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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 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. Specific Unit Description – Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Global Practice Global development is at an important crossroads. Despite remarkable gains over the last several decades, a growing number of challenges threaten to reverse development gains and jeopardize the prospects for continued progress. These include rising inequality and erosion of trust within societies to climate change, pandemics and increasing conflict across the globe. About one third of the global population is at risk of exclusion from services, access to markets and participation in cultural and political spaces. Exclusion can occur based on gender, disability status, age, sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI), ethnicity, race, and migration status, among other characteristics. Advertisement
Social sustainability – when people feel part of the development process and believe they and their descendants will benefit from it – is fundamental to addressing today’s development challenges; and is the social counterpart to environmental and economic sustainability. Building on decades of engagement on social development, the World Bank’s focus on social sustainability encompasses inclusion, resilience, cohesion and process legitimacy. Social Sustainability and Inclusion reflects the World Bank’s commitment to addressing long standing barriers to development, strengthening the focus on people who have been excluded from economic and social opportunities, and increasing investment in inclusive growth. We support our client countries to build socially sustainable communities and societies that are able to work together to overcome challenges, deliver public goods, and allocate scarce resources in a manner perceived as legitimate and fair by all, so that all people may thrive over time. One of the Unit’s programs is the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) multi-donor trust fund (MDTF), dedicated to improving development results by supporting capacity building for enhanced citizen engagement, accountability, and transparency. Through five Calls for Proposals and individual projects, the GPSA has supported over 50 projects in 34 countries. For its last Call for Proposals, the GPSA is preparing to dedicate the remainder of its funds toward supporting civil society activities in climate finance and climate action. As the program is set to sunset in December 2026, the team’s efforts are primarily focused on bridging the existing program and developing the successor facility to the GPSA. While the GPSA has long-standing relationships with a select number of donors, past outreach efforts have had limited success. As an MDTF, the GPSA has so far received US$ 55 million from thirteen donors. Significant past donations have come from country governments, bilateral aid agencies and select philanthropic foundations. As the successor facility to the GPSA is developed, it’s conceptualization, strategy and materials development, branding, and mapping of key stakeholders and potential donors and resource mobilization efforts are part of the critical path of the team’s work program.
Lastly, the Citizen Engagement and Social Accountability (CESA) work program is closely linked to the GPSA work and the overall SSIGL Unit’s corporate targets. The Unit currently tracks and monitors corporate compliance of the citizen engagement (CE) indicator and provides just-in-time advice to regional teams on best practices and global lessons to inform policy dialogue, operations, and analytical work.
Duties and Responsibilities The JPA will be part of the core GPSA-CESA team and will lead, co-lead, and/or support the following tasks: 1.Partnership Building and Resource Mobilization 2.Strategy Development: Advertisement
3.Strategic Communications & Graphic Design:
Selection Criteria • Bachelor of Arts or Science and/or relevant direct experience in fields related to international development, civil society organizations, social accountability and climate change. Diversity and Inclusion The World Bank continually searches for qualified individuals with a diverse set of backgrounds from around the globe. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Individuals with different abilities may be provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential functions and support in receiving other workplace accommodations.
Poverty has no borders, neither does excellence. We succeed because of our differences and we continuously search for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds from around the globe. |
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World Bank Junior Professional Associate United States World Bank Jobs 2024
World Bank looking for “Junior Professional Associate”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 09-Aug-24.
The World Bank has published a job vacancy announcement on 19/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Junior Professional Associate to be based in Washington DC , United States. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: World Bank
Job Title: Junior Professional Associate
Duty Station: Washington DC , United States
Country: United States
Application Deadline: 09-Aug-24