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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 an analytical, organized and strategic water and sanitation public policy consultant. As a water and sanitation public policy consultant, you will provide high-level analytical, strategic, and operational support to the Division Chief by supporting strategic planning and management processes, ensuring quality control of division-wide written products, tracking commitments, follow-up actions, and internal coordination, and strengthening communication and decision-making processes across the division.
You will work in the Water and Sanitation (WSA) Division of the Infrastructure and Energy (INE) Department. This team is responsible for conceptualizing, preparing, supporting the execution, and supervising the IDB’s operations related to water and sanitation, drainage, and solid waste management. We seek to ensure universal and sustainable access to high-quality water, sanitation, and solid waste management services to contribute to a low-carbon, sustainable economic growth of our member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and a better quality of life for their citizens. WSA works with the country departments to design and implement country and regional financial and non-financial programs and projects and evaluates the development results and impacts of such interventions. It also performs quality enhancement functions for social development projects and programs and other infrastructure sectors, including guiding, designing, and preparing Bank products, execution, and analysis and mitigation of risks and climate change action.
What you’ll do
- Conduct policy research and prepare briefs, analytical notes, talking points, and summaries to inform the Division Chief’s decision-making.
- Provide analytical support on cross-cutting issues such as climate resilience, governance, utility reform, and financing.
- Prepare or improve high-level presentations for internal and external audiences, division strategies, action plans, and annual work plans (AWP).
- Review, edit, and ensure consistency of presentations, reports, technical documents, speeches, and talking points submitted to the Division Chief.
- Ensure alignment with IDB corporate standards, institutional messaging, and sector priorities.
- Track commitments, next steps, and deliverables emerging from meetings chaired or attended by the Division Chief.
- Prepare briefing materials for missions, high-level meetings, and external engagements, and inputs to institutional processes (e.g., country programming, corporate reporting).
- Maintain an updated system for monitoring division initiatives, deadlines, mission schedules, and operational milestones.
- Coordinate with team leaders, specialists, and support staff to ensure timely execution of tasks and information flow.
- Draft minutes, follow-up notes, and summary reports.Support coordination with other IDB divisions, country offices, and strategic partners.
What you'll need
- Education: Master’s degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in Public Policy, Public Administration, Economics, International Development, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
- Experience: At least of 5 years of progressive experience in public policy analysis, project coordination, strategic planning, or development work.
- Languages: Proficiency in English and Spanish, spoken and written, is required.
Requirements
- Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our . We may offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your eligible dependents.
- 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
- International consultant Full-Time, 12 months (up to 48 months, subject to eligibility).
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.
-Leaves 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.
-We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
-On-site position with the occasional flexibility of teleworking.
-Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile, such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
-Health and well-being: Access to our Health Services Center that provides preventive care and health education for employees.
-Other perks (country specific): Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, spouse career support, and others.
Our culture
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, while finding their purpose. Our people consistently strive for excellence, and we recognize and celebrate the impact of their contributions.
In our efforts to drive innovation, we intentionally include all voices, cultivate a sense of belonging and champion fairness. We welcome individuals from underrepresented groups to join us and share their unique perspectives.
We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application, please email us at .