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 (LAC). Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position
We are looking for an economics or public policy professional with extensive experience working with household and expenditure survey micro-data to support research on tax equity. As a researcher, you will support database management, research production, design of fiscal interventions, policy dialogues, and knowledge dissemination events.
You will work in the Fiscal Management Division (IFD/FMM) part of the Institutions for Development Sector (IFD). This team is responsible for supporting improvements in fiscal policy and management in the region, both at the national and subnational levels.
In the field of fiscal equity, the IDB team has been generating evidence-based tools to inform the design and implementation of fiscal policies, so that they play a key role in reducing poverty and income inequality in the region. This consultancy will support efforts to consolidate these tools and to generate new tools to analyze different dimensions of equity in the region and to simulate the equity effects of policy reforms. The specific countries to be worked on will depend on the requests for support to be reviewed.
What you’ll do
Deliverables and Payments Timeline
The selected consultant will periodically submit a report detailing the days worked and summarizing the activities carried out during this period.
What you’ll need
Key skills
Requirements
Type of contract and duration
What we offer
The IDB Group offers benefits that respond to the different needs and moments in an employee's life. These benefits include:
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 the IDB
The Inter-American Development Bank's mission is to improve lives. Founded in 1959, the IDB is a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB also conducts cutting-edge research projects and provides policy advice, technical assistance, and training to public and private clients throughout the region.
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