Learning and Knowledge Management Specialist/Senior Associate

What you’ll need:

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

Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.

Education: You have a Master’s degree in a field related to Knowledge Management, e-Learning, organizational learning, or other education-related subject areas, Project Management or a field related to Economic and Social Development.

Experience: 

• You have at least five years of proven experience in the preparation, supervision, and evaluation of development projects, including experience in knowledge management and learning activities related to those projects. 
• Experience in implementing and executing corporate support services in a complex environment managing multiple priorities simultaneously, preferably in international organizations.
• Proficiency in Bank's systems, use of spreadsheets, database management and analytical tools, such as Tableau and Power BI is a requirement.

Languages: Excellent English and Spanish language proficiency, verbal and written, is required.  French and Portuguese a plus.

Skills: The ideal candidate will possess/have

• Ability to design and manage creative and effective solutions to those needs related to training, knowledge sharing, capacity-building, knowledge management
• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Ability to conduct knowledge and learning needs assessment and to advise technical teams in the prioritization of needs
• Ability to design and manage evaluations of knowledge and learning activities
• Project Management skills including, but not limited, to leadership, communication, planning and people skills, risk and cost management, negotiation, critical thinking, task, and quality management.
• Development and monitoring of strategic plans and their corresponding action plans
• Proven facilitation skills are a plus.

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

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

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Requirements: You are 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.

The IDB offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package.

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.