Post of duty: Belize.
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.
The Social Sector (SCL) is a multidisciplinary team convinced that investing in people is the way to improve lives and overcome the development challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jointly with the countries in the region, the Social Sector formulates public policy solutions to reduce poverty and improve the delivery of education, work, social protection, and health services. The objective is to advance a more productive region, with equal opportunities for men and women, and greater inclusion of the most vulnerable groups.
The IDB Group helps Latin American and Caribbean countries promote skills development and lifelong learning as a strategy to ensure that citizens can contribute productively to society, improve their well-being, and be good citizens. To this end, it works with the countries of the region in five lines of action:
- Ensure that people have equitable access to relevant, high-quality learning opportunities throughout their lives.
- Strengthen quality and relevance assurance mechanisms.
- Consolidate and develop better financing and co-financing mechanisms to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and coverage of skills development opportunities.
- Take advantage of the use of technology to increase equity and access to skills development opportunities and improve the efficiency of skills development systems; and
- Actively promote the generation and use of evidence to inform decisions about skills development.
About this position:
We are looking for an education consultant to join the team responsible for the Belize education portfolio. As an education consultant, you will support the design, implementation, and monitoring of the education program in Belize. You will work with Emma Naslund-Hadley, Team Leader, part of the Social Sector Department.
The objective of the consultancy is to provide operational and technical support to the Education Division in the IDBโs Country Office in Belize. The Education Consultant will provide support to the Education Quality Improvement Program (EQIP II) (BL-L1030/BL-J0002) and the Skills for the Future program (BL-L1044/BL-G1009)
What youโll do:
Assist the IDB project team leader in:
- Technical and operational support to the Ministry project executing unit of the Education Quality Improvement Program EQIP II (BL-L1030/BL-J0002) and the Skills for the Future program (BL-L1044/BL-G1009).
- Monitoring project implementation based on defined key performance indicators and benchmarks.
- Managing the relationship with government counterparts and implementing partners to review milestones, key performance indicators and timeline.
- Undertaking research, analysis and producing knowledge products relevant to the Belize education portfolio and aligned to IDB strategy.
- Providing general sector education support in Belize.
What you'll need:
- Education: Masterโs degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in education, economics, social development, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
- Experience: A minimum 5 years of relevant experience with at least 3 years of progressive experience in Education.
- Languages: Excellent writing skills in English. Spanish is also desirable.
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: 12 months.
- Work Location: Belize.
What we offer:
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employeeโs life. These benefits include:
- A competitive compensation packages.
- Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender- neutral parental leave.
- Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
- Savings plan: โโโโโโโThe IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
- We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
- Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
- Development support: