Post of duty: Washington DC
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 currently seeking an experienced and motivated architect or engineer to join our team, focusing on housing and social infrastructure projects with an emphasis on sustainability and green building practices. The chosen candidate will play a crucial role in mainstreaming sustainability initiatives.
As part of the contractual responsibilities, you will provide specialized technical support to enhance the sustainability of projects. This includes implementing mitigation and adaptation measures such as energy efficiency, water conservation, and a transition to non-renewable energy sources. Your role will also involve promoting resilience within the projects.
Furthermore, the contractual will actively contribute to the dialogue aimed at enhancing the sustainability of social infrastructure in the region. Ensuring alignment with the Paris Agreement will be a key aspect of your responsibilities.
Within our organization, you will be a part of the Social Infrastructure Group (GIS, for its abbreviation in Spanish), which falls under the Infrastructure and Energy department (INE). This team is dedicated to offering technical assistance in the planning, architecture/engineering, procurement, and coordination of construction works for the social infrastructure components of projects across various IDB departments. These projects span sectors such as education, health, social protection, security, tourism, and housing. The overarching goal is to foster the development of sustainable, resilient, and innovative social infrastructure throughout the region.
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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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