The
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a
specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international
financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World
Food Conference. The Conference was organized in response to the food crises of
the early 1970s that primarily affected the Sahelian countries of Africa. The
conference resolved that "an International Fund for Agricultural
Development should be established immediately to finance agricultural
development projects primarily for food production in the developing
countries". One of the most important insights emerging from the
conference was that the causes of food insecurity and famine were not so much
failures in food production, but structural problems relating to poverty and to
the fact that the majority of the developing worlds poor populations were concentrated
in rural areas.
Job
opportunities at IFAD: http://www.ifad.org/job/index.htm
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC)
promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way
to reduce poverty and improve people's lives.
IFC is a member of the World
Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, DC. It
shares the primary objective of all World Bank Group institutions: to improve
the quality of the lives of people in its developing member countries.
Vacancy notices are posted on the IFC website:
http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/careers.nsf
African Development Bank (AfDB)
The African
Development Bank (ADB) (http://www.afdb.org) is a regional multilateral development bank and is
the premier financial development institution of Africa, dedicated to combating
poverty and improving the lives of people of the continent and engaged in the
task of mobilising resources towards the economic and social progress of its
Regional Member Countries. Its shareholders are the 53 countries in Africa as
well as 24 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
Vacancy notices
are posted on the Banks website: http://www.afdb.org/portal/page?_pageid=473,970768&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB)
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
The Inter-American Development Bank (http://www.iadb.org)
is an international financial institution created in 1959 to help accelerate
the economic and social development of its member countries in Latin America
and the Caribbean. The Bank, whose headquarters is in Washington, D.C., is
today the principal source of external public financing for many countries of
the Latin American region. The Bank is owned by its 46 member countries.
Twenty-eight of these countries - known as the regional members - are in the
Western Hemisphere, and 18 - known as the non-regional members - are in Europe,
Asia and the Middle East.
The Bank, as an international organization, is
committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all persons based solely on
their individual merits, without any consideration as to their race, color,
religion, sex or disability.
Vacancy notices for the positions listed below
have been posted on the Banks website http://www.iadb.org/hrd/vacancies.asp.
The Bank has opened the Special programs, aimed to provide opportunities
for students and young professionals. In order to provide universities with
information related to the Special Programs the Inter-American Development Bank
offers a special mailing list for universities under https://enet.iadb.org/jobs/vacancies.asp.
These Programs are as follows (for more
information please click on one of the following programs):
Junior Professional Program
The Junior Professional Program (JPP) is a
starting point for careers at the Inter-American Development Bank. The program
is designed for exceptionally qualified and motivated junior professionals.
The Bank has traditionally sought skills in areas
such as economics, finance, engineering, business, management, law, education,
health, and public administration. New areas of emphasis which have emerged and
are also of interest to the Bank include: trade, labor, modernization of
the state, governance, the environment, and women in development.
Summer Internship Program
Each summer the Inter-American Development
Bank hires up to thirty-five Summer Interns, for a period of two months. The
purpose of the Program is to provide an opportunity for university students at
the graduate level to learn about the operations of the IDB, and to acquire
work experience at the professional level through on-the-job training during
their summer vacation before returning to their studies.
During their internship, the students are
placed in one of the departments or units of the Bank and, to the extent
possible, are given assignments relevant to their current studies. Before the
end of the summer, the departments and the interns must submit a brief report
about their experience in the Bank and provide ideas and suggestions that can
help improve the Program in future years.
Summer Employment Program
Each summer the Inter-American Development
Bank hires undergraduate students for a period of two to three months. During
their employment, the students are placed in one of the departments or units of
the Bank and are assigned primarily clerical and administrative tasks.
Winter Intership Program
This winter the Bank expects to hire 10 Winter
Interns from member countries that have vacations for two months or more in the
winter time (from January to March). The Interns will be hired for a
period of two months. The purpose of the Program is to provide an
opportunity for university students at the graduate level to learn about the
operations of the Bank, and to acquire work experience at the professional
level through on-the-job training during their winter vacation before returning
to their studies
Winter Employment Program
Each Winter the
Inter-American Development Bank hires undergraduate students for a period of
two to three months. During their employment, the students are placed in one of
the departments or units of the Bank and are assigned primarily clerical and
administrative tasks.