Deadline: 28 February, 2022
OPEC Fund has announced a call for applications for the Young Professional Development Programme (YPDP).
The YPDP is a structured two-year programme designed to prepare young professionals from the OPEC Fund’s member countries for a career in global development.
Benefits
- The YPDP offers training, coaching and mentoring, the opportunity to experience different fields of work and to access professional networks
- The programme equips young professionals with the skills and knowledge to meet the minimum requirements for an entry-level position with the OPEC Fund
- The YPDP will enable young professionals to develop an appreciation of how different departments/units contribute to the OPEC Fund’s overall strategic and operational goals
- Under the structured talent management programme, participants will have the opportunity to contribute to achieving the OPEC Fund’s vision of a world where sustainable development is a reality for all
- YPDP participants will gain valuable on-the-job experience, a wide range of relevant learning and developmental opportunities, rotation among different departments and benefit from a coaching/mentoring arrangement
- After participants have successfully completed the two-year programme, they may be offered a job at the OPEC Fund based on their performance and the business need
Eligibility
- Applicant must be an OPEC Fund member country national
- Be 30 years of age or younger at the time of application
- Have obtained at least a master’s degree from a reputable university
- Excellent academic performance
- Be fluent in English
- Proficiency in one or more languages (desirable)
- Have a minimum of three years of work experience
- Specialise in a field relevant to the OPEC Fund’s operations such as Engineering, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology, Law, Human Resources, and any other relevant discipline
- Ability to work in a global and culturally diverse institution
- Willingness to serve the OPEC Fund, if selected, for a minimum of two years upon completion of the programme.
To apply and for more information, click here.
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