Consultancy to Support the Monitoring and Management of the Health Portfolio

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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

The Health, Nutrition, and Population Division (SCL/HNP) is seeking a professional with a background in economics or social sciences and experience in project monitoring and evaluation.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), established in 1959, is the largest source of financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB provides loans and technical assistance to both the public and private sectors.

The Social Sector (SCL) has a multidisciplinary team committed to the belief that investing in people is the key to improving lives and overcoming development challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean. Together with the countries in the region, the Social Sector develops public policy solutions to reduce poverty and improve the quality of education, employment, social protection, and health services received by citizens. The Sector’s work aims to foster a more productive region with equal opportunities for men and women and greater inclusion of the most vulnerable populations.

The Health, Nutrition, and Population Division (SCL/HNP) is responsible for the preparation and supervision of IDB operations in borrowing member countries in the areas of health, nutrition, and population. This includes developing strategies for health capital investment, strengthening health networks, health system financing, organization and performance, among others. Currently, HNP manages a portfolio of 41 projects.

What you’ll do

• Provide input to improve the quality of content throughout the project lifecycle and the documents associated with project design, execution, and closure.
• Support the analysis of the HNP project portfolio and the monitoring of its execution, including project performance, trend identification, and detection of deviations from operational goals.
• Support the management of the HNP portfolio through data analysis and evaluation, as well as risk management of the portfolio and individual projects. This may involve, as needed, interacting with project team leaders.
• Support efforts to increase operational efficiency by analyzing project data sets to be used in decision-making processes. Based on the analysis results, dashboards may be designed and developed to facilitate the monitoring of operations.
• Analyze, aggregate, and process operational data from the portfolio to prepare presentations and reports (e.g., for health project portfolio reviews, or for monitoring corporate indicators).
• Support the generation of analyses and reports and monitor critical milestones and deliverables to ensure better performance and execution of individual projects and the portfolio as a whole. The sample of projects will be selected in coordination with the division’s operations advisor. Critical milestones are selected by project team leaders and may include both newly designed projects not yet in execution and those currently under implementation.
• Assist in the analysis and consolidation of information to aggregate results achieved by the portfolio, including those from Project Completion Reports (PCRs).
• Support the review of Project Monitoring Reports (PMRs) and Project Completion Reports (PCRs).

What you’ll need

• Education: Bachelors degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in economics, social sciences or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
• Experience: At least 2 years of progressive experience in project portfolio monitoring, tracking, and management (at the national, regional, or sectoral level). Experience in database management. Knowledge of the Bank’s monitoring system for Project Monitoring Reports (PMRs) is highly desirable.
• Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.

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.

Type of contract and duration

• Type of contract: International consultant Full-Time
• Length of contract: 15 months (up to 36 months).
• Work Location: On site, Washington, DC.

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 packages.
• 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.
• Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
• Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
• Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
• Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, and others.

Our culture

At the IDB, 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 accommodations to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application, please email us at accommodations@iadb.org.

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