Post of duty: Costa Rica
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 Country Department for Belize, Central America, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, and Haiti (CID) leads country dialogue, develops country strategies, and defines annual operational programs with member countries. This includes providing financial and nonfinancial products and fostering public-private synergies. CID seeks a technical professional to support its country teams in implementing existing programs and developing and executing its country strategies.
The objective of the appointment is to support CID’s country teams in implementing their country programs. The selected candidate will work closely with the country economists carrying out research and analysis tasks as detailed below.
What you’ll do:
The consultant will be assigned to a country team. Activities may include:
Economic Analysis and Research: (i) Conduct research and analysis in macroeconomics, public finance, economic development, international economics, and other areas depending on the economist research agenda; (ii) review and summarize economic and development analysis reports and academic papers; (iii) construct and maintain large datasets with country indicators, perform archival work, and inform sector studies; (iv) collaborate in the execution of studies and technical cooperation programs led and/or supported by the economist; (v) support analytical work (economic and operational) as needed.
Country Strategy and Policy Dialogue: (i) Assist in the country strategy preparation; (ii) provide technical inputs to identify, develop, and review country analytical work; (iii) participate in coordinating, preparing, and following up on policy dialogue meetings; (iv) maintain a thorough understanding of assigned country’s changing economic, political, and social situation.
Corporate: (i) Provide review inputs for corporate documents as assigned by CID’s front office; (ii) support the coordination process between headquarters and the country office to ensure the delivery of the assigned country work program; (iii) actively participate in corporate-level initiatives and special projects undertaken by CID and the Bank that impact the Department's work.
Client Management: (i) Provide technical input and contribute to the preparation of papers, country briefs, and presentations on the Bank’s operational program in the assigned country; (ii) participate and help prepare meetings with Government officials, multilateral institutions, donors, and private sector in the IDB headquarters and the country office.
In addition, the selected candidate may participate in regional or corporate initiatives as designated by the country economist or the regional economist advisor.
What you'll need
- Languages: Ability to read, write, and speak Spanish and English
The following areas of experience and skills would be required:
- Analytical skills: Critical thinking, strong knowledge of data sources for assigned country and international development, and expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods for policy analysis.
- Communication skills: Excellent technical writing and oral presentation skills.
- Soft skills: Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, adaptability, and a willingness to learn new skills and tackle challenges.
The following areas of experience and skills would be considered strong assets:
- Knowledge and experience in CID countries, especially Costa Rica.
- Experience in the field of international development.
- Knowledge of and exposure to IDB or the work of key development institutions (e.g., international financial institutions, regional development banks, bilateral donors).
Requirements
- Citizenship: You are either a citizen of Costa Rica or a citizen of one of our 48-member countries with residency or legal permit to work in Costa Rica.
- 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
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.
- 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.
- Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
- Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
- Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
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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