ESG Communication Strategist Consultant

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: Master's degree, graduate program or advanced studies in Communications, journalism, public relations, or related field.
• Experience: minimum of 5 years of experience in communications, marketing, web writing, editing and related fields.

• Languages:  requires proficiency in English and native-level Spanish.

Core and Technical Competencies:

• Technical Skills: Knowledge of SharePoint, Mailchimp and Teams. Proficiency in creating marketing campaign. Proficiency in editing and translation of documents. Proficiency with dissemination platforms and other data visualization tools.
• Soft Skills: Team player, inclusive, innovative, and creative, client-oriented, results-driven, with strong communication and visualization skills.

Opportunity Summary: 

• Type of contract: Consultant (CNS), Full time.
• Length of contract: 12 months
• Location: The work will be performed in Washington, D.C.
• Responsible person: Group Head of Capacity Building and Communications (VPS/ESG).
• 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.

COVID-19 considerations: the health and safety of our employees are our number one priority. As a condition of employment, IDB/IDB Invest requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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.

Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all applications.