Business Support Project Manager

What you'll need

• Education: Master’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related science.
• Experience: 5 years of experience in the private sector gained through business support organizations, commercial banking and/or private company. Three (3) years’ experience, at the senior management level, will be considered in leu of a master’s degree. Experience in Guyana’s private sector is preferred.
• Languages: Proficiency in English

Key skills

• Creativity.
• Client-focused.
• Expertise in ocean, maritime and environmental law.
• Understanding of the Blue Economy in Belize and Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Cultural sensitivity.
• Stakeholder engagement.
• Policy research and data analysis.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution.

Requirements

• Citizenship: You are either a citizen of Guyana or a citizen of one of our 48-member countries eligible to obtain a valid residency or legal permit to work in Guyana  without the need for sponsorship by the IDB.
• 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: Products and External Services consultant (PEC).
• Length of contract: 7 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.
• A flexible way of working. You will be evaluated by deliverable.

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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