United Kingdom Sustainable Infrastructure Program Technical Cooperation and Grants Advisor Consultant

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Technical Support
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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 engineering, climate change, climate finance, economics, public policy, infrastructure and/or environmental management, or other related subjects is required.
  • Experience: At least 10 but less than 15 years of relevant professional experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience in engineering, climate change, climate finance, economics, public policy, infrastructure and/or environmental management, or other related subjects is required.
  • 5 years in project design and management; proven expertise in financing related to climate change and/or infrastructure, as well as the design and implementation of technical cooperation programs is required. Ideally with direct experience of working with governments and the private sector, and a minimum of three years working in multilateral institutions, government agencies, and in‑country work experience in Latin America. Experience of working with the UK government desirable.
  • Languages:  Fluency in English and Spanish is required. knowledge of Portuguese and/or French is a plus.

Core and Technical Competencies:

 

Capacity to engage in policy dialogue based on solid knowledge of the climate change sector, development challenges of client countries, and IDB policies, strategies and guidelines. Ability to promote sector priorities based on country and regional needs and key program priorities. Ability to conceptualize, prepare, and implement projects and programs, in coordination with other team members, the respective authorities, and private sector stakeholders. Ability to effectively support the execution of projects and programs to maximize their results. Ability to design and implement effective monitoring and evaluation approaches related project and program delivery.

 

Opportunity Summary: 

  • Type of contract: Consultant (CNS), Full Time.
  • Length of contract: 36 months.
  • Location: IDB Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Responsible Person: Climate Change Sector Lead Specialist (CSD/CCS)
  • 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.

 

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.

 

Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all applications.

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