Innovation Specialist/Senior Associate

• You have at least 4 years of relevant experience related to the key responsibilities of the position.
  
• You have experience in deploying innovation methodologies to facilitate design thinking and/or piloting processes for solutions.
  
• You have an established network of connections with the innovation ecosystems.
  
• You have experience working in multi-disciplinary and/or cross-sector teams, with demonstrated integration skills.
  

Other relevant skills and knowledge:

• You have validated project management skills, including, but not limited, to leadership, communication, planning, risk and cost management, negotiation, critical thinking, task and quality management.
  
• You are results-oriented.
  
• Your understanding of IDBG's mission, organizational structure, and business model is an advantage.
  
• You can interpret and apply policies and frameworks that adapt to internal client needs and in the best interest of the IDBG.

Languages: You are fluent (oral and written) in both English and Spanish. Knowledge of an additional official IDB Group language (French and Portuguese) is a plus. 

Expected Values and Behaviors:  The individual is expected to abide by the IDB Groups values and behaviors as set forth in the institutional Code of Conduct. Additionally, as a member of the KIC team, he/she is accountable for upholding KIC’s guiding principles:

• Create Equality
  
• Be Kind
  
• Build Trust
• Have Empathy

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Opportunity Summary: 

 
Type of contract: Fixed -Term, staff 
Length of contract: 3 years
Location: Washington, D.C.

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.

The Bank is committed to diversity and inclusion and to providing equal opportunities to all candidates. We embrace diversity on the basis of gender, age, education, national origin, ethnic origin, race, disability, sexual orientation, and religion. We encourage women, afro-descendants, people of indigenous origins, and persons with disabilities 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.