Inter-American Development Bank (IADB): Junior Professional Programme
The Junior Professional Programme (JPP) is a starting point for careers at the Inter-American Development Bank. The Bank has traditionally sought skills in areas such as economics, finance, engineering, business, management, law, education, health, and public administration. New areas of emphasis, which have emerged and are also of interest to the Bank include: trade, labor, modernization of the state, governance, the environment, and women in development. Each year the Bank determines the number of participants in the Junior Professional Programme based upon budgetary allocations; between five and ten Junior Professionals will normally be on board at any one time. Participants selected for the Programme are offered a 24-month contract with the Bank. Junior Professionals begin with two twelve-month assignments in different Departments, and are treated as full-fledged staff members with specific responsibilities. Junior Professionals may be assigned to the Country Offices as part of the Programme. There is also a special recruitment effort aimed at fro-Descendants and Indigenous Peoples, called the Diversity Junior Professional Programme.
Requirements
Student status required
No
Qualifications required
- College diploma
- Graduate degree
- Undergraduate degree
Language notes
Fluency in at least two of the Bank’s four official languages - English~ Spanish~ Portuguese and French - is required for most positions.
Application process
To be eligible for the JPP, a candidate must be: -A citizen of a member country of the Bank; - Under the age of 33 as January 1st of the selection year. When a candidate is selected from within the Institution, the maximum prescribed age is 35; -Fluent in English and Spanish, and working knowledge of a third official language of the Bank is desired (French or Portuguese); -Have a Master's, "Licenciatura"_x005F_x005F_x005F_x005F_x005F_x005F_x005F_x005F_x005F_x005F_x005F_x009d_ or equivalent degree level from an accredited university by January 1st of the application year; -Have one or more years of professional experience in business related to the Bank; and, be exempt from any military obligation for the duration of the program.
