Islamic Development Bank Group Young Professional Program for Graduates of Several Disciplines

IDB Young Professional Program

Course(s) Offered: Any relevant discipline
Course Level: Career training
Provider: Islamic Development Bank Group
Country to Study in: Saudi Arabia

Scholarship Description
The Islamic Development Bank Group offers the IDB Young Professional Program for qualified applicants from IDB member countries (or Muslim communities of non-member countries) who are graduates of reputed Universities or international centers of excellence.

The Young Professionals Program (YPP) is the strategic talent pipeline for the professional career in the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group. The Program is designed for outstanding young graduates who can significantly help the IDB Group to carry out its mission and attain its objectives.

This IDB Group's YPP Program enables each Young Professional (YP) to receive extensive exposure and experience of the IDB Group’s various activities through job rotations in different departments.

Eligibility
Prospective candidates for the YPP must fulfill the following minimum requirements:

• Age not more than 32 years at the time of application. May be allowed to attend interviews if they are under the age requirement at the date of application
• Holds a Bachelor degree in development, education, economics, finance, accounting, business administration, engineering, information technology and law or any other specializations relevant to the work of the Bank from highly reputed Universities or international centers of excellence
• Outstanding academic record. The indicators of high grades shall be based on education system of each country or region. The following grades from different education systems shall form a baseline for candidate’s eligibility for the YP program:
  1. GPA 3.5 on the scale of 4 or equivalent for any other system
  2. ‘A’ Grade according to regional systems following ABC grading
  3. ‘Excellent’ (ممتاز) in Arab, Russian or any other region’s system following such grading system
  4. Bien in French and Francophone systems
  5. 2nd Class Upper Honors in British system
• Able to work in English as business language
• Shall be a citizen of an IDB member country; applicants from Muslim communities of non-member countries may be admitted
• No working experience is required. However, experience shall be considered favourably.

Applicants in the following categories shall be considered as Priority candidates subject to their meeting entry requirements:

• Professionals with experience in a field directly related to the IDB Group's activities particularly experience working in global organizations
• Under-represented nationalities from IDB member countries
• Master's degree or its equivalent or Ph.D
• Good command of Arabic or French provided he/she is able to work in English

Eligible groups
Citizens of IDB member countries (AND Muslim communities of non-member countries)

Participating Institutions
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

Fields of study
Extensive exposure and experience of the IDB Group’s various activities through job rotations in different departments. Students in development, education, economics, finance, accounting, business administration, engineering, IT, law or any other specializations relevant to the work of the Bank are welcome

Sponsorship duration
Participants will initially spend two weeks Orientation stage in HRMD. Then, 27 months in Foundation stage which will be split into three rotations of 9 months each in IDB Group departments

Scholarship benefits
Participants will also benefit from a coaching/career counselling arrangement and a wide range of relevant training and developmental opportunities. Upon successful program completion, the participant will gradually climb up the professional grades in the IDB Group.

Method of Application
Applications must be done online through the link on the official website: click on Apply for this vacancy. IDB receive applications all year round and processed in batches where the selection process is very selective, thorough and competitive and successful applicants are mostly graduates from the centers of excellence with Ph.Ds and Masters with outstanding academic records.

DEADLINES:
Applications are received all year round. The closing date for applications is 28 February 2019

PLEASE NOTE:
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is a multilateral financial development institution based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IDB was established with the purpose of fostering economic development and social progress in its member countries, in accordance with the principles of Shariah i.e. Islamic law. The IDB is composed of 56 member countries across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.

Application Deadline: 28 February 2019
Open to International Applicants: Yes

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