Gender and Transport 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 or its equivalent experience in economics, social sciences, international development, engineering, or other relevant fields.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience in the field of international development, with knowledge of social development and gender issues in transport projects. Also, two years of experience in conducting econometric analysis, providing statistical and economical support, preparing background analysis (literature review), and data collecting (drafting survey questionnaires).
• Languages: Proficiency in two of the official Bank languages required (preferably Spanish and English). Working knowledge of one of the Bank’s additional official languages (e.g., Portuguese) will be highly valued.

Core and Technical Competencies:

Familiarity with infrastructure projects financed by the IDB or other IFIs. Excellent operational, analytical, and writing skills. Facility with performing detail-oriented tasks, and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Soft Skills:

Self-management, flexibility, relationship building, results-driven, with strong communication skills. Strong ability to quickly absorb and process large quantities of complex information and produce concise analyses of the issues at hand. Ability to write clear and precise analytical documents and to adapt communication style to different audiences.

• Technical skills:

Strong technical and analytical skills for development of economics and social analysis from a multidisciplinary perspective. In-depth knowledge and working experience in the design of development projects (vertical logic, theory of change, and SMART indicators).

Opportunity Summary:

• Type of contract and modality: Products and External Services Consultant (PEC) Lump Sum.
• Length of contract: 12 months
• Location: Consultant residence
• Responsible person: Transport Specialist, Transport Division
• 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, LGBTQ+, 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.

“Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for our Region, the IDB Group is reviewing its hiring needs and re-prioritizing its areas of talent acquisition. We encourage candidates to continue to apply to the active postings, yet current job openings may be subject to further decisions in terms of timing of the processes, or other actions, in accordance with business needs. Final hiring decisions may also be conditioned to the candidate’s ability to timely relocate to the post of duty at the moment of starting service.”