Migrations Specialist
Location: Headquarters – 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 specialist to contribute to the Migration Unit in the origination, design, preparation, implementation, and monitoring of Bank operations. You will lead strategic dialogues with governments regarding migration challenges. Additionally, you will provide inputs for regional/national policy dialogues, promote regional partnership initiatives to generate migration-related public goods, and propose topics for the capacity building and training program with the highest quality standards. Also, as part of the operations activities, you will generate knowledge in collaboration with other Bank units.
Our Migration Unit reports to the Manager of the Social Sector (SCL). We support migration-receiving countries, countries of destination, returnee migrants, and host communities through lending operations, regional, subregional, and national dialogues, regional cooperation to generate public goods, capacity building, and training, and applied research.
We work in coordination with all the relevant Bank units to deploy the Bank instruments to achieve the requisite efficiency and effectiveness to position the Bank as a relevant institution to support both migrants and their respective receiving communities to support inclusive development.
What you’ll do:
What you’ll need
Requirements
Type of contract and duration
International staff contract, 36 months initially, renewable upon mutual agreement.
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
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 cutting-edge research and provides policy advice, technical assistance, and training to public and private sector clients throughout the region.
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