Consultancy for VPS Office Support

What you’ll need

·         Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries. We may offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your eligible dependents.

·         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:  Bachelor’s degree, preferably in areas related to business administration, economics, information systems or related fields are highly desirable.
  Experience: Candidates should have a minimum of two years of relevant experience and demonstrated capacity to grow and acquire new responsibilities.
• Languages: Proficiency in English and Spanish.

Core and Technical Competencies

• Teamwork:  Ability to work with multicultural and multidisciplinary teams. Social skills for maintaining constructive dialogue and fluent communication. Receptive to ideas put forward by other members of the team. Ability to express disagreement tactfully.
• Applying Bank values: Applies Bank's values (integrity, loyalty, tolerance, impartiality and discretion) in work ethics and relationships. Demonstrates Corporate Citizenship and is willing to volunteer beyond work responsibilities.
• Calendar, Meeting and Travel Management: Organizes and effectively manages supervisor’s calendar, daily activities and travel arrangements.
• Communication:  Communicates effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and exhibits a professional presence through clear and respectful communication.
• Planning, Organizing and Coordinating: Organizes and prioritizes activities and resources for business area. Coordinates logistics, plans projects, manages own workload and coordinates the work of others.
• Initiative and Adaptability: Ability to act independently and resourcefully in responding to work demands under tight time constraints. Ability and willingness to carry out multiple tasks and to quickly adapt to shifting priorities.
• Drive for Results:  Demonstrated motivation to produce quality work, meet work objectives and deadlines, initiate and support improvements at work, acting resourcefully in response to changing work demands and following up on issues.
• Knowledge sharing and continuous learning: Business acumen - keenness of judgment and insight in area of expertise; knowledge of Bank mission, organization, policies and procedures. Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Bank standard software (Microsoft Office) and systems. Capacity to take the initiative to assist others and willingness to share information, knowledge and best practices.
• Organizational Savvy and Building Bonds: Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships and networks within and outside the Bank.

Opportunity Summary: 

• Type of contract: Consultant
• Length of contract: one year
• Starting date: April 1^st, 2019
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Responsible person: Sector Sr Spec (VPS/VPS)

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.

We encourage women, afro-descendants, people of indigenous origins, and persons with disabilities 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 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.

Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all applications.