Cash Management and Settlements Consultant

What you’ll need:

Citizenship: You are either a citizen of Colombia or a citizen of one of our 48-member countries with residency or legal permit to work in Colombia.

Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB Group.

Education: Master’s Degree with a concentration in Finance, Business Administration, Business Administration, Accounting, or related field. A candidate that has successfully completed the CFA Level I and/or the Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) certification is desirable.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years related experience with multi-currency, Capital Markets, Fixed Income Securities and Derivatives treasury operations experience. Experience with international markets, foreign exchange market, capital markets software, and international clearing systems preferred.

Languages: Fluent in English. Spanish and Portuguese are desirable.

Core and Technical Competencies:

• Experience with Capital Markets, Fixed Income Securities, Derivatives, investment instruments and securities.  Additionally, experience with international payment and transaction flows, banking, financial and accounting analysis, reporting and reconciliations. 
• Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills with excellent command of Spanish and English, orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to listen to others, correctly interpret messages, and respond appropriately.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize to meet tight deadlines, helping multiple clients
• Ability to analyze data and use good judgment to devise effective solutions. 
• Works cooperatively with others independent of background (e.g., gender, ethnic origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, background, perspective) or organizational role, and takes a team-based and inclusive approach to projects and decision making.
• Understanding of Operational and Risk Controls
• Ability to actively develop and share knowledge within and outside own business area.
• Ability to effectively work as part of a team and collaborate with others toward results.
• Creativity, initiative, and drive; interest in working on a small, supportive team where you can work independently and see your ideas and projects realized.
• Develops imaginative ideas and solutions through creativity, experimentation, and critical thinking.
• Ability to Understand stakeholder relationships ad partners with stakeholders to resolve issues and challenges.  Collaborates effectively with stakeholders and demonstrates commitment to servicing stakeholder needs.

Opportunity Summary: 

Type of contract: National Consultant

Length of contract: 36 months

Starting date: August 2022.

Location: Colombia, 100 % remotely from the place of residence of the consultant.

Responsible person: Head of (TRY/CMS)

Requirements: You must be a citizen of one of the IDB’s 48 member countries and have no family members currently working at the IDB Group.  

Our culture: Our people are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin-America and the Caribbean, and they get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative and stimulating work environment. We are the first Latin American and Caribbean development institution to be awarded the EDGE certification, recognizing our strong commitment to gender equality. As an employee you can be part of internal resource groups that connect our diverse community around common interests.

Because we are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, we embrace all diversity and encourage women, the LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, afro-descendants, and indigenous people to apply.

About us: At the IDB, we’re committed to improving lives. Since 1959, we’ve been a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do more than lending though. We partner with our 48-member countries to provide Latin America and the Caribbean with cutting-edge research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve the planning and execution of projects. For this, we need people who not only have the right skills but also are passionate about improving lives.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for our Region, the IDB Group is reviewing its hiring needs and re-prioritizing its areas of talent acquisition. We encourage candidates to continue to apply to the active postings, yet current job openings may be subject to further decisions in terms of timing of the processes, or other actions, in accordance with business needs. Final hiring decisions may also be conditioned to the candidate’s ability to timely relocate to the post of duty at the moment of starting service.

Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all applications.