impact.
3. Empowerment and Accountability – Engaging with others in an empowered and accountable manner for impactful results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.