World Bank Internship offers highly motivated individuals the opportunity to learn about the World Bank’s mission and work. The World Bank internship Program allows candidates to bring new perspectives, innovative ideas and research experience to the work of the Bank, while improving skills in a diverse environment. Plus, it’s a great way to enhance CVs with practical work experience. Internships are available in development operations and other business units (such as Human Resources, Communications, Accounting, etc.), however, availability during a given probation period is based on business need. To access the application, please click on the apply button, bearing in mind that only selected candidates will be contacted.
Eligibility Criteria for world bank internship
- To be eligible for an Internship, applicants must have an undergraduate degree and be enrolled in a full-time graduate program (studying a master’s or doctoral degree with plans to return to school full-time). There is no age limit.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Knowledge of languages such as: Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Portuguese is desirable.
- Skills, such as computing skills, are advantageous.
- The World Bank value diversity in workplace and encourage all qualified candidates, particularly women, with diverse professional and academic backgrounds, to apply for an internship at the world bank. Our goal is to attract and recruit the best talent around the world.
Additional information
The BM Internship Program typically seeks candidates for:
Operations (Frontline) in the following areas: economics, finance, human development (public health, education, nutrition, population), social sciences (anthropology, sociology), agriculture, environment, engineering, urban planning, natural resource management, private sector development and other related fields; or Corporate Support (Accounting, Communication, Human Resources Management, Information Technology, Treasury and other corporate services).
The World Bank pays an hourly wage to all interns and, where applicable, provides a travel expense allowance of up to USD 3,000, at the discretion of the manager. These travel expenses may only include transportation expenses (airfare) to or from the city on duty. Interns are responsible for their own accommodation. Driven by business needs, most intern positions are based in Washington, DC, with a few others in the World Bank’s country offices. Internship opportunities typically last a minimum of four weeks.
The Internship is offered twice a year:
- Summer Internship (May to September): Application period is from December 1st to January 31st of each year.
- Winter Internship (November to March): Application period is from October 1st to October 31st of each year.
- All applications are online and must be submitted during the respective application period. (The World Bank does not accept applications by email.)
- J1 visa holders need to obtain a G4 visa abroad before starting unpaid employment or internship at the World Bank.
Application Process
Application form: Please take the time to prepare your application and enter your personal information accurately. You must submit the following documents:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Declaration of interest
- Postgraduate enrollment certificate
Enrollment checklist:
The following application checklist is intended to facilitate your application experience.
- Make sure you use Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari or Internet Explorer 10 or higher as your browser version.
- Make sure you are connected with a reasonable internet connection bandwidth without any network/firewall restrictions.
- You will be asked to register for an account and provide your email address. Please make sure you have entered your email address correctly, as this will be our main channel of communication with you regarding your application.
- You must complete your application in a single session and will only be able to submit it if you have uploaded all required documents and answered all questions (all questions marked with an asterisk-*- are mandatory).
- Please complete the application within 90 minutes to avoid system timeout.
- Remember to enter your full phone number (country code + city code + number).
- Do not enter any special characters (â-<>&#â, etc.) in any of the application fields. Try to not copy and paste any characters/text from Microsoft Word.
Please upload the subsequent documents (required) before submitting your application:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Declaration of interest
- Graduate enrollment certificate
Note: Each file must not exceed 5 MB and must be in one of the following formats: .doc, .docx or .pdf
Make sure the filenames of the documents you are attaching do not contain special characters such as â-<>&#â, etc. We recommend PDF files as they are the best files to upload.
Once you submit your application, you may not be able to make any further changes/updates.
After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation email with your registration number.
Selection
All applications are stored in a online database that is consulted by Hiring Managers based on business needs. Please note that candidates will not hear from us unless they are selected by a hiring manager who is looking to hire an intern. Managers have access to the Internship database from February to July (summer internship) and from November to January (winter internship). We do not have a pre-identified number of intern vacancies per season. For each season, hiring is based solely on the needs of the business.
Application Process
The application must be made on the official website of the World Bank by clicking on the APPLY button
Official Website: Click HERE
