{"id":12170,"date":"2015-02-05T00:59:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T00:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=12170"},"modified":"2016-11-14T10:55:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T10:55:09","slug":"african-development-bank-ghana-young-professionals-program-application-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/african-development-bank-ghana-young-professionals-program-application-open.html","title":{"rendered":"African Development Bank Ghana: Young Professionals Program (Application Open)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Young Professionals Program (YPP) targets the best available talent in our niche \u2013 young professionals with a passion for development in Africa. This program is not an internship; rather it offers an exceptional opportunity to talented young professionals with leadership potential, an established record of outstanding academic and professional achievement, a commitment to engagement in crucial issues and to making a difference at the national or international level. The YPP includes a rigorous program of activities that prepares participants to be technical and professional leaders with notable impact.<\/p>\n
The Young Professionals will be based at the African Development Bank Headquarters, Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n
The specific disciplines and specialist professional areas that are aligned to our Ten-Year Strategy (TYS) and our gender strategy are the following:<\/p>\n
The Bank expects to recruit between 15 and 20 candidates in the identified relevant focus areas. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience<\/p>\n
The Young Professional Program targets motivated and talented individuals from our member countries. Applicants must meet the following conditions:<\/p>\n
Please note that under the European License-Masters-Doctorate (LMD) system, the \u201cMa\u00eetrise\u201d is not equivalent to the current Master\u2019s degree in the French education system. Accordingly, candidates who present equivalencies to the Master\u2019s degree (in both the Anglo-Saxon and French systems), must provide written verification from the university or academic institution that confer the degree.<\/p>\n
In addition, preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate the following:<\/p>\n
To be considered, please note that all applicants must have completed and obtained a Master\u2019s or equivalent Degree Certificate by the date the vacancy announcement closes.<\/p>\n
Applications will be accepted until midnight (GMT) of the closing date. We will not accept any application submissions after the closing date of the Vacancy Announcement.<\/p>\n