Post of duty: Headquarters โ Washington, DC, United States.
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 Integration and Trade Sector (INT) of the Vice Presidency for Sectors and Knowledge seeks an outstanding and experienced trade and competition specialist to support the Trade and Investment Division (TIN) in operational work across the region.
The consultant will work as part of INT/TIN team and report to its Division Chief. INT/TIN assists member countries in designing and implementing trade, investment, and integration policies that facilitate economic growth, development, and poverty reduction.
What youโll do:
Support Team Leaders within TIN in the CCB regions of the Bank in the design and execution of Loans and TCs. This includes the preparation of relevant loan design documents; monitoring processes, coordination of mid-term evaluations, and final reports (project completion reports), with particular emphasis on the successful achievement of results (effectiveness). Coordinate the technical work on Competition Policy and prepare the transition for 2025, including the IDB-OECD Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum, the Peer Reviews and support the TCs related to Competition Area. Any special assignment from the Division Chief in areas of Trade, Investment and Competition, including documentation of lessons learned in executing operations in the CCB countries, training of personnel in trade agencies and executing agencies on issues related to operational impact, and other technical support.What you'll need:
Education: Masterยดs degree with a focus on Trade and Competition. Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience. Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.
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: 7 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:
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: Nov 19, 2024 External Closing Date: Nov 25, 2024 External Contact Email: hrsc@iadb.org External Contact Name: HR Service Center Job Field: Technical Support