Eligibility Criteria
The citizens of ECOWAS Members States who fulfill the following criteria are invited to apply:

• Not more than 30 years of age at the time of recruitment;
• A Master’s Degree or equivalent qualification in fields related to activities of the Bank in particular, Asset / Liabilities Management, Audit, Communication and Marketing, Finance, Engineering, Business Administration, Law, Accounting, Economics, IT, Human resources, Infrastructure, private sector operations, public sector operations, Risk Management, Language Services or relevant qualification in any other area that is relevant to the activities of the Bank;
• Ability to work in a team and under pressure within a multicultural environment;
• Analytical and organizational skills, ability to plan and determine priorities;
• Good research skills for obtaining pertinent information (banking analysis, statistics, monitoring competitive trends etc.) from external sources in particular, electronic data bases and other media admitted for professional purposes.
• Good knowledge of office automation systems (Excel, Word, Access and Power Point);
• Fluent in English/French/Portuguese with a working knowledge of one of the other two languages.

Conditions of Service

• In conformity with the rules governing the programme, the young professionals concerned shall be posted to Departments in response to specific needs.  They shall not be recruited to fill vacant positions. 
• However, throughout the duration of their appointment, they shall be considered as Professional staff of the Bank.  Furthermore, their conditions of service shall correspond to those for grade P1-1 in the EBID staff classification and salary scale.
• Various allowances (post adjustment allowance, housing and transport allowance, family grant where necessary) will be added to the salary.  Furthermore, during the period of their appointment the young professionals shall be admitted into the Bank’s pension scheme. 
• The young professionals shall also be entitled to insurance cover against: death and permanent disability, total and permanent disability, temporary occupational disability, partial permanent disability, personal accident and sickness.