HR Consultant - Leadership Development Programs

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: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources Management, Social Sciences, Education, Business Administration, or other related disciplines.

Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Experience in the administration of assessment tools and with eLearning solutions. Proven relationship building and the ability to collaborate with a range of stakeholders. Strong analytical and project management skills. Attention to details and capacity to meet tight deadlines. Ability to develop and execute assignments systematically and to work with discretion regarding sensitive matters and data.

Systems: Advanced knowledge of business applications (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, SharePoint, Office 365, SurveyMonkey, among others). Working knowledge of virtual and audiovisual technology.

Languages: Oral and written proficiency in English and Spanish required; knowledge of Portuguese and/or French is a plus.

Core and Technical Competencies:

Core:

Collaboration, Teamwork and Inclusion.

Innovation and Creativity.

Communication and Influence

Client Focus

Technical:

- Quantitative Analysis: Uses analytical tools and mathematical processes to empirically analyze and evaluate data and

information.

- Qualitative Analysis: Investigates beyond numbers through research and intuition to determine the reasonableness of information used for decision - making.

- Financial Market Knowledge: Understands financial market dynamics, products and economics and their implications for financial and risk management.

- Financial Operations: Research, analyzes, inputs and reports information on the origination, execution and monitoring of financial operations.

- Systems and Applications Knowledge: Leverages systems and applications knowledge to enter data, process transactions, conduct relevant analyses, and generate

reports.

- Risk Awareness: Understands, analyzes, acts on and communicates risks by applying appropriate controls and risk mitigation procedures.

- Business Acumen: Demonstrates an understanding of own functional area, the business of the Department and the IDB’s needs and priorities.

Understands and applies knowledge of IDB strategies, business priorities and policies to accomplish goals and execute on business area work program.

Opportunity Summary: 

Type of contract: Consultant Full-Time

Length of contract: 12 months

Starting date: February 2022

Location: Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA

Responsible person: HR Specialist – HRD/LDV

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.”