WBG Pioneer - Knowledge Management Intern

The World Bank Group's WBG Pioneers Internship Program offers undergraduate and postgraduate students a high impact learning experience focused on global development. The Knowledge Management Intern will support the KIUPR unit by conducting systematic reviews of project documents and building a structured repository of operations in fragile, conflict, and violence-affected settings related to disaster risk management, urban resilience, and land activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a systematic review of WBG project documents (PADs, ICRs, evaluations, and knowledge notes) to identify operations in FCV settings with DRM, urban resilience, and land activities.
• Build and populate a structured, searchable repository (Excel-based) of individual activities and components implemented across these operations, organized by thematic subcategory.
• Systematically extract and record key outputs, implementation arrangements, links to jobs and private sector engagement, results framework indicators, implementation challenges, lessons learned, and good practices for each activity.
• Apply or support the application of AI-assisted methods for document analysis to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Ensure the repository is structured to allow filtering, updating, and expansion over time.

Requirements

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in, or in the final year of, a postgraduate (master’s/PhD) program.
• Candidates must have 0–6 years of relevant professional experience.
• Academic background in disaster risk management, urban planning, land policy, international development, environmental studies, or a related field.
• Demonstrated interest in development work and the World Bank Group’s mission.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools or methods for document analysis, text mining, or data organization is an advantage.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in diverse, team-based environments.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in English; knowledge of French or Spanish is an advantage.

Skills

• Disaster Risk Management
• Urban Planning
• Land Policy
• International Development
• Environmental Studies
• Research
• Analytical Skills
• Problem Solving
• AI-Assisted Document Analysis
• Text Mining
• Data Organisation
• Knowledge Management
• Systematic Reviews
• Repository Management
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Organizational Skills

Languages

English, French, Spanish