Health & Social Protection Senior Associate
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
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 Social Protection and Health Division is looking for a dynamic and innovative health junior professional who will help us change people’s lives in Latin America and the Caribbean, working on the design, supervision, implementation, and evaluation of policies and operations to promote access to quality, equitable and sustainable health services to make progress towards universal health coverage, as well as on early childhood development programs, long-term care and support for persons with functional dependency, resilient social protection, and inclusion policies and strategies.
You will work in the Social Protection and Health (SPH) Division. Depending on your expertise and the demands from our clients in Trinidad and Tobago, your work will center on the areas of non-communicable, chronic care model, and mental health diseases, infectious diseases, public health, health system strengthening, health financing, health policies to improve quality of services –including continuous quality improvement, strategy formulation, and/or the digital transformation of the health sector. You may also participate in the core areas of social protection, namely, early childhood development programs, long-term care and support for persons with functional dependency and resilient social protection.
What you will do:
What you will need:
Education: You hold a Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, applied economics, public policy, social policy, social welfare, sociology, or related disciplines, or a Medical degree and experience in health policy.
Experience: You have at least three years of relevant health policy, public health interventions, health systems strengthening, and project management or project operational experience. Experience in digital health transformation initiatives is a plus.
Languages: You are proficient in English. Proficiency in another Bank language (Spanish, Portuguese, or French) is desirable. If the selected candidate is not proficient in a second language, should commit to learning, and language training is available..
Key Skills
Requirements
Citizenship: You are either a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago or a citizen of one of our 48-member countries with residency or legal permit to work in Trinidad and Tobago.
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:
Our culture:
At the IDB Group, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try innovative 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 a 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
The Inter-American Development Bank is devoted to improving lives. Established in 1959, the IDB is a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB also conducts innovative research and provides policy advice, technical assistance, and training to public and private sector clients throughout the region.
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