Project Assistant Consultant of the Fiscal Management Division
Post of duty: Washington D.C.
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 seek a consultant who will assist IFD/FMM's project team leaders throughout the preparation, processing, and execution of the Bank's operations (including loans, technical cooperation, knowledge products, operational inputs, and loan results reports). Provide technical and analytical support to the Division's project team leaders in their operational and administrative activities.
The Fiscal Management Division (IFD/FMM) supports the efforts of the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean to reinforce their fiscal policy and management at both the national and subnational levels to boost economic development and reduce inequality and poverty. FMM's main work areas are tax policy and administration, public expenditure policy and administration, subnational fiscal policy and administration, fiscal sustainability, macro-fiscal policy, and fiscal transparency.
What youโll do:
- Gather information and background data for specific operations, selecting and organizing documentation to be used by the team in the development of operational documents.
- Participate in drafting, proofreading, and processing operational documents before their submission to the different committees throughout the project cycle, in order to guarantee the consistency, integrity and quality of the final product, as well as the correct application of the corresponding guides and procedures.
- Review project reports for loans and technical cooperationโs in accordance with Bankโs policies, guidelines, and procedures.
- Provide guidance to project team leaders in HQ and Country Offices on the preparation, scheduling, and processing of Bank operations.
- Establish and monitor calendar for the preparation of operations, ensuring teams understand their obligations and the relevant milestones for its final approval.
- Prepare memos and other communications required for document processing and distribution (example aide memoires).
- As assigned, maintain and update operation and mission related activities within Bank Systems.
- Follow up on the status of the Division pipeline of loan operations and technical cooperation, as well as PCRโs and other relevant products.
- Publish approved documents in the Bankโs Internet website, as regulated by policy OP-102 and document GN-1831-36.
- Work closely with the Divisionโs Resource Planner and Budget Coordinator to assist on administrative requirements and processes that are related to the corporate side of the Division.
- Provide support on the processing of individual contracts and firms contracts as well as helping on the contract administration, (using pertinent bank systems) and payment processing requests.
- Support all administrative tasks that accompany the operations under the assigned portfolio.
- Have knowledge of regulations/norms and procedures of the Bank to effectively perform each of the processes under responsibility.
- Provide logistical and administrative support in the organization of seminars, conferences, and meetings of the Division.
- Other tasks as needed.
What you'll need:
- Education: bachelorโs degree in business administration, economics, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
- Experience: 2 years of relevant work experience preferred. Having worked at the IDB is a plus.
- 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 (CNS).
- 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: 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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