Young Professionals Program
Course(s) Offered: Any field
Course Level: Graduate (training)
Provider: African Development Bank
Country to Study in: Member countries
Scholarship Description
Established to strengthen economical increase in addition to social progress across the African continent, the African Development Bank (AfDB) offers the Young Professionals Program (YPP) for recruiting immature Africans.
The Young Professionals Program (YPP) is a iii twelvemonth leadership chance for the evolution of the Bank’s futurity leaders. The Bank attracts highly qualified in addition to motivated professionals from its fellow member countries for a productive in addition to rewarding career path inward development. Through the YPP, the Bank ensures continuity in addition to excellence inward both the management of its function programs in addition to the provision of policy advice to its regional fellow member countries.
The Bank is an equal chance employer. To this end, it is committed to achieving in addition to maintaining a various workforce that reflects its multifariousness agenda, including gender, geographies in addition to languages, amidst others. Applications for the 2018 Young Professionals Program has opened.
Eligibility
The Young Professional Program targets motivated in addition to high-potential talented individuals from the Bank's fellow member countries. Applicants must run across the next conditions. To bring together AfD, yous should:
Course(s) Offered: Any field
Course Level: Graduate (training)
Provider: African Development Bank
Country to Study in: Member countries
Scholarship Description
Established to strengthen economical increase in addition to social progress across the African continent, the African Development Bank (AfDB) offers the Young Professionals Program (YPP) for recruiting immature Africans.
The Young Professionals Program (YPP) is a iii twelvemonth leadership chance for the evolution of the Bank’s futurity leaders. The Bank attracts highly qualified in addition to motivated professionals from its fellow member countries for a productive in addition to rewarding career path inward development. Through the YPP, the Bank ensures continuity in addition to excellence inward both the management of its function programs in addition to the provision of policy advice to its regional fellow member countries.
The Bank is an equal chance employer. To this end, it is committed to achieving in addition to maintaining a various workforce that reflects its multifariousness agenda, including gender, geographies in addition to languages, amidst others. Applications for the 2018 Young Professionals Program has opened.
Eligibility
The Young Professional Program targets motivated in addition to high-potential talented individuals from the Bank's fellow member countries. Applicants must run across the next conditions. To bring together AfD, yous should:
- Be a citizen of a regional or non-regional AfDB fellow member country
- Be 32 years of historic menstruation or younger past times 31st Dec of the pick twelvemonth (i.e. 2017)
- Possess a Master’s marking or equivalent inward whatsoever bailiwick that is relevant to the concern of the Bank, amongst outstanding academic credentials
- Have at to the lowest degree 3 years function sense inward the areas related to our high priority areas (Hi-5s).
- Demonstrable on-the-ground/hands-on sense on the African continent and/or inward other continent’s developing countries
- Have passion for Africa’s Development
- Demonstrate strengths inward leadership including leading others
- Able to leverage knowledge, portion in addition to bus others
- Effectively function inward teams amongst adaptability to a various environment
- Strong analytical skills, an entrepreneurial drive, results-orientation in addition to problem-solving capability
- Business Acumen in addition to project design mindset.
- Be practiced inward the Bank’s working languages, either English linguistic communication and/or French.
- Have skills that enable yous function inward a digital environs in addition to comprehend applied scientific discipline every bit it evolves
- Be willing to alive inward Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire the Bank’s Headquarters, in addition to go to undertake province assignments.
Citizen of whatsoever fellow member province of the AfDB -- Includes 54 countries inward Africa in addition to 26 countries exterior the African continent (see listing of AfDB fellow member countries)
Fields of study
Any bailiwick relevant to the concern of the Bank similar Economics, Engineering, Social Sciences, International Development, Business Administration, Finance, etc
Number of awards
Up to xxx immature African professionals volition hold out hired for the 2018 cohort
Sponsorship duration
Upon credence of offering in addition to entry, the YPPs consummate a mandatory minimum of 2 years in addition to maximum of iii years on rotational assignments inward dissimilar organizational units in addition to sectors inside the Bank.
Scholarship benefits
The AfDB offers an internationally competitive remuneration in addition to benefits package. The YPPs undergo on-the-job preparation in addition to mentoring that volition equip them amongst skills, noesis in addition to sense to address developmental issues inward Africa inward especial in addition to the developing globe inward general. At the terminate of iii years in addition to upon successful completion of the program, the YPPs volition hold out equipped to compete for whatsoever relevant vacancies inward the AfDB
Method of Application
All application for admission to the AfDB YPP is an online process. The YPP is highly competitive plan in addition to yous are advised to supply every bit much relevant data every bit possible. Applicants amongst dual nationality are advised that the Bank recognizes solely i nationality from a fellow member country; every bit such, kindly signal the nationality yous wishing to declare. Successful candidates from the pick procedure volition hold out appointed YPs nether their declared nationalities for the duration of the Program in addition to whatsoever continuing contract amongst the Bank. If yous are a first-time user of the online registration system, delight register, if non delight log in. Please attach the most electrical flow curriculum vitae (CV) amongst your electrical flow contact details along amongst your academic transcript in addition to diplomas. Ensure yous follow the application checklist which is meant to facilitate your application experience
It is of import to watch the official website (link to it is below) for consummate information. You tin likewise access the electrical flow YPP plan telephone telephone via the current vacancies page.
DEADLINES:
Applications for 2018 start 21 August 2017 in addition to volition hold out accepted until midnight (GMT) of 11th September 2017
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the high book of responses unremarkably received, solely electronic confirmations of receipt volition hold out issued. If yous create non larn a formal correspondence from the Bank inside iii months of the closing date, your application is non beingness considered for the program. Please create non contact the Bank or staff members to demand almost the status of your application.
Established inward 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African evolution institution, promoting economical increase in addition to social progress across the continent. There are eighty fellow member states, including 54 inward Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s evolution agenda is delivering the fiscal in addition to technical back upward for transformative projects that volition significantly trim down poverty through inclusive in addition to sustainable economical growth.
Application Deadline: eleven September 2017
Open to International Applicants: Yes
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