Back Climate Change NDC Pipeline Accelerator Fund Consultant

Post of duty: Washington, DC H-Q.

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 looking for a consultant to support the implementation and operation of the ACL Multi-donor Trust Fund, to provide the technical and operational support needed to ensure its smooth operation, and to support IDBG efforts to provide accurate and timely information to the Trust Fund Donors.The IDB Group has designed a comprehensive strategy to attract and mobilize resources to support countries’ implementation of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and their national sustainable development objectives. The NDC Pipeline ACCELERATOR (ACL), an important piece of this support strategy, is a Facility intended to support LAC national and subnational entities to plan and design infrastructure investments that are in line with countries’ NDCs and the SDGs.

The ACL, funded through a Multi-donor Trust Fund hosted and administered by the IDB Group, will provide resources to cover the additional costs associated with ensuring that projects are planned, designed and managed to be sustainable —in terms of low carbon and climate resilience, in addition to other social, fiscal and environmental sustainability objectives—, in order to accelerate these through the project cycle.

You will work for the Climate Change Division (“CSD/CCS”), which is part of the Climate Change and Sustainability Sector (“CSD”). This team is responsible for advising IDB management and developing policies, strategies, operational guidelines, and programs on issues relevant to the sector, as well as related areas. In addition, CSD carries out relevant sector research, analytical work, sector practices and case studies on climate change and sustainability. As a division of CSD, CSD/CCS provides support: (i) in the mainstreaming of climate change in the actions and operations of the IDB group and (ii) in the mainstreaming of climate change in the regional countries of the IDB group through support to the ministries of environment, planning, and economy and finance of the region. Both axes share the objective of strengthening climate policy at the subnational, national, and regional levels.

What you’ll do:

• Elaborate (in coordination with the lead specialist) trust fund annual work plans, ensure effective implementation, and schedule activities according to the Fund’s performance indicators and donors priorities and expectations.
• Coordinate the fund’s results framework in coordination with donors and internal divisions (such as ORP, GCM and SPD) giving technical assistance to project teams for its correct implementation, ensuring correct reporting.
• In close coordination with IDB country specialists, conduct technical review, provide advice on the eligibility criteria on proposals for funding with attention to quality, completeness, strategic alignment with ACL goals, objectives and guidelines for monitoring and evaluation.
• Monitor operations, in coordination with operational units of the IDB Group and support Team Leaders giving technical feedback to complete annual reports and ensure adequate inclusion of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Coordinate steering committee meetings and materials in close collaboration with ORP and GCM and support fundraising efforts.
• Contribute to the implementation of the communications strategy and produce communication material for potential panels in international conferences, steering committee meetings and IDB website.
• Under the supervision of the Lead Specialist oversee and update the fund’s pipeline documents, number of approvals, project cycle status and other relevant files to provide monthly reports and financial updates as required by management, ORP and/or GCM.
• Write semi-annual and annual reports to present to Donors highlighting fund achievements and indicators results in close collaboration with GCM and ORP office.
• Publish procurement opportunities, report ACL operations results to support the Climate Finance tracking team on activities related to the ACL operations including approvals of new operations.
• Undertake other activities as needed, to ensure the alignment of the ACL to the IDB Group work agenda on access to climate finance and climate change agenda.
• Propose new items to strengthen the agenda of CSD/CCS, in coordination with HQ and countries office specialists.

  What you'll need:

  • Education: Master’s degree or equivalent in engineering or economics or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience in engineering, climate change, climate finance, economics, public policy, infrastructure and/or environmental management, or other related subjects is required. Understanding of projects’ design and financing related to climate change and/or infrastructure, as well as project and knowledge management principles, is required. Experience working with multilateral institutions, government agencies, and in-country work experience in Latin America and the Caribbean are highly desirable.
  • Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.

    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 Full-Time Consultant.
        • Length of contract: 19 months.
        • Work Location: On site.

          What we offer:

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          The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s 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: ​​​​​​​The 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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