Back Development Effectiveness Consultant

Post of Duty: Remote

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 reward+ing environment.

About this position

The IDB’s new institutional strategy emphasizes the critical need to maximize the impact of our work, including a comprehensive transformation of how development effectiveness is integrated into our operations.

To this end, The Connectivity, Markets and Finance Division (IFD/CMF) is seeking a consultant to support project teams in the design, execution and development of project completion reports for their operations, ensuring quality and consistency across the unit.

The candidate will also work collaboratively on impact evaluations and knowledge products and will support the ongoing dialogue with counterparts in the Office of Strategic Planning (SPD) and The Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE), identifying and supporting training and dissemination opportunities in related matters.

What you’ll do:

• Support in the development of the vertical logic of operations and the associated results matrix following development effectiveness guidelines.
• Verification of a horizontal consistency with other results matrix of relevant operations to have a common thematic or sectorial narrative across the Division. This also implies coordination and dialogue with Division Product Leaders.
• Coordination and quality control of the team of individuals conducting all Economic Analysis and Monitoring and Evaluation Plans that constitute annexes to Project Documents of the Division.
• Support project teams in defining and obtaining the required information for a successful design, execution and completion of projects. This includes support in conducting descriptive analyzes of program data, including the assembly and identification of the most relevant variables.
• Supervise status of Division’s PCRs and risks.
• Coordinate with the Division Knowledge Coordinator on defining possible impact evaluations and knowledge products at Division level.
• Assess the feasibility of developing easy-to-use quantitative models (implemented in Excel or other platforms) that can be used to analyze a standard project/component.
• Support dialogues at both high level and at project level with counterparts in SPD and OVE.
• Support identifying training opportunities for Division members in related subjects.

  What you'll need

  • Education: Master’s degree (or higher) in economics, statistics, public policy or related fields.
  • Experience: At least 5 years of progressive experience in studies such as economic analyses, CBA, CEA, Demand Analyses, Impact Evaluation and working knowledge of the financial sector
  • Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.

    Key skills:

    • Learn continuously.
    • Collaborate and share knowledge.
    • Focus on clients.
    • Communicate and influence.
    • Innovate and try new things.

      Requirements:

      • Ciudadanía1: 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.
      • Remote Modality: The selected candidate will not provide services from the Bank’s office and will not be provided a physical space on the premises of the Bank’s Country Office. The candidate selected will be responsible for setting up the space, and for having the equipment, internet, and phone accesses to accomplish these TORs, outside the Bank’s office. Access to the Bank’s systems will be arranged in coordination with the Bank.

        Type of contract and duration:

        • Type of contract: National Consultant (National Remote Modality)
        • Length of contract: 12 months
        • Work Location: Remote

          What we offer

          The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:

          • A competitive compensation package.
          • Leave 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.
          • Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
          • Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
          • Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.

            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.

            📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

            ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

            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.

            Follow us:

            https://www.linkedin.com/company/inter-american-development-bank/

            https://www.facebook.com/IADB.org

            https://twitter.com/the_IDB

            1 For National Remote Consultant: Argentina, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay.

            Additional Information

            • External Opening Date: Sep 10, 2024
            • External Closing Date: Sep 26, 2024
            • External Contact Email: hrsc@iadb.org
            • External Contact Name: HR Service Center
            • Job Field: Technical Support