Climate Change Specialist – Paris Agreement Alignment – Washington, DC

What you’ll need: 
 

Education: Professional with a post-graduate degree in environmental or biological sciences, agricultural economics, natural resources economics, economics, environmental engineering, natural resources management, urban planning, or related fields.

Experience:  

• You must have a minimum of eight years of relevant professional experience and will be required to demonstrate proven experience: i) in the application of Paris Agreement alignment frameworks, ii) in climate change policy, including mitigation and adaptation, iii) with multilateral development bank operations and, iv) working in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• You must have a minimum of four years of proven experience in the management of environmental and/or natural resources management projects, particularly in LAC countries. Experience with multilateral/multi-donor concessional climate finance desirable. Experience in design, supervision, and execution of multi-sectorial projects; in fostering strategic alliances with private sector; and in securing concessional finance for sustainable development projects will be positively valued.  
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Language: Oral and written native-like proficiency in English and Spanish, additional knowledge of Portuguese is a plus.
•    Travel: Ability and disposition to regularly travel countries of LAC.

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Opportunity Summary:  
Type of contract: Fixed term staff contract
Length of contract: 3 years
Starting date: Q1 2022
Location: HQ

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, LGBTQ+, 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 innovative research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve on 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. 

The IDB offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package.
Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all applications. 

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. In the event, the selected candidate cannot relocate to the post of duty, the start date may have to be postponed or a temporary work agreement ratified, ad-hoc, in accordance with business needs and applicable policies, with the view of having the candidate physically present in the post of duty by July 1 at the latest, should travel regulations permit it.