Project Manager Consultant - Data Platform and Search Application

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 dependent
• 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 in an area related to: Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field. P.M. Certification desirable. Agile certification a plus.
• Experience: 5 years of relevant professional experience coordinating projects with exposure to new technologies.
• Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish

Core and Technical Competencies:

• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to create long-term relationships across the organization
• Persistence in achieving goals
• Ability to manage meetings with a wide range of stakeholders, maintaining the agenda and commitments of outcomes.
• Coordination of diverse backgrounds teams
• Demonstrated strong negotiation abilities
• Proactive to address projects needs
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence approaches to information and knowledge management.
• Outstanding capacity to meet deadlines.
• Proven experience with implementation and successful adoption of software projects within organizations.
• Positive attitude towards new challenges and learning
• Basic familiarity with coding

Opportunity Summary: 

• Type of contract: Consultant Full Time.
• Length of contract: 24 months
• Location: IDB Headquarters, Washington DC
• Responsible person: Division Chief, KIC/KLD

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, the LGBTQ+ community, 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 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.