Post of duty: Washington, DC.
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
ITE is responsible for formulating the Bankโs IT Strategy, its implementation and providing related tools, solutions, and services. It is also the focal point for all IT services, infrastructure, applications, architecture, policies and security at Headquarters and Country Offices aiming to become even more business aligned, customer centric and agile.
The focus of this consultancy opportunity will be to serve as the strategic liaison between one or more of the departments within the scope of work of the group and the IT department. You will help stakeholders identify and prioritize demands for IT services and solutions, document business processes and recommend improvements, work with IT suppliers to deliver new business solutions or enhance existing IT solutions, lead the implementation efforts and organize the work leading to the production implementation of new systems (or improvements to existing systems) that deliver value and enable key business processes.
Team members in this group manage the shape the demand for IT solutions and services, provide advice on IT matters, develop project proposals and help articulate business cases, manage IT capital investments, and help departments develop innovative solutions to business problems.
What youโll do:
- Assume ownership for the delivery of IT solutions.
- Facilitate design sessions with project teams to help identify current and future state business processes.
- Develop deep understanding of client departments business processes to identify and recommend process improvements.
- Perform low-code development for POCs and the implementation of new solutions.
- Work with providers to secure firm estimates for work.
- Deliver presentations to Senior Management to provide status reports and develop buy-in for the proposed solutions.
- Promote the use of technologies in the day-to-day work of your clients.
- Other activities, as agreed with the supervisor.
What you'll need
- Education: Bachelorโs degree in Computer Science or another field related to the delivery of IT solutions
- Experience: Two to Five years as Business Analyst or similar role, where you were responsible for driving the solicitation of requirements and the documentation of business processes for the delivery of IT solutions.
- Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.
- Soft Skills: Team player, inclusive, innovative and creative, client-oriented, results-driven, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to concisely and accurately convey information, both written and verbal, tailored appropriately to audiences. Stakeholder management and the facilitating small and large groups. Knowledge of design thinking and similar methodologies
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: 19 months. Contract may be extended up to 36 months based on business requirements and consultant's performance.
- 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: The 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: 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 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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Additional Information- External Opening Date: Apr 20, 2024
- External Closing Date: May 3, 2024
- External Contact Email: hrsc@iadb.org
- External Contact Name: HR Service Center
- Job Field: Technical Support