The World Bank GroupThe World Bank Group

UnUnofficial Career Guideofficial Career Guide

Loveena Dookhony

Doreen Kirabo

Adpated from Motoky Hayakawa

The World Bank

Friday, September 17, 2010

Overview Overview World Bank – Quick facts

Know the Institution

Identifying career opportunities By Region By Sector/Thematic Area/Function By Entry Point

Developing a job search strategy Co-relate competencies Build your network Let your network build you

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World Bank Group – Quick FactsWorld Bank Group – Quick Facts Governance: President + 24 Executive Directors Membership: 185 countries represented by Boards of Directors World Bank Group Institutions

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Development Association (IDA) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

(ICSID) Headquarters: Washington, DC, and more than 100 country offices Staff: More than 10,000 employees worldwide

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTABOUTUS/Resources/bank.pdf

Know the InstitutionKnow the Institution

Know the Institution – Understand DriversKnow the Institution – Understand Drivers

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Career Opportunities Career Opportunities by Strategic Theme by Strategic Theme

The Poorest Countries: helping overcome poverty and spur sustainable growth in the poorest countries, especially in Africa.

Post-conflict and Fragile States: addressing the special challenges of countries that are emerging from conflict or seeking to avoid the breakdown of the state.

Middle Income Countries: building a competitive menu of development solutions for middle-income countries, with customized services as well as finance.

Global Public Goods: playing a more active role in regional and global issues that cross national borders, including climate change, infectious diseases, and trade.

The Arab World: working with partners to strengthen development and opportunity in the Arab world.

Knowledge and Learning: As a learning organization, leveraging the best global knowledge to support development.

http://go.worldbank.org/56O9ZVPO70 http://go.worldbank.org/SEROYOTZZ0

Career Opportunities by Entry PointCareer Opportunities by Entry Point

Summer/Winter Internship Program Junior Professional Associate Program Young Professional Program/Young Economist/Social Scientist Partnership programs:, Global Secondment Program, Externally

Funded Staffing Program, Junior Professional Officer Program, Kuwait Recruitment Program, Saudi Recruitment Program, Voice Secondment Program

Short-term Consultant Extended-term Consultant Regular Positions

Term/ Open-ended

Skills and CompetenciesSkills and Competencies

Research Economics and Statistics STATA

Operations Process Management (Procurement, Legal, Editorial, Resource

Management, Communications) Thematic expertise (MPA/MPH, JD/LLM, Engineering, Economics,

Social Sciences)

Back Office IT Finance and Administration Procurement Asset Management and General Services

How to Approach? – Get to Know Bank StaffHow to Approach? – Get to Know Bank Staff

Identify a list of projects which interest you

Find out who works on those projects Key words: TTLs: Lcontact Task Team Leaders and let them

know about yourself and your academic work and interest, most importantly what you can do for them: NETWORKING

By Targeted E-mail (a simple formula: bobama@worldbank.org, jbiden@worldbank.org, etc)

Attend Conferences

Everything starts from here: http://www.worldbank.org/

Good luck!Good luck!

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