Legal Specialist – Attorney, Sovereign-Guaranteed Operations Division

What you'll need

• Education: J.D. (or equivalent) degree from an accredited law school in a Bank member country.  
• Experience: At least 5 years of professional experience as a lawyer, including demonstrated analytical, drafting and negotiation skills, with a strong emphasis on experience in legal research, analysis and advice relating to international transactions or international development. Legal work in international transactions; international organizations or aid agencies; international development projects; and/or public sector policy and regulation.
• Languages:  Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required . Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable. 

Key skills 

• Learn continuously: Continually updates functional expertise and understanding of technologies and cross organizational topics.
  
• Collaborate and share knowledge: Proactively and respectfully engage diverse set of colleagues and partners to share information and knowledge.
  
• Focus on clients: Support internal and external clients with high quality work leading to successful outcomes.
  
• Communicate and influence: Influences through articulate and high impact communications as well as an insightful understanding of the audience.
  
• Innovate and try new things: Takes risks with new ideas and initiatives, including rethinking approach to own work program and deliverables.

Requirements

• 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 the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab. 

Type of contract and duration

• International staff contract, 36 months initially, renewable upon mutual agreement. 

 
What we offer

The IDB Group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include: 
 

• A competitive compensation package, including an annual base salary expressed on a net-of-tax basis.
  
• Leaves and vacations: 24 days of paid time off + 8 personal days + sick leave + gender- neutral parental leave.
  
• Health Insurance: IDB Group provides employees and eligible dependents with a robust medical benefits program that covers medical, dental, vision, preventive care, and prescription drugs. 
  
• Pension plan: defined benefit pension plan that provides financial security and support employees in planning for their future. 
  We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
  
• Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
  
• Health and well-being:  Access to our Health Services Center that provides preventive care and health education for employees. 
  
• Development support: We offer tools to boost your professional profile, such as mentoring, 1:1 professional counseling, training and learning opportunities, language classes, mobility options, among others. 
  
• Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, Spouse Career Program, and others. 
   

Our culture

At the IDB Group, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions. 
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply. 
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at diversity@iadb.org to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application. 
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.  
 

About the IDB Group
 
The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab, offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

About IDB 

The Inter-American Development Bank is devoted to improving lives. Established in 1959, the IDB is a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB also conducts cutting-edge research and provides policy advice, technical assistance, and training to public and private sector clients throughout the region. 

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