Gender and Diversity Specialist, Kingston, Jamaica
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 currently looking for a Gender and Diversity Specialist to join our Gender and Diversity (GDI) Division. You will contribute to our operational and economic and sector work program in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Our Social Sector (SCL) is a multidisciplinary team convinced that investing in people is the way to improve lives and overcome the development challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Jointly with the countries in the region, SCL formulates public policy solutions to reduce poverty and improve the delivery of education, work, social protection, and health services. Our objective is to advance a more productive region, with equal opportunities for men and women, and greater inclusion of the most vulnerable groups.
The team: The Gender and Diversity Division (GDI) promotes gender equality, inclusion, and economic opportunities for women and individuals for diverse population groups (indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants and LGBTQ+ persons) in LAC. It prepares and supervises investment operations, technical assistance, analytical work, and training.
What you’ll do:
Lead or participate in the origination, design, and preparation of Bank operations.
Lead or assist in the supervision of the execution and the monitoring and evaluation of operations for which the IDB has approved financing.
Lead or participate in cutting-edge research on gender and diversity topics.
Support Bank teams in the mainstreaming of gender and diversity in operational, analytical, and strategic activities (including country strategies, country development challenges, loans, policy dialogues, events, and knowledge initiatives).
Collaborate with activities of IDB Invest and IDB Lab.
Engage in policy dialogue with Government authorities and development partners based on your proven knowledge of the topics, development challenges of client countries, and IDB policies, strategies, and guidelines.
Share and disseminate economic/sector knowledge and learning tools to enhance the relevance of the IDB to borrowing countries and the region.
Build networks and actively engage with gender and diversity specialists in other multilateral and bilateral institutions, academic institutions, think-tanks, NGOs and professional bodies to promote cooperative research initiatives.
What you'll need
Education: You hold a master’s degree in applied economics, public policy, social sciences, or related discipline Ph.D. is preferred.
Experience: You have at least 6 years of relevant and substantive development policy and operational experience that includes experience working on diversity issues for at least one of the four population groups of focus of the IDB.
Languages: You are proficient in English and at least one other Bank language (Spanish, Portuguese or French).
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. We may offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your eligible dependents.
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.
As an international specialist, the selected candidate will be expected to rotate between country assignments every 3 to 5 years.
This vacancy is archived.