JOB SUMMARY:
Post of duty: Washington, DC – 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
We are looking for a consultant who will be able to assist CTI’s project team leaders throughout the preparation, processing, and execution of the Bank’s operations (including loans, technical cooperation, capacity building and knowledge products, operational inputs, loan results reports). Provide technical and analytical support to the Division’s project team leaders in their operational and administrative activities.
You will work with the Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division (IFD/CTI). It supports Bank operations in the areas of Science and Technology, Competitiveness and Innovation, as well as entrepreneurship to strengthen development in the region and promote specific projects that foster national, regional and sector innovation systems.
The CTI Division, provides funding, technical assistance and knowledge products to support governments in key action areas such as firm-level innovation, entrepreneurship ecosystems, green innovation, digital transformation, creative economy, social innovation, and productive development. IDB programs in these areas incorporate common themes, such as training in science, technology and innovation for advanced human capital; strengthening scientific and technological infrastructure; designing public policies to promote innovation; strengthening the institutional capacity of the agencies and ministries that are responsible for implementing these policies.
CTI is also responsible for the preparation and implementation of the Bank’s Strategy and action plan in all the above-mentioned areas. To address and support member countries in all these topics, the CTI Division requires a core team that can give support to the entire staff group in each one of the production lines.
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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 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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ABSTRACT:
Inter-American Development Bank Project Assistant Consultant of the Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division United States IDB Jobs 2024
Inter-American Development Bank looking for “Project Assistant Consultant of the Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 31-Jul-24.
The Inter-American Development Bank has published a job vacancy announcement on 18/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Project Assistant Consultant of the Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division to be based in Washington DC , United States. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: Inter-American Development Bank
Job Title: Project Assistant Consultant of the Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division
Duty Station: Washington DC , United States
Country: United States
Application Deadline: 31-Jul-24