Lead Specialist in Gender Based Violence and Diversity

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Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Development Bank
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: $0.01 USD-$0.01 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 15/10/2025
  • Location: United States , Washington DC
Gender-based violence (GBV) Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI)
What you’ll do
  • Engage in policy dialogue with government authorities and development partners based on your solid validated knowledge of the sector, development challenges of client countries, and IDB policies, strategies, and guidelines.
    Lead the origination, conceptualization, and preparation of gender and diversity direct investment operations, with a focus on GBV. This includes leading high-level dialogue.
  • Lead the strategic planning and workplan of the Gender Parity Accelerators team within GDI.
  • Lead, in coordination with all relevant parties, and the GDI team, the supervision of GDI operations for which the IDB has approved financing, including their execution, monitoring and evaluation of operations. This includes identifying and resolving complex execution issues.
  • Lead the origination, preparation and execution of other activities included in the GDI regional agenda, including economic/sector knowledge generation and dissemination, learning, training and technical assistance activities, to enhance the relevance of the IDB to borrowing countries and the region.
  • Lead the preparation, submission, processing and negotiation of operational and non-operational documents for approval by various levels of management and the Bank's Board of Directors in accordance with established procedures.
  • Conceptualize and lead innovative economic and/or sector analytic work to support the preparation of country, sector and regional strategies, loan operations and technical assistance programs.
  • Transfer technical and operational knowledge to entities in charge of the execution of IDB financed operations.
  • Work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, coordinating activities within GDI team, in addition to supporting the activities of the IDB Invest and IDB Lab related to the GDI agenda
  • Build strategic networks and coordinate activities with other multilateral and bilateral institutions.
  • Plan properly, lead project teams and resources effectively.
  • Guide, coach, and mentor junior colleagues to develop technical expertise.
  • Provide input to prepare business plans and budgets for the accomplishment of our work program, and to report on progress to internal and external partners.
  • Work independently.
What you'll need
  • Education: You hold a master’s degree in economics, public administration, public affairs or other related discipline (PhD preferred).
 
  • Experience: At least 6 years of relevant and substantive experience, preferrably 8 years of experience, in leading the design, implementation and evaluation of projects on gender and diversity, with relevant and substantive development policy and operational experience. We would look for you to have a track record as a leading expert on policies to prevent gender based violence and programs to support survivors. Excellent analytical skills, teambuilding abilities, innovation and communication skills are also expected.
 
  • Languages:  Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is highly desirable.
Requirements
  • Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries. 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. 

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