Early Career Program, Tech & Innovation, Centre for Financial & Monetary Systems
Join the Early Career Program focused on Tech & Innovation
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Overview
Join the Early Career Program focused on Tech & Innovation
You have:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, or international affairs (Master’s preferred)
- 1+ years of internship/professional experience in financial services, research or management consulting
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Strong organizational skills
- Interest in financial services, technology and innovation, blockchain and digital assets
- Familiarity with Salesforce, MS Office Suite, etc.
Please Note: This role requires the ability to work on site 3 days per week per company policy.
The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, engages the foremost political, business, and other leaders of society to build coalitions and initiatives – digitally and physically – to address industry, regional and systemic issues.
As part of our global team of over 1’000+ employees across six offices representing more than 100 nationalities, you will have the opportunity to influence systems level change, build communities of action, and broaden your perspective.
Programme Overview
We believe that early career talents are an essential and vibrant part of our community. The Early Careers Programme provides an exciting opportunity for participants to get a feel for working at the Forum, bringing in fresh ideas and gaining valuable real-world experience.
The positions we offer are best suited to bachelor’s and master’s program graduates, with 1-2 years of previous professional experience.
Conditions and benefits of the Early Careers Programme
Hybrid (3 days per week) onsite employment contract of 6 months at a World Economic Forum office in San Francisco
- Program start dates between March 15 and April 15
- Monthly gross compensation of USD $4250
The Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems provides an independent and impartial platform to design and develop a more sustainable, resilient, trusted, and accessible financial system that reinforces long-term value creation and economic growth. The Centre has several ongoing projects and communities that aim to build financial systems leadership and resilient financial systems.
Reporting Lines & Interactions
The ECP will work with the Blockchain and Digital Assets team members and the broader Tech Enabled Innovation and Financial and Monetary Systems team, to help drive project delivery and community building in the development of new initiatives on Tokenization in Financial Markets and the Global Future Council (GFC) on Decentralized Finance. This role will place you on the front line of engaging with global leaders driving the trajectory of these innovations. The position is based in San Francisco and will work closely with teams in New York and Geneva.
Breakdown of main responsibilities
50% Project management
20% Initiative content research
20% Events/workshop planning and logistics
The ECP will play a key role facilitating engagement across the Forum's key senior stakeholders, including, business executives, government officials, academics, our start-up community, and civil society organizations.
Support the team with project scoping and delivery for the Tokenization in Financial Markets and GFC on Decentralized Finance initiatives in addition to other Tech Enabled Innovation initiatives
Collaborate to create and maintain project plans and timelines that support the team determine tasks, due dates, and milestones in concert with the team’s objectives
Research and content curation on particular topic areas related to the project scope for inclusion in the initiative deliverable
Craft and execute strategies for effective community engagement within each initiative
Maintain important team documents and data in Salesforce and other digital platforms, create Power Point presentations to help drive projects forward
Collaborate with the Events team to manage event logistics for Institutional Forum meetings (both virtual and in-person), external workshops and stakeholder meetings organized by the team
Use digital and traditional media to disseminate content and generate interest in the team’s activities and create content for Forum’s digital platforms to distribute within the Forum community, which include internal and external stakeholders
The successful candidate will be assessed on
Track trends in the development of blockchain and digital assets and ongoing efforts related to tokenization and decentralized finance
Drive effective project coordination, through a highly collaborative approach and effective project and process management, communication, and reporting
Manage event planning and logistics for Forum workshops and partner meetings
Ensure that all project content (web and digital) is accurate and up-to-date, and support the curation of the project community on the Forum’s digital platforms
Engage public and private partners from industry, government, academia, international organizations and civil society in the delivery of projects
Preferred Requirements and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, or international affairs (Master’s preferred)
1+ years of internship/professional experience in financial services, research or management consulting
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Strong organizational skills
Interest in financial services, technology and innovation, blockchain and digital assets
Strategic and creative skills in project management, community management, research, writing and presentation
Experience working on matters involving administrative and coordination support
Familiarity with Salesforce, MS Office Suite, etc.
Why work at the Forum:
The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a project where you had to manage multiple tasks at once? | It helps gauge your organizational and project management skills. | Discuss your approach to prioritizing tasks and any tools you used to stay organized. |
| How do you stay informed about trends in blockchain and digital finance? | This shows your passion and proactive learning attitude. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Tell me about a time you successfully engaged others in a project. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenge you faced while planning an event and how you overcame it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What methods do you employ to ensure project content is accurate and up-to-date? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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