Post of duty: Washington, D.C. - USA
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
The Water and Sanitation Division (INE/WSA) within the Bank is committed to expanding access to quality services for low-income and vulnerable populations, promoting comprehensive and sustainable solutions, improving sector governance and financial sustainability, and incorporating the concept of water security in the sector, particularly by increasing wastewater treatment coverage, protecting supply watersheds, and reducing flooding risk.
We are looking for a proactive, rigorous and experienced Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste Research Consultant. As research consultant, you will support the whole knowledge generation process.
You will work in the Knowledge Team part of INE/WSA department. This team is responsible for knowledge production, management and dissemination that serves to assess needs and priorities, inform practices, advise clients and contribute to an evidence-based approach to lending.
What youโll do:
- Research analysis 70%
- Conducts empirical research and policy analysis on Water and Sanitation and/or Solid Waste topics in LAC.
- Manages database process, including data collection, coding, storage, and visualization.
- Creates and manages large datasets including establishing cleaning and storage protocols and writes complex code to operationalize qualitative and quantitative analysis methodologies.
- Conducts literature reviews of material from conferences and seminars, government documents, academic journals and policy publications, institutional databases, and reports.
- Creates tables, graphs, and other data visualizations that clearly communicate research findings.
- Performs advanced econometric analysis of large datasets.
- Co-authors working papers, technical notes, discussion documents, fact sheets, policy briefs, and presentations on the teamโs research for external publication.
- Operational support 30%
- Supports grant-writing activities, in coordination with Knowledge Team staff and scholars.
- Assists with institutional information requests.
- Coordinates knowledge products in collaboration with Knowledge Team staff and the Communication department.
- Supports all areas of project administration and coordination, including liaising with partners and potential partners.
- Other administrative duties as assigned.
What you'll need
- Education: masterโs degree in economics, environmental economics, natural resources economics, applied economics, econometrics/statistics, public policy, or related field. Preferably PhD degree in economics, environmental economics, natural resources economics, applied economics, econometrics/statistics, public policy, or related field. Candidates should have a strong quantitative background (e.g., econometrics, programming).
- Experience: At least five years of experience (or a PhD) and demonstrated knowledge and interest in at least one of the following areas:
- Water and Sanitation economics and policy.
- Economics of Solid Waste management.
- Impact evaluations assessing changes in development outcomes caused by a particular project, program, or policy.
- Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.
Key skills:
- Strong background in statistics and quantitative methods applied to policy issues and/or big data.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with both expert and non-expert audiences (proof of experience in academic writing is required).
- Expert programming and data manipulation skills using R, Stata and/or Python, version control (Github), and ArcGIS.
- Familiarity with working with third-party APIs for data ingestion is desirable.
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: 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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