ArcGIS Support Consultant (Specialist / Developer)

What you'll need 

• Education: Master’s degree in a relevant quantitative and computational field, such as Geography, GIS, Computer Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or a related area. 
• Experience: At least 5 years of relevant professional experience (with ArcGIS and other relevant tools/systems). 
• Languages: Proficiency in English and Spanish.
• Programming: Proficiency using Python and JavaScript. 

Key skills: 

• Technical skills:
• • Experience in analyzing geospatial data and creating map-based information with Esri software including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, their associated APIs, and Developer SDKs (Python, JS, REST APIs, ArcPy, Pandas).
  • Experience leveraging ArcGIS Dashboard, Insights, Survey123, StoryMaps, Experience Builder (ExB), Web AppBuilder (WAB).
  • Ability to develop and maintain databases of geospatial data.
  • Ability to uphold data management and governance.
  • Strong aptitude for conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis.
  • Experience translating the unit’s needs to appropriate GIS technologies.
  • MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
  • Understand the use of GIS in the context of international development.
• Soft skills:

• • Self-management and flexibility.
  • Dependability and focus on results.
  • Strong communication/presentation skills and ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences.
  • Passion for emerging technologies.
• Desirable skills:
• • Experience and understanding of machine learning and predictive analytics methods and techniques.
  • Experience with R language.
  • Experience in querying data using SQL.
  • Esri certification for ArcGIS Pro.
  • Experience with QGIS.
  • Experience in international development, in peer organizations like USAID, World Bank Group, and other UN entities.

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: 12 months.
• Work Location: On site. Washington, D.C. (Headquarters)

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.

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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