Role purpose

The Institutions for Development Sector (IFD) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is tasked with strengthening institutions and policies to foster public sector management and private sector development to improve the lives of people across the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. IFD conceptualizes, prepares, implements, supervises, and evaluates operations in the areas of governance and public sector strengthening and reform, including fiscal management and service delivery to citizens; financial markets; and digital transformation.

The new Citizen Security Division (IFD/CIS) will support the Latin America and Caribbean region in developing preventive policies, enhancing reporting mechanisms, building capacity in law enforcement, improving access to and strengthening criminal justice services, and supporting the implementation of the Fragile, Conflict and Criminal Violence (FCCV) Framework. To this end, the CIS Division will provide advisory and technical assistance on specific issues and generate knowledge to guide our evidence-based interventions and learn from our work.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

This is a strategic managerial position to lead, steer, and shape the Bank’s support through the Citizen Security Division. The goal is to expand and prioritize attention to citizen security and justice, mitigating the negative impacts of crime and violence on income disparities, lifelong harm to victims, private sector investment, economic growth, productivity, and competitiveness. Specifically, you will:

• Provide strategic leadership to guide the Bank’s agenda and advise senior management in relevant policies, strategies, guidelines and initiatives for the Bank and regional member countries in the areas of responsibility of the Division.
• Remain abreast of innovative knowledge in the field, including the latest innovations and insights, evolving international standards, and long-term foresight about structural trends in the region, as well as generate and oversee policy-relevant research and knowledge products in the areas of competence of the Division.
• Foster regional initiatives on citizen security that affects LAC region.
• Conduct high-level policy dialogue with government authorities and handle the timely provision of high-quality analytical and advisory services to client countries.
• Supervise the identification, preparation and delivery of high-quality, tailor-made loan operations and technical assistance grants.
• Ensure the alignment with country strategies and lead the dialogue with country representatives on the scope of Bank support in the areas of responsibility of the Division.
• Supervise the strategic directions of the Division, manage the Division's core management team, ensure quality control of its operations, and provide direct and indirect line management to its staff.
• Manage a highly skilled interdisciplinary and multi-cultural team of professionals, located in both headquarters and country offices within the region; lead, mentor, establish goals and expectations, handle performance, provide feedback and plan recruitments to optimize staff performance; and promote information sharing within the Division, contributing to coherence, consistency and collaboration between employees.
• Foster internal and external coordination, maintaining a continuous dialogue with other sector divisions of the Bank, and strengthening strategic partnerships with other international and regional organizations.
• Represent the Bank in relevant regional and international initiatives, public forums, conferences and seminars as speaker, panelist, and participant.

Profile

• Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
• Education: Master’s degree (Ph.D. preferred) in Political Science, Economics, Public Policy with concentration in Economics and/or Public Finance, Public Finance, Development Economics, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
• Experience: At least 10 years of proven experience related to the key responsibilities of the position. Track record of handling high-performance teams. Knowledge of government institutions, public services, and policy. Exposure to Latin America and the Caribbean’s governance challenges is a plus.
• Languages: Proficiency in English is required, and in Spanish is desired. Additional knowledge of Portuguese and/or French is a plus.

Key skills:

• Coach and develop
• Promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
• Build Lean and Versatile teams
• Lead change and Transformation
• Create Partnership

Terms of Appointment

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

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, 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 which covers medical, dental, vision, preventive care, and prescription drugs.
• Pension plan: defined benefit pension plan that provides financial security and support 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 wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which 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.

Role Location

This role will be located at IDB’s Headquarters in Washington DC. Individuals are expected to be in the office 3 days a week per IDB policies.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please ensure you complete the Application Form provided below by 22 January 2024 (23:59 hrs, GMT -5). It is essential that you submit your CV in English, specifically in Microsoft Word format (.doc/.docx), not exceeding 10MB.

Applications in other languages or formats will not be considered.

Rest assured, all information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality.

SRI Executive is exclusively retained by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to undertake this assignment.