Back Operations and Wellness Consultant

Post of duty: Headquarters – Washington, DC, United States.

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 highly motivated, enthusiastic, and committed Operations and Wellness Consultant to join the Health Services Center team (HSC). As an Operations and Wellness Consultant, you will provide administrative and operational support to the HSC and perform a wide range of business support functions of a highly responsible nature to assist in the day-to-day execution of administrative processes and well-being programs.

You will work in the Health Services Center within the Compensation, Benefits, and HR Services Division (HRD/COB) part of the HRD department. This team analyzes, designs, and administers well-being benefits and programs for international and national staff assigned to Headquarters and the Country Offices.

What you’ll do

• Perform routine accounts payable functions such as routine payments, reimbursements, invoices, purchase orders, creation/renewal of contracts and professional services agreements, and processing disbursement requests through Bank systems. Maintain inventory and receipts of all orders. Serves as the main point of contact with all vendors.
• Create and maintain accounting ledger, prepare accruals, assist with preparing budget proposals, reclassifying expenses, and reduce or increase purchase orders as needed.
• Work with the Health Services Center Chief Nurse/Coordinator and team to develop program designs, track program impact/value, promote/implement, and manage various company-wide wellness initiatives.
• Identify, plan, organize, and coordinate Bank-wide wellness initiatives, webinars, and events that will target the organization’s employees' specific needs in health, disease prevention, and health management. Explore ideas and opportunities to increase employee participation in wellness programs
• Creates marketing material and logistic plans for all wellness activities and events (i.e., identification, invitation, and confirmation of speakers; conference room reservations or online Zoom reservations; drafting communications with respect to wellness and marketing campaigns via multiple IDB platforms; tracking participant enrollment/participation; survey distribution and reporting). Work with vendors and other HR associates. Keep abreast of current national wellness and wellbeing initiatives and activities and develop a network of resources.
• Responsible for providing/coordinating content and edition of a bi-monthly Wellness Newsletter. Responsible for upkeep of Wellness email inbox and maintaining/editing HSC-related intranet pages.
• Respect patients' rights to privacy and confidentiality, including medical charts/files and medical information received from and/or about patients.
• Generate and create monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports through Survey Monkey and the internal electronic health record system.
• Provides administrative support (e.g., translation of wellness and administrative documents, expediting transactions through numerous Bank Units, research information from relevant websites, etc.).
• Provide coverage/backup during the Front Desk Coordinator's absence, including a one-hour lunch break and facilitating IDB onboarding presentations.
• Other duties the Health Services Center Chief Nurse/Coordinator assigns.

  What you'll need

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent advanced degree in areas related to health management/administration, public health/wellness, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
  • Experience: At least 3 to 5 years of progressive experience in administrative support, wellness, health management, or other similar jobs. Strong attention to detail. Strong organizational skills. Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects at one time under tight deadlines.
  • 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

      • 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: 18 months.
        • Work Location: On site.

          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 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.

            📚 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.

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            About IDB Lab

            Is the innovation laboratory of the IDB Group. We mobilize financing, knowledge, and connections to drive innovation for inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. We believe innovation is a powerful tool that can transform our region, providing today unprecedented opportunities to populations that are vulnerable due to economic, social, or environmental factors. IDB Lab has a commitment to gender quality and diversity as part of its development mandate. The Strategy and Impact unit supports IDB Lab in the development of strategy, connections and knowledge, and impact measurement and reporting.

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