Job Description

Post of duty: Washington D.C.

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

Currently Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI) is seeking to hire a Compliance Review Consultant to support the work of the Compliance Review Phase (hereinafter CRP) by providing analytical support in cases under Compliance Review. This includes researching documentation related to Requests, conducting desk reviews, producing reports, and delivering documents that will be used as inputs for the production of reports and other materials.

The Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism is the independent accountability office of the IDB Group that handles complaints from affected communities in the Latin American and Caribbean Region regarding projects financed by one of the Group’s institutions and where the Group is presumed to have failed to comply with one or more of its relevant operational policies, particularly the Group’s main environmental, social, and transparency safeguards.

What you’ll do

Under the guidance of the Compliance Review Coordinator and the Compliance Review team, the Consultant is expected to perform the following activities:

• Conduct research and gather documentation and information including:
• IDB Group-financed Operation related documents.

  o Applicable Bank Relevant Operational Policies, Performance Standards and Sustainability Frameworks.

  o Information and documents supplied by Requesters and other involved parties with respect to a Request.

  o Summaries and pleadings regarding pending litigations or arbitrations.

  o International Accountability Mechanisms and international standards on topics related to a Request or as needed.

  • Assist the Compliance Review Coordinator, Specialists and Research Associates in drafting Recommendations of potential investigations, review comments from Management and Complainants on the CRP documents, and analyzing materials and inputs for investigations, upon previous agreement in accordance with a case management plan, as well as MICI’s and Bank policies and procedures.
  • Review, organize and synthesize researched information, documenting analyses and findings as needed.
  • Study the relevant operational policies and ensure understanding of their application in Bank financed operations.
  • Translate texts when required.
  • Participate in meetings with the Compliance Review Coordinator and her team to plan the assignments and tasks.

    What you'll need

    • Education: Master’s degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in Law, Human Rights, Social Sciences, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
    • Experience: Between 5 and 10 years of progressive experience in social sciences and environment matters among other related areas
    • Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.

      Key skills

      • Learn continuously.
      • Collaborate and share knowledge.
      • Focus on clients.
      • Communicate and influence.
      • Innovate and try new things.

        Requirements

        • Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
        • 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: 19 months.
          • Work Location: On site.

            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 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 [email protected] 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

              We work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure. Our aim is to achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. With a history dating back to 1959, today we are the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. We provide loans, grants, and technical assistance; and we conduct extensive research. We maintain a strong commitment to achieving measurable results and the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.

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