Enterprise and Functions Communications Consultant

• 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: Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Business Administration, or another related field.
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in corporate communications and functional communications or related field—knowledge of Investor Relations is preferred, but not necessary. Experience in Employee Value Propositions, Executive Communications, and Change Management.
• Languages: Professional proficiency in English and Spanish, written and spoken.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and ability to influence through all levels of an organization, demonstrated through excellent interpersonal skill.
• Experience in Employee Value Propositions, Executive Communications, and Change Management.
• Gravitas, intellectual capacity and confidence to interact with business partners and support high-profile initiatives.
• Proven ability to understand and articulate complex subjects to sophisticated audiences, build differentiated internal audience profiles, and simplify material as necessary for broader audiences to maintain a focus on and passion for improving the employee/manager experience.
• Strong writing, editing and project management skills; experience with applying enterprise brand standards and corporate narratives across a portfolio of communications. This is a communications expert helping drive our storyline through available channels and proposing engaging content and formats.
• Deep understanding of digital and social platforms, both internal and external. Microsoft O365 tools and practices for improved communications is desired. Demonstrated analytical ability.
• Ability to think/act both strategically and tactically.
• Motivated self-starter who is able to proactively offer ideas, strategies and make decisions, not just execute on what is asked.
• Manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to navigate and exert influence in a highly matrixed environment and connect the dots.
• Ability to build relationships and demonstrate leadership, instilling trust.
• Ability to reach across teams to create sense of one and move to collaboration and action. Lead by influence.
• Expected Values and Behaviors: The individual is expected to abide by the IDB Groups values and behaviors as set forth in the institutional Code of Conduct. Additionally, as a member of the KIC team, he/she is accountable for upholding KIC’s guiding principles:
• Create Equality.
• Be Kind.
• Build Trust.
• Have Empathy.

• Type of contract: Consultant
• Length of contract: 5.5 initial months and extendible up to 3 years
• Location: IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
• Responsible Person: Div Chief - Communications
• 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.

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.