WBG Young Professional

The World Bank Group Young Professionals Program offers a Climate Change role centred on adaptation and resilience analytics. The professional assesses climate risks, develops quantitative evidence and decision tools, supports adaptation finance and policy recommendations, and translates climate, hazard and geospatial data into practical country and sector solutions for development operations.

• Translate climate priorities into practical adaptation and resilience solutions
• Advance climate outcome measurement through technical and operational pilots
• Assess adaptation options across economic viability, equity, feasibility and resilience outcomes
• Assemble and interpret climate, hazard, exposure and socioeconomic data for diagnostics
• Develop actionable policy, regulatory and public-investment recommendations from technical evidence

• Master’s degree in a stated climate-related field
• 2-6 years of relevant professional or applied research experience
• Climate adaptation and resilience analytical experience
• Fluency in English

• Experience in developing-country contexts is an advantage
• Proficiency in additional languages is an advantage

• Climate Risk Analysis
• Resilience Planning
• Geospatial Analysis
• Quantitative Modelling
• Adaptation Finance

• GIS
• Remote Sensing
• Statistical Tools
• Programming Tools

• Initial two-year term contract under the Young Professionals Program rotation model