Are you a graduate student in the Latin American/Caribbean region, aiming for a career in international development?
Join the World Bank this fall for an Inclusive Internship Program!
The Latin America and Caribbean Rregion (LCR) Inclusive Internship Program is designed to introduce a diverse and inclusive group of qualified graduate students to the World Bank (WB) by offering hands-on opportunities to contribute to development work in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Selected candidates will be able to improve their own skills in a diverse environment dedicated to ending extreme poverty and boosting prosperity and will benefit from
- (i) opportunities for onboarding and training;
- (ii) networking, mentoring, and coaching from World Bank staff and
- (iii) being a part of one of the most reputable development banks in the world.
The LCR Inclusive Internship program is targeted to highly motivated and qualified individuals from the LAC region, with a special focus on Afro descendants, Indigenous People, persons with disabilities, LGBT+, and other minorities.
The length of the internships will vary between two and six months. Specific Terms of Reference for the assignments cover the fields of economics, finance, energy, agriculture, climate change, private sector development, environment, social development and inclusion, and other related fields.
Selected candidates will be offered short-term temporary contracts with the WB for the period specified by each hiring unit. Interns will be hosted by the Country Offices and Practice Groups that have posted the task-based Terms of Reference. The call for internships will launch May 17th, 2022, and selection will be finalized by early August 2022.
We are hiring:
Support for the Anti-racism, Anti-discrimination and Inclusion Committee – Bolivia
Social Sustainability and Inclusion - Brazil
Support to Agriculture Team - Brazil
Social Protection and Jobs Support - Brazil
Support to the Colombia Country Team - Colombia
Support to the Education Team - Haiti
Support to the Country Team - Mexico
Country Engagement Support for Central America Country Management Unit - Panama
Support to analytical work on fiscal policy post-COVID 19 recovery, with focus on climate change - USA
Support to analytical work in Energy sector (climate change analytical studies with an energy focus) - USA
Supporting Regional Focal Point on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
Support to the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program
Support to LAC Gender Innovation Lab
Support to LAC Regional Gender Team
Support to LAC Team for Statistical Development