Economic Opportunities Consultant
Apply NowCompany: InterAmerican Development Bank
Location: Washington, DC 20011
Description:
Economic Opportunities Consultant
City: Washington DC
Company: IDB Invest
Posting End Date: 4-28-2025
We improve lives
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
We are looking for a proactive consultant to support IDB Invest in surfacing opportunities to promote economic opportunities for everyone and businesses in IDB Invest investments.
What you'll do
Research international best practices in promoting economic opportunities for all in the private sector.
Analyze processes to identify opportunities for access to jobs, market and finance in private sector transactions.
Execute on-going and new advisory engagements with the highest quality standards.
Support the origination of advisory engagements in IDB Invest investments that add value to clients.
Support, on an ad-hoc basis, in the scoping and implementation of Advisory Services for economic opportunities.
Support the creation of an advisory offer for the economic empowerment and financial health for MSMES and individuals across priority sectors.
Support institutional demands related to fundraising, business reporting and IDB Invest's representatives in speaking events.
Create opportunities of collaboration between IDB and IDB Invest that can support engagement with the private sector.
Coordinate meetings with different stakeholders to generate buy-in and strengthen mainstreaming process and guidelines.
Pilot the processes and framework in a selected project or portfolio of projects.
Provide capacity building to staff and stakeholders on the process and framework, including training, guidance, and support.
What you'll need
Education: Master's degree in international development, sustainability, gender studies, economics, sociology, anthropology, international trade or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
Experience: between 5-9 years of experience developing and implementing economic opportunities for all strategies in the private sector. Familiarity with the business landscape and private sector is a plus.
Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.
Requirements
Citizenship: No requirements
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
International consultant Full-Time, 6.5 months.
What we offer
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee's life. These benefits include:
Our culture
At the IDB, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work while finding their purpose. Our people consistently strive for excellence, and we recognize and celebrate the impact of their contributions.
In our efforts to drive innovation, we intentionally include all voices, cultivate a sense of belonging and champion fairness. We welcome individuals from underrepresented groups to join us and share their unique perspectives.
We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application, please email us at accommodations@iadb.org.
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City: Washington DC
Company: IDB Invest
Posting End Date: 4-28-2025
We improve lives
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
We are looking for a proactive consultant to support IDB Invest in surfacing opportunities to promote economic opportunities for everyone and businesses in IDB Invest investments.
What you'll do
Research international best practices in promoting economic opportunities for all in the private sector.
Analyze processes to identify opportunities for access to jobs, market and finance in private sector transactions.
Execute on-going and new advisory engagements with the highest quality standards.
Support the origination of advisory engagements in IDB Invest investments that add value to clients.
Support, on an ad-hoc basis, in the scoping and implementation of Advisory Services for economic opportunities.
Support the creation of an advisory offer for the economic empowerment and financial health for MSMES and individuals across priority sectors.
Support institutional demands related to fundraising, business reporting and IDB Invest's representatives in speaking events.
Create opportunities of collaboration between IDB and IDB Invest that can support engagement with the private sector.
Coordinate meetings with different stakeholders to generate buy-in and strengthen mainstreaming process and guidelines.
Pilot the processes and framework in a selected project or portfolio of projects.
Provide capacity building to staff and stakeholders on the process and framework, including training, guidance, and support.
What you'll need
Education: Master's degree in international development, sustainability, gender studies, economics, sociology, anthropology, international trade or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
Experience: between 5-9 years of experience developing and implementing economic opportunities for all strategies in the private sector. Familiarity with the business landscape and private sector is a plus.
Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.
Requirements
Citizenship: No requirements
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
International consultant Full-Time, 6.5 months.
What we offer
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee's life. These benefits include:
- Leave: Two (2) days of leave per calendar month. Other leaves as per corresponding regulations may apply.
- Health Insurance Allowance: In addition to the professional fees, the consultant will receive a monthly allowance as a subsidy towards the purchase of a health insurance plan for he/she and, when applicable in accordance with the terms provided in the Institution's regulations, to his/her eligible dependents.
- Savings Plan Allowance: Only when applicable in accordance with the terms provided in the Institution's regulations.
- Relocation and repatriation allowance: Only when applicable in accordance with the terms provided in the Institution's regulations.
Our culture
At the IDB, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work while finding their purpose. Our people consistently strive for excellence, and we recognize and celebrate the impact of their contributions.
In our efforts to drive innovation, we intentionally include all voices, cultivate a sense of belonging and champion fairness. We welcome individuals from underrepresented groups to join us and share their unique perspectives.
We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application, please email us at accommodations@iadb.org.
#LI-DNI