Research Assistant for Citizen Security and Justice

What you'll need:

• Citizenship: you are a citizen of one of our 48 member countries.
• 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 or equivalent in economics or related fields.
• Experience: At least 5 years of experience as a research assistant for quantitative studies and impact evaluations. Experience working in developing countries (preferable).
• Languages: excellent command of Spanish and English (written and spoken)

General and technical skills:

General:

• Motivation and orientation towards results and ability to work as a team.
• Willingness to learn, attention to detail and ability to perform multiple tasks.

Technical:

• Excellent handling of word processors (Word) and spreadsheets (Excel)
• Excellent handling of econometric software (Stata -preferable- or R).
• Knowledge of experimental and non-experimental methods for impact assessments.
• Writing skills and ability to review and summarize academic literature.
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative analysis skills (using data to produce analysis).
• Management of geographic information systems (GIS) (preferable)
• Knowledge of Python programming language (preferable)
• Knowledge and research experience on issues of domestic violence and/or crime economics (preferable)

Service Considerations:

The work described in these terms of reference will be done in a coordinated manner with the IDB team. This coordination will require regular follow-up meetings or calls. The files, databases and documents used during the conduct of the studies will be stored on servers shared with the research team during the conduct of the studies.

All information collected and used during the consultancy shall be considered confidential and used solely for the purposes of the works described in these terms of reference.

Opportunity Summary:

• Type of contract and modality: Consultant of External Products and Services (PEC) Lump Sum.
• Duration of the contract: 6 months.
• Location: Residence of the consultant.
• Responsible person: Santiago Pérez Vincent, Specialist in Economics of the Citizen Security and Justice team (santiagoper@iadb.org).
• Requirements: You must be a citizen of one of the IDB's 48 member countries and not have family members currently working in 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.”