Fiscal Management Principal or Lead Specialist

Skills you will need:

 
Education: Ph. D. (preferred) or Master's degree in economics, public policy, public administration, or related fields.

 
Experience: Minimum of 12 years of practical experience in advisory positions in governments, international organizations and/or academia. Experience in policy-making and managing major reform and modernization projects, as well as a sound understanding of fiscal policies is required. Candidates should be familiar with international best practices in fiscal institutions. A good understanding of the use of technology in modern fiscal management is also key.

 
Team: Excellent interpersonal skills; and the ability to work as part of a team, to maintain effective and cooperative relations.

 
Languages: Well-developed oral and written communication, and fluency in Spanish and English.

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Opportunity Summary:

Type of contract: Staff Fixed Term

Location: Washington, DC

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

Our culture: Working with us you will be surrounded by a diverse group of people who have years of experience in all types of development fields in addition to fiscal policy and management, this will include transportation, energy, education, gender and diversity, communications and much more.

About us: At the Inter-American Development Bank, we’re devoted 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.

The IDB offers a competitive benefits and compensation package.

The IDB is committed to diversity and inclusion and to providing equal opportunities in employment. We embrace diversity on the basis of gender, age, education, national origin, ethnic origin, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, and HIV/AIDs status. We encourage women, Afro-descendants and persons of indigenous origins to apply.