Principal Specialist or Lead Specialist - Productivity, Trade, Innovation Sector

Tags: climate change finance English Spanish language Environment
  • Added Date: Monday, 29 September 2025
5 Steps to get a job in the United Nations

Location

Post of duty: Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

We improve lives

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

We are looking for a Principal Specialist or Lead Specialist who will provide technical guidance, advice, and support to IDB teams, ensuring quality at entry for sovereign-guaranteed (SG) operations within the Productivity, Trade and Innovation Sector as well as the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Sector. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated technical and operational expertise in the areas pertaining to the following divisions at the IDB: Trade and Investment, Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation, Agricultural and Rural Development, and Housing and Urban Development.

You will work in the Strategic Operational Quality Revision Division (SQR) which is part of the Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness (SPD). SPD is charged with providing technical guidance to develop a culture of results within the Bank, and to help the Bank innovate its core business and ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of its products and methods over time.

As part of SPD, the Strategic Operational Quality Revision Division (SQR), is responsible for:

Recommended for you