Post of Duty: Remote, Mexico
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
We are looking for a creative, results-driven and strategic Innovation Consultant. As an Innovation Consultant you will contribute to the scoping, and delivery of design, strategy, and digital transformation processes, and introduce group tools and methodologies that drive creative thinking that successfully guide the innovation and creativity agenda of the Bank.
You will work in the Innovation and Creativity Division, part of the Knowledge, Innovation, and Communication department. This team is responsible for strengthening the Bank鈥檚 internal capacities to innovate through raising awareness, building capacity, and developing innovative and creative products to development challenges. We collect and disseminate lessons learned from innovative practices; design and implement capacity building products for IDB Group teams, while leveraging strategic partnerships with the private sector and academia to catalyze innovation; and facilitate the design of innovative products which have the potential to be replicable and scalable in the Latin American and Caribbean region through the adoption of disruptive technologies and creativity.
What you鈥檒l do
Lead and support and run Innovation processes and other shorter interventions as innovation sprints (1-3 weeks) as needed, both for development and corporate challenges of the IDB.
路 Participate in new project conversations with corporate or sector teams and craft project proposals based on identified needs.
路 Provide input and advice on the design and facilitate workshops for multiple audiences.
路 Track and support projects and teams under agile frameworks.
路 Create data visualizations, presentations and other visual narrative products that foster innovative thinking and cultural change.
路 Design and create processes with their corresponding visual and communication compelling materials during different phases and collaborative spaces of specific innovation methodologies, such as design research, prototyping workshops, testing or generative sessions.
路 Contribute to building a creative culture within the institution.
路 Promote and influence teams within the Bank to challenge conventional practices and instill an innovation mindset into decision-making processes and projects.
路 Track and evaluate the progress of innovation activities and adjust the pace or direction of projects in accordance with the strategic priorities and client needs.
What you鈥檒l need
路 Education: Master's degree, specialization in Transdisciplinary Design, Strategic Design, Design for Social Innovation, Service Design, Social Sciences, Engineering, Communications, Marketing, Graphic Design or equivalent discipline, Human-centered design/design thinking/design management, User experience, Innovation design/Product design, Entrepreneurship.
路 Experience: Minimum of 5 (proven) years working in design / innovation consultancies or similar firms.
路 Languages: You are fluent (oral and written) in both English and Spanish. Additional knowledge of Portuguese and/or French is a plus.
Key Skills
路 You have validated project management skills, including but not limited to leadership, communication, planning, risk and cost management, negotiation, critical thinking, task and quality management.
路 You are results oriented.
路 You have experience in deploying innovation methodologies to facilitate design thinking and/or piloting processes for solutions.
路 You have experience in designing and facilitating co-design workshops.
路 You learn new innovation approaches quickly.
路 You are skilled in using online collaboration tools for workshops and remote innovation work.
路 You have an established network of connections with innovation ecosystems.
路 You have experience in synthetizing research insights into engaging narratives, maps and frameworks.
路 You have experience in presenting ideas in a visually appealing manner.
路 You have experience working in multi-disciplinary and/or cross-sector teams, with demonstrated integration skills.
Requirements
路 Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries. We may offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your eligible dependents.
路 Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB Group.