Post of duty: Panama City, Panama
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.
The IDB is a long-term development partner in Central America and Panama, with a substantial portfolio across many sectors. This necessitates accurate assessment and guidance of the IDBโs actions within the country if development goals are to be met in an effective manner. The IDB Country Offices in Panama (1) support the development, processing, negotiation and administration of projects and programs; (2) lead and maintain relations with governments and civil society members; (3) support the routine implementation of operations; and (4) monitor project-related procurement activities within the country. The Country Offices monitor the countryโs macroeconomic environment, conduct economic and sector studies, and organize workshops to strengthen knowledge capacity. Given this context, fulfilling the goals and vision of the IDB Country Offices in Panama requires the strategic, administrative, and technical abilities of a research assistant, to support the country economists in policy dialogue, macroeconomic monitoring, and economic analysis.
About this position:
The objective of this consultancy will be to support the Country Economist and Coordinator (Panama) as part of the CID/CPN department in carrying out development-oriented research, macroeconomic data gathering and analysis, and Bankโs documents preparation and review.
What youโll do:
- Participate and/or perform research in areas such as: macroeconomics, public finance, economic development, international economics, and other areas as part of the research agenda for the economists.
- Review and summarize economic assessment reports and development analysis papers.
- Provide assistance to the Country Economist concerning the content of the analytical work.
- Provide assistance to the Country Economist in relation to the elaboration of the country strategy documents.
- Oversee and coordinate the gathering and archival of necessary data to support the work of the Country Economist; may include the establishment and maintenance of strategic databases to track country indicators, monitor economic analysis and inform sector studies; support analytical work (economic and sector) as needed.
- Give support to tasks assigned by the Country Coordinator involving the operational procedures of the different projects that the IDB may have with the Government.
- Preparing inputs to country briefs, mainly addressing social and economic issues.
- Other activities as deemed necessary.
What you'll need:
- Education: Bachelorยดs degree or equivalent in Economics or related areas.
- Experience: two years of relevant professional experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Languages: Ability to read, write and speak fluently in Spanish and English.
Key skills:
- Learn continuously.
- Collaborate and share knowledge.
- Focus on clients.
- Communicate and influence.
- Innovate and try new things.
- In-depth knowledge of one or more fields of economics and awareness of its relationship with other fields.
- Knowledge of current analytical tools and quantitative techniques/methods such as econometric techniques and macroeconomic modeling.
- Critical thinking abilities.
- Ability to provide sound technical support.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to handle several tasks and participate in different teams at the same time.
- Ability to be receptive to new ideas, interact in groups and exhibit leadership qualities.
- Knowledge of Bank processes, including routine preparation of country briefs.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Flexibility and adaptability, as well as willingness to learn new skills and face unexpected challenges.
- Computer skills: MS Office and good command of at least one statistical package such as SPSS and STATA or programming language such as Python or R.
Requirements:
- Citizenship: You are either a citizen of Panama or a citizen of one of our 48-member countries with residency or legal permit to work in Panama.
- 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: National Consultant Full-Time.
- Length of contract: 12 months renewable up to 3 years.
- Work Location: Panama City, Panama
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.
- Leave 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.
- Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
- Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
- Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
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: Jul 22, 2024
- External Closing Date: Jul 30, 2024
- External Contact Email: hrsc@iadb.org
- External Contact Name: HR Service Center
- Job Field: Technical Support