IDB Invest Business Analytics Consultant
Would you like to use your skills and experience to contribute to the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean?
Location:
The IDB INVEST, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, is a multilateral organization based in Washington, D.C., that is committed to the development of Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector.
IDB Invest is looking for a business analytics consultant capable of leverage data and analytical tools in an institutional level by extracting valuable insights and guide informed decision-making decisions.
About this position:
Data Management and Analytics is the team under AKI Division that is responsible to define and implement the data strategy for IDB Invest.
What youโll do:
- Understands the decision-making process, workflows, and business and information needs of business executions.
- Translates business needs into analytics/reporting requirements to support executive decisions and workflows with required information.
- Coordinates with knowledge workers to understand their information needs and identifies ways to visualize and present information in a user-friendly manner.
- Proactively mines data warehouses to identify trends and patterns and generates insights for business units and senior leadership.
- Works closely with information managers, architects, and business units for knowledge sharing, mentoring, and training.
- Develops analytical strategies to solve business problems by understanding the business problem, identifying relevant data, gathering, and summarizing data meaningfully, and applying appropriate statistical analysis.
- Transforms complex data into easy-to-follow reporting through graphing, charts, and dashboards.
What youยดll need:
- Education: A bachelorโs degree in computer science, data science, software engineering, information systems, or related quantitative field; masterโs degree will be a differentiator.
- Experience: At least 2 years of experience as a data analyst, business intelligence analyst, market research analyst, financial analyst, statistician, or equivalent role. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including executives, managers, and marketing professionals, to provide data-driven insights and recommendations that support strategic decision-making processes. Demonstrated experience in the creation of reports, dashboards, and data visualizations for the effective communication of insights and findings to a variety of internal and external stakeholders. Substantial experience with relational customer databases and query tools. Great communication and collaboration skills. Knowledge of data mining, machine learning, data visualization, and statistical modeling. Knowledge of data visualization solutions, Certified in PowerBI will be considered a plus. Functional expertise: [i] You are able to work in a high-pressure environment while juggling multiple tasks, and effectively prioritize tasks, [ii] you are able to understand and translate clientsโ (business units) needs into solutions, providing services that meet clientsโ expectations for quality and performance; [iii] you listen actively, obtain necessary input, share ideas, speak persuasively, and convey information in a clear, objective, and concise manner.
- Languages: You are proficient in written and verbal communication in English and in a second official language of the IDB Group (Spanish, Portuguese or French).
Requirements:
- 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: Consultant Full-Time.
- Length of contract: 18 months.
- Location: Washington DC.
- Responsible person: Head of Data Management & Analytics
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 package comprised of:
- 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.
- Assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family, if applicable.
- Work Schedules: Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
- Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, one-to-one 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: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, and others.
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
- 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.