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Form of workPost of duty: Washington, D.C. - USA.
The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position
The Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is a functionally independent office which reports directly to the Boards of IDB and IDB Invest. OVE undertakes independent evaluations of the development effectiveness of the IDB Group's work and dedicates substantial resources to disseminating its evaluation findings and recommendations. In addition, OVE validates the self-evaluations that are prepared by management at project completion for sovereign-guaranteed operations (PCR) and those for non-sovereign-guaranteed operations (XSR) when they reach early operating maturity. The purpose of these validations is to ensure the accuracy and credibility of the project performance rating system of IDBG.
In addition to its core evaluation function, OVE has a mandate to support the strengthening of Evaluation systems and capacities in Latin American and Caribbean countries. In application of its 2020 strategy for Evaluation Capacity Development in LAC (ECD strategy), OVE has facilitated the creation of the first Network for Evaluation Capacity Development of national and subnational development banks and agencies. The network, also known as ReDeCA (Rede de Desenvolvimento de Capacidades de Avaliacao), was formally launched in August 2021 with the participation of 15 Brazilian partner institutions and was expanded in 2023 to the rest of LAC. As part of its ECD strategy, OVE has also launched EVALAC, an annual week-long training on evaluation for LAC government officials tasked with evaluation responsibilities.
What you'll do:
The primary objective of the consultancy is to support OVEs PCR/XSR team in the coordination of the validation of PCR/XSRs, ensuring adequate distribution of assignments, tracking of progress, and timely delivery of final validations. In addition, the consultancy is expected to support OVEs ECD team as time permits.
The key responsibilities will be to assist and support OVE's PCR/XSR team in coordinating the validation of PCR/XSR, including:
- Organizing assignments to validators and peer reviewers, tracking their progress, and addressing any questions pertaining to the process to ensure timely delivery of final validations.
- Communicating with IDB and IDB Invest management on PCR and XSR, being the focal point for receiving all PCR and XSR and sending validations for managements review and comments.
- Coordinating the discussion and reviewing Management's comments to the draft validations.
- Ensuring the production of final validations to be submitted to Management.
- Supporting the ECD team on various tasks related to the consolidation of ReDeCA and the preparation of EVALAC 2024.
The consultant will provide any other support to OVEs work and dissemination activities as defined by OVE Director.
What you'll need
- Education: Bachelor's degree in economics, public policy, tourism, public relations, or a similar field. A Master's degree would be a plus.
- Experience: At least 2 years of combined experience in Evaluation, Research, Event Production/Organization, Public Relations. The ideal candidate would have worked in evaluation/research organizing outreach and stakeholder engagement events. Strong written and verbal communication skills are a requirement. Must be detailed oriented and highly organized.
- Languages: Proficiency in English. Knowledge of at least one more Bank language (Spanish, Portuguese, or French) would be a plus.
Key skills:
- Learn continuously.
- Collaborate and share knowledge.
- Focus on clients.
- Communicate and influence.
- Innovate and try new things.
Requirements:
- Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
- 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:
- Type of contract: International Consultant Full-Time.
- Length of contract: 19 months .
- Work Location: On site.
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 packages.
- Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender- neutral parental leave.
- Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
- Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
- We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
- Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
- Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
- Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
- Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, and others.
Consultant Part-Time
- A competitive compensation packages.
- A flexible way of working. You will be evaluated by deliverable.
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
We work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure. Our aim is to achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. With a history dating back to 1959, today we are the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. We provide loans, grants, and technical assistance; and we conduct extensive research. We maintain a strong commitment to achieving measurable results and the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.
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- External Opening Date: Dec 15, 2023
- External Closing Date: Dec 22, 2023
- External Contact Email: hrsc@iadb.org
- External Contact Name: HR Service Center
- Job Field: Technical Support
