Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Consultant – climate and biodiversity finance and innovative resource mobilization instruments
Office of Outreach and Partnerships (ORP)
Post of duty: Washington DC- 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. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position:
The REM Division plays a leading role in mobilizing additional financing to public and private interventions in the IDB Group, in coordination with Vice Presidencies of Country (VPC), Sector (VPS), Finance and Administration (VPF), respectively, IDB Invest, and IDB Lab. In recent years the team has multiplied its efforts to develop and manage partners from the private and emerging sector towards the creation and promotion of new investment opportunities in and for the LAC region, while maintaining the relations with the traditional public partners. In addition, it fostered the development of innovative products that unlock additional financing even from traditional donors.
We are looking for a strategic and qualified advanced professional to join our Resource Mobilization Division (REM) reporting to a cluster Lead Specialist. The position requires a thorough knowledge of the socio-economic development challenges in the Latin American and Caribbean region and a professional experience of one of the following topics: sovereign sustainable debt, climate and/or biodiversity finance, international financial architecture.
What you’ll do:
You will be joining the cross-sectorial team responsible for developing and implementing partnerships and resource mobilization strategies and action plans for climate and biodiversity finance as well as innovative resource mobilization instruments such as credit substitution guarantees and hybrid capital, providing technical advice and formalizing purposeful partnerships in close coordination with other IDB Group units while ensuring alignment with the IDB Group’s strategy and priorities.
Key activities to lead and coordinate include:
Further detailed activities include:
What you'll need:
Education: A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business administration, finance, economics, international development, or another related field.
Experience: At least two years of relevant professional experience.
Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Knowledge of an additional official Bank language (Portuguese and French) is a plus.
Key skills:
Core competencies: Analytical and research skills, good communication and interpersonal skills; highly motivated and work well in the team in the fast-paced work environment. Familiarity or experience in the IDB Group’s partnership activities.
Requirements:
Type of contract and duration:
What we offer:
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of 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 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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Additional Information
This vacancy is archived.