Post of duty: Washington - HQ
The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position
The Office of the Secretariatโs (SEC) primary role is to provide services for the IDB and IIC Boards of Governors and Boards of Executive Directors (including their internal committees), the MIF Donors Committee, and Senior Management. For meetingsโand especially seminarsโorganized by one of the Bankโs departments, all meeting-related services are the responsibility of the department in question, with the Secretariat lending advisory assistance and logistical support as needed.
The Information Systems & Digital Innovation Section (SEC/ISD), which is responsible for business analysis, developing and maintaining the systems used by SEC and its main clients, is seeking a versatile, innovative, and proactive Full Stack Software Developer. You will play a pivotal role in our team by creating reusable code and libraries for future projects, ensuring the maintenance and support of existing systems, and actively participating in the execution of Digital Transformation initiatives, including development, testing, and implementation of systems and integrations. Your responsibilities will also include providing valuable post-implementation support to users for process modifications and production problem solutions, as well as introducing and testing new technologies in pilot implementations to enhance their effectiveness and deployment.
What youโll do
- Create reusable code and libraries for future use.
- Provide maintenance and support for currently existing systems.
- Participate in the execution of the Digital Transformation projects and activities, including system & integrations development, testing and implementation.
- Provide post-implementation support to users for the modification of processes and the solutions of production problems.
- Introduce new technologies in pilot implementations to test their value and accelerate their effective deployment and implementation.
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
- Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently on the assigned tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
- Act as a team player with ability to work and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and a variety of roles.
- Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, demanding, collaborative team on multiple projects at any given time.
- Build long-term client relationships and leverage those relationships to make workflow more efficiently.
What you'll need
- Education: Bachelorโs degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in Information Systems or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
- Experience: At least 2 years of progressive experience in software development and implementation.
- Programming Languages: ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript, Microsoft SharePoint.
- Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including Angular and React.
- Solid knowledge in software systemsโ design.
- Knowledge of one or more modern JavaScript frameworks/libraries such as TypeScript, Ember, Knockout, Underscore, Require JS, Kendo UI, AngularJS, jQuery, Knockout JS, BackboneJS, React, Vue.js etc.
- Hands-on experience with scalable web application and responsive web design.
- Databases: SQL Server. Experience in MongoDB is desirable.
- Operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux OS.
- Other: knowledge of Jira, Git, Scrum methodology.
- Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.
Key skills
- Learn continuously.
- Collaborate and share knowledge.
- Focus on clients.
- Communicate and influence.
- Innovate and try new things.
Requirements
- Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
- Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
Type of contract and duration
- Type of contract: International Consultant Full-Time.
- Length of contract: 24 months.
- Work Location: On site.
Our culture
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at diversity@iadb.org to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.
About the IDB Group
The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
About IDB
We work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure. Our aim is to achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. With a history dating back to 1959, today we are the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. We provide loans, grants, and technical assistance; and we conduct extensive research. We maintain a strong commitment to achieving measurable results and the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.
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- External Opening Date: Aug 19, 2024
- External Closing Date: Aug 30, 2024
- External Contact Email: hrsc@iadb.org
- External Contact Name: HR Service Center
- Job Field: Technical Support
- Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.