World Bank Group

World Bank Group grades

Understand the World Bank Group's GA–GJ staff levels, from administrative through executive work.

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Important: The World Bank describes ten levels: GA–GD administrative, GE–GJ professional and technical, with GH–GJ used for managerial roles.

World Bank grades

World Bank staff levels

The Bank's ten-level institutional grade structure.

Using this guide

Choose by duties, not code alone

  1. 1

    Start with the system

    Confirm the employer and whether the label is a staff grade, contract level or institution-specific band.

  2. 2

    Read the exact grade

    Use the career-stage and scope notes as orientation, then check the official vacancy requirements.

  3. 3

    Open current jobs

    Each grade page connects the guide to active vacancies indexed with that exact, system-aware grade.

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