Operational/Sector Lead/Principal Specialist

Washington, D.C.

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About this position

We are looking for an Operational/Sectoral Lead/Principal Specialist who will provide technical and analytical support in core corporate and operational matters, especially on Bank’s business processes and lending instruments.

You will work in the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Division (SMO) which is part of the Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness (SPD). SPD is charged with providing technical guidance to develop a culture of results within the Bank, and to help the Bank innovate its core business and ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of its products and methods over time.

As part of SPD, the Strategy Planning and Monitoring Division (SMO), (i) develops the Strategy and strategic proposals for its implementation that contribute to defining the role of the IDB to serve the client’s evolving needs best; (ii) leads the review and design of operational instruments; (iii) monitors Bank’s performance following the priorities established in the Institutional Strategy as measured and reported on the Corporate Results Framework, Annual Development Effectiveness Overview Report, periodic Business Reviews; (iv) administers and monitors the information system that captures project performance of Sovereign Guarantee (SG) loan operations and technical cooperation’s; (v) serves as Management’s liaison with the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE), coordinating and ensuring Management response to OVE evaluations and tracks Board endorsed recommendations; (vi) ensures that the Bank’s organization structure and business processes are aligned to the Bank’s objectives. Recommends changes to enhance the consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness of Bank units, and (vii) ensures that the Bank’s information system meets the needs of result-based management at different levels, providing open access to key decision makers.

The work program of SMO for the next years includes leading the development of the reform proposal for lending instruments. This will require, among others, convening internal working groups to discuss the reforms, developing a proposal for each lending instrument as needed, and leading the approval process of the reform documents through the relevant committee at the Board of Directors or Management as it may apply. In parallel, SMO will continue to support teams in correctly applying the Bank’s procedures for processing SG operations and the policies that apply to lending instruments. To this end, SMO is looking for an Operational/Sector Lead/Principal Specialist (grade 3/2) to support these activities.

What you will do:

The selected candidate will perform the following activities:

• Lead the elaboration of proposals to develop and update specific lending instruments.
• Coordinate institution-wide working groups on lending instruments.
• Stay abreast of innovations in the design and use of lending instruments across Multilateral Development Banks.
• Spearhead the production of technical notes, self-assessments, evaluations, and other knowledge products on lending instruments.
• Provide advice and training to project teams on lending instruments and processes.
• Ensure project teams have updated information on instruments.
• Collaborate with the private sector to explore synergies in using instruments across the Group.
• Advise Senior Management on instrument deployment during programming.
• Deliver training to national authorities on the Bank’s instrument toolkit.
• Represent SMO in internal quality control meetings.
• Represent SPD at Policy and Evaluation Committee or Board of Executive Directors Meetings on operational policy and business process matters.
• Coordinate Management responses to external evaluations of lending instruments.