Gender and Diversity Division Data and Research Consultant

What you’ll need:

• Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
• 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 required in statistics, data science, economics, public policy, engineering, or other relevant fields.
• Experience:  A minimum of 5 years of experience in analyzing household survey or census data for Latin America or the Caribbean using STATA or R is required.  Experience with other programs highly desired (e.g. R, ArcGIS, Tableau).  Candidates must have a strong quantitative background (e.g., econometrics, programming).  Previous experience related to gender and diversity data collection methods is preferred.
• Languages: proficiency in English and Spanish.

Core and Technical Competencies:

In applied research and public policy at a recognized university, research center, international organization, or government agency. Strong background in econometrics and statistics. Experience in applied econometric methodologies, data collection, and with packages such as Stata, R or Python. Familiarity with project activities that can support gender equality, the development of identity of indigenous peoples, and the inclusion of persons with disabilities, and African descendants.

Opportunity Summary: 

• Type of contract: Full Time Consultant, monthly.
• Length of contract: 1 year
• Location: Washington, DC
• Responsible person: Sector Specialist – Gender and Diversity.
• 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.

The organization requires a COVID-19 vaccination for in-person business in the United States. Therefore, everyone working in HQ is required to present proof of vaccination status upon hire unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption, subject to the Bank’s approval.

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.

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.