General Operations Consultant - Services to Support Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Activities - Office of Outreach and Partnerships (ORP/REM)
Post of duty: Washington DC, United States of America.
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 Outreach and Partnerships (ORP) is looking for a consultant with academic background in areas related to Business Administration, International Development, Finance, and Public Policy, Communications, in an accredited university who is interested in our mission to engage partners in furtherance of development in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
ORP is responsible for establishing and fostering institutional relationships with governments, companies, foundations, universities, non- government organizations, and other stakeholders. Built in 2008 to nurture the Inter-American Development Bankโs (IDB) existing partnerships network and further expand its global ties with development actors in the public and private sectors, we engage in mutually beneficial alliances that generate value for all partners. These partnerships leverage Bank expertise, resources, and regional presence, as well as partners financial and non-financial contributions to improve lives in the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region.
The Office consists of the Resource Mobilization Division (REM); the Grants and Co-financing Management Unit (GCM); both located in Washington D.C., and the Representations in Asia (ASI) in Tokyo; and the Office in Europe (EUR) in Madrid.
The Resource Mobilization Division (REM) focuses on outreaching potential partners, mobilizing resources from partners, formalizing, and managing collaborations, and creating and sharing knowledge about partnerships in coordination with ASI, EUR, and GCM. We work closely with the Bankโs operational and corporate units across IDB, its innovation laboratory IDB Lab, and its private entity IDB Invest to seize opportunities in the evolving resource mobilization landscape in pursuit of sustainable development in the region.). We are a team of diverse background and expertise who is passionate about their work making a difference in improving lives in the LAC region.
What youโll do:
- Provide assistance in outreach and partnerships activities such as identifying, articulating and developing strategic alliances and potential partnership opportunities in the key sectors of the Bankโs priorities to strengthen the operational areas of the IDB Group.
- Provide assistance in the evaluation of existing partnerships to improve and deepen their impact in the Bank groupโs projects and activities.
- Participate in conducting research and analysis related to targeting key sectors of the Bankโs priority areas, perform market research, as well as collect and analyze data on partnership opportunities and promotion of philanthropy in the Bankโs member countries, including Asia and Europe, and possibly non-member countries to strengthen the operational areas of the IDB Group.
- Carry out tasks to assist the management and development of new and existing partnerships with public and private players including risk analysis for the due diligence developing materials for events and presentations organized by ORP and/or in which ORP participates, as well as support the preparation of events, internal meetings, and workshops.
- Support all types of communication activities, such as publications (printed and online), ORPโs intranet and IDBโs Partnership website, as well as with presentations, social media, internal communications, such as briefings for senior management, and CRM entry to maintain the intelligence for existing and potential partners up to date.
What you'll need
- Education: Bachelorโs degree in Economics, Political Science, Business Administration, International Relations, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
- Experience: At least 2 years of experience in analytical and research skills, good communication and interpersonal skills; highly motivated and work well in the team in the fast-paced work environment. Familiarity or experience in the IDB Groupโs partnership activities. Proficiency in Windows Operating system, and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access). Familiarity in the CRM application would be desirable.
- Languages: Proficiency in English.
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: On site.
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: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
- Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
- Other perks: