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:
We are seeking a dedicated and hard-working strategy and program management consultant to join our team. In this role you will support the technical coordination of the implementation of the new IDB Group Institutional Strategy and participate in key strategic initiatives.
You will work with the Strategy Monitoring Division (SMO) of the Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness (SPD). SPDโs team is responsible, among others, for:
- Leading, coordinating, and monitoring the IDB Groupโs Institutional Strategy.
- Leading the implementation of the IDBโs Development Effectiveness Framework.
- Assessing the evaluability and development effectiveness of IDB operations.
- Monitoring the performance of the IDBโs portfolio.
- Designing and reviewing the IDBโs lending instruments.
- Leading project capacity-building related to development effectiveness.
- Conducting strategic, corporate, and operational research.
- Gathering, analyzing, and reporting data to recommend best practices or new courses of action to improve the IDBโs overall performance and transparency.
What youโll do:
The selected candidate will support the coordination of the implementation of the Institutional Strategy and contribute to strategic initiatives within SMOโs work program. You will be expected to perform the following activities:
- Support the overall reform implementation program to deliver the expected outcomes identified in the Institutional Strategy.
- Lead regular check-ins with working groups and establish sound reporting and escalation mechanisms to identify and resolve roadblocks and facilitate real-time coordination and reporting.
- Maintain project management tools, dashboards, and documents to support day-to-day reporting and coordination efforts.
- Convene stakeholders across the IDB Group.
- Develop strategic assessments and analyses.
- Develop strategic documents, presentations, and reporting materials to support meetings with senior management and the Board of Executive Directors.
- Participate in other key strategic activities within SMO, including developing strategic and technical documents and coordinating strategic initiatives and processes.
What you'll need:
- Education: Masterโs degree in public administration, business management, international development, or other fields relevant to the role's responsibilities.
- Experience: At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in program or project management, strategy, management consulting, advisory or similar roles in the public, corporate, or international development sector.
- Languages: Ability to read, write, and speak English and Spanish.
Key skills:
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience managing projects/programs, including using management tools, communicating results to senior leadership, planning, identifying and escalating issues, and driving end-to-end delivery.
- Experience working cross-functionally and managing multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization.
- Ability to communicate and influence senior audiences, particularly through high-quality executive presentations.
- Strong analytical, qualitative, and problem-solving skills.
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: 24 months, renewable for up to 12 months, for a maximum of 36 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.