Division Chief, Strategic Operational Quality Review Division - IDB Invest

Division Chief, Strategic Operational Quality Review Division

Location: 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

We are looking for a dynamic and innovative development leader who will help us change people’s lives in Latin America and the Caribbean by supporting the quality of our development projects and setting higher quality standards. The Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness (SPD) offers technical guidance to the Bank's Executive team on implementing the new management-by-results model, which measures the effectiveness and efficiency of Bank products. Within SPD, a new division has been created - the Strategic Operational Quality Review Division (SQR) - to operate as an expert technical review of projects, with the main objective of increasing the quality assurance, and consequent impact, of SG operations. This division will work in close coordination with the other two divisions in SPD – the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Division and Strategic Development Effectiveness Division, reviewing projects based on an integral consideration of their potential development impact and their fit within the institutional priorities and the Bank’s strategies with the countries and with the operational teams at VPC and VPS.

What you’ll do:

• Provide leadership and direction for the primary responsibilities of the Division:
• Review of SG operations during all stages of project preparation providing technical and sectorial inputs, ensuring adequate choice of instruments and fit of the operations into program of the Bank.
• Assess operations focusing on their programmatic approach and sectorial logic.
• Serve as reference in the assessment of operation’s implementation plans, verifying the incorporation of lessons learned from previous operations.
• Serve as a mechanism to anticipate operational issues that require senior management decisions during the project preparation cycle, ensuring timely solution of problems and higher quality of operations at design.
• Collect and disseminate relevant operational lessons learned in project preparation.
• Systemic and effective review of operations during project implementation, with focus on likelihood of results achievement.
• Work closely with the Executive Vice President’s Office, the Risk Management Department and other SPD’s divisions to contribute to an integral, efficient and effective operational second line of defense, coordinated with VPC and VPS.
• Engage constructively with front line sector Bank’s leaders in order to contribute to improve systems, processes and assure higher quality operations.
• Provide operational leadership and direction in increasing projects readiness and capacity to deliver results.
• Develop and provide capacity building on issues related to project design and assurance of quality at design.
• Coordinate with other multilateral organizations on dialogue on improving projects design and performance.
• Provide feedback and guidance to project teams to ensure adequate compliance with all Bank's operational policies.

What you'll need:

• Education: Master's degree or equivalent education in economics, public policy, business administration, or areas/fields relevant to the Bank's operations. Ph.D. is a plus.
• Experience: At least 10 years of proven experience related to the key responsibilities of the position. Proven management record in similar positions, including supervising technically, multidisciplinary solid teams. Public or private sector experience is required. Academic publications are a plus.
• Languages: Proficiency in English is required and in Spanish is desired. Additional knowledge of Portuguese and/or French is a plus.
• Mentor and develop.
• Promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
• Build Lean and Versatile teams.
• Lead change and Transformation.
• Create Partnerships.

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

• International staff contract, 36 months initially, renewable upon mutual agreement.

What we offer

The IDB Group provides benefits that respond to an employee's life's different needs and moments. These benefits include:

• A competitive compensation package, including an annual base salary expressed on a net-of-tax basis.
• Leaves and vacations: 24 days of paid time off + 8 personal days + sick leave + gender-neutral parental leave.
• Health Insurance: IDB Group provides employees and eligible dependents with a robust medical benefits program that covers medical, dental, vision, preventive care, and prescription drugs.
• Pension plan: defined benefit pension plan that provides financial security and supports employees in planning for their future.
• We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
• Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
• Health and well-being: Access to our Health Services Center that provides preventive care and health education for employees.
• Development support: We offer tools to boost your professional profile, such as mentoring, 1:1 professional counseling, training and learning opportunities, language classes, mobility options, among others.
• Other perks: lactation room, daycare center, gym, bike racks, parking, spouse career program, 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 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.