What you’ll do:

• Review evaluation reports for procurement processes and provide timely input and quick turnaround to provide no objection within maximum 5 business days to the counterpart.
• Prepare technical inputs such as terms of reference and other documentation to support execution of loan and technical operations.
• Timely support Tam Leader with portfolio management by weekly conduct meetings and follow-up activities with the counterparts executing IDB loans.
• Prepare minutes of all meetings and prepare action plans to respond to identified risk and problems identified.
• Weekly conduct technical inspection visits of TSP’s operations in Guyana.
• Provide inputs to prepare business plans and budget for the achievement of the TSP/CGY work program.
• Support the technical dialogue with sector authorities to identify potential areas of Bank assistance in the transport sector in coordination with Transport Team Leader and the Country Office in Guyana.
• Support Team Leader with the identification, design, and preparation of loans and technical cooperations for potential projects that respond to the Country Strategy, seeking to strengthen the Bank’s multisectoral work.
• Prepare reports, technical notes, aid memoirs, and meeting, as well as presentations when required.

What you’ll need:

• Education: Master’s degree or equivalent in Project Management, Engineering, Planning, Economic with specialization on Transportation or related fields.
• Experience: At least 5 years of relevant professional experience; preferably civil engineer, with experience in Guyana
• Languages: Proficiency in English.

Key skills:

• Learn continuously.
• Collaborate and share knowledge.
• Focus on clients.
• Communicate and influence.
• Innovate and try new things.

Requirements:

• Citizenship: You are either a citizen of Guyana or a citizen of one of our 48-member countries with residency or legal permit to work in Guyana.
• 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: National Consultant Full-Time.
• Length of contract: 12 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 package.
• Leave 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.
• 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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