WBG Young Professional

The World Bank Group’s Young Professionals Program (YPP) offers exceptional professionals the opportunity to apply their specialized technical expertise and contribute to development challenges. This YP-level role supports the Chief Risk Officer Environmental and Social Risk function by conducting independent reviews, risk analysis, and reporting on environmental and social risks across World Bank Group operations.

Responsibilities

• Support independent E&S reviews of selected operations, including review of project documentation, risk classification, E&S instruments, supervision records, implementation status reports, incident records, management responses, and other relevant materials.
• Prepare structured desk-review summaries that identify key E&S risks, implementation gaps, recurring issues, areas requiring clarification, and matters that may warrant management attention or additional follow-up.
• Support planning and preparation for site visits, including development of review questions, document request lists, stakeholder meeting plans, site visit agendas, and issue-tracking templates.
• Participate in site visits with senior E&S specialists, as needed, to observe project implementation, review mitigation measures, meet relevant stakeholders, document field observations, and support triangulation of risks identified through desk review.
• Analyze information from documents, interviews, supervision records, site observations, and portfolio data to identify material E&S risks, implementation constraints, systemic weaknesses, and lessons relevant to risk oversight.
• Prepare clear and evidence-based documentation of findings, including mission notes, issue logs, risk summaries, briefing notes, tables of observations, and draft inputs to management reports.
• Contribute to periodic reporting on E&S risk trends, portfolio issues, implementation bottlenecks, incident patterns, and follow-up actions, ensuring that outputs are concise, accurate, and decision useful.
• Maintain organized records of review materials, evidence, correspondence, findings, and agreed follow-up actions, while ensuring appropriate confidentiality and quality control.
• Engage constructively with regional, sector, legal, operations, accountability, and risk teams to validate findings, clarify issues, and support timely escalation or resolution of higher-risk E&S matters.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in environmental management, social development, sustainability, finance, economics, development studies, engineering, law, public policy, or a related field.
• 2-6 years of relevant professional experience in environmental and social risk management, development operations, infrastructure, social development, sustainability, safeguards, or implementation support.
• Familiarity with internationally recognized E&S standards and approaches, including the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework, IFC Performance Standards, safeguards policies, and/or sector-specific E&S risk management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to review project documentation, assess implementation risks, synthesize evidence from multiple sources, and prepare clear written outputs for technical and management audiences.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills, including ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative information into concise risk findings and practical recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to prepare clear briefing notes and management-facing materials under tight timelines.
• Ability to work effectively in diverse, multidisciplinary teams and engage constructively with operations, sector, legal, risk, and management stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and confidentiality.
• Experience in emerging markets or fragile and conflict-affected settings would be an advantage.
• Fluency in English required; proficiency in other languages would be an advantage.

Skills

• Environmental and Social Risk Management
• Development Operations
• Infrastructure Risk Assessment
• Social Development
• Sustainability
• Safeguards policy implementation
• World Bank Environmental and Social Framework
• IFC Performance Standards
• E&S Risk Management Practices
• Project Documentation Review
• Risk Analysis
• Qualitative Synthesis
• Technical Report Preparation
• Briefing Note Preparation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
• Organizational Skills
• Confidentiality Management
• Emerging Markets
• Conflict-affected Settings Experience

Languages

English