Division Chief of Labor Markets, Washington 110 views

Background: The Social Sector at the IDB is currently looking for a strategic, people leader and highly motivated individual to head the Labor Markets Division, reporting directly to the Sector Manager in the Vice Presidency of Sectors and Knowledge.

The team’s mission: The Social Sector (SCL) is a multidisciplinary team that invests in people as the way to improve lives and overcome the development challenges in the countries we serve. It formulates public policy solutions to reduce poverty and improve the delivery of education, work, social protection, and health services. Our objective is to advance a more and productive and equal region, with equal opportunities for men and women, and greater inclusion of the most vulnerable groups.

The activities of the Labor Markets Division include:

• Support the Bank’s strategy, knowledge products and operations in the area.
• Generate and translate innovative analytical work and methodologies into relevant lending operations and knowledge and capacity-building products.
• Develop strategies to mainstream labor market and social security issues into IDB operations for social and economic development with other divisions/units of the Social Sector (gender and diversity, social protection, education, migration) and with other sectors within the Bank.
• Lead the constant change and the imperative innovation needed in these critical times. The horizon for labor markets and social security offers challenges specially for the markets that result from the digital economy.

What you will do

• Lead the design, preparation and execution of high quality and relevant loans and technical assistance operations, policy dialogues and institutional capacity-building activities on labor markets and social security, incorporating cross-cutting themes such us gender, diversity, migration, climate change, among others, and ensuring high-quality standards.
• Advise Management on the development of strategies, policies, and guidelines for the Bank on labor markets and social security, with special focus on adapting to the specific needs of the different borrowing member countries.
• Identify and integrate innovative solutions, with emphasis on the use of digital technologies and a high awareness on data analytics for labor markets and social security. These approaches can include those with potential to craft systemic disruption to those targeted to specific sector challenges, creating both external partnerships and alliances within the IDB Group.
• Lead the generation, sharing, dissemination, and application of analytical sector work on labor markets and social security in coordination with other Bank sectors.
• Lead, motivate and develop a multi-disciplinary group of highly-skilled multicultural professionals located in our headquarters in Washington, D.C. and our country offices across the region. Manage using a top set of soft skills, promote teamwork consistent with our ethics and respect in the workplace standards, and promote inclusive workplace practices.

• Tags

  climate change

  data analytics

  economic development

  ethics

  health services

  human resources

  knowledge products

  latin america

  political science

  portuguese

  shared services

  social inclusion

  social sciences

  spanish language

  talent acquisition

• Develop strategic and innovative partnership with relevant institutions, including governments, international organizations, regional agencies, the academic community, and civil society.
• Manage all aspects (human resources, budget deployment and implementation of operational plan) for a multi-disciplinary group of professionals.

What you will need:

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 fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB Group. Education: Master’s degree or equivalent Licenciatura/advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred) in one of the following areas: Economics, Labor Economics, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Public Policy or other relevant fields. Experience:

• At least 10 years of relevant experience related to the key responsibilities of the position.
• You are recognized as a leader and authority among peers in the field.
• You have a shown experience in similar positions, preferably in Latin America or the Caribbean, including broad experience, at a similar level, in coordinating multidisciplinary teams to develop complex projects in a matrix structure environment, with strong technical background.
• You combine strong intellectual leadership with: a) a track record of successfully designing or/and implementing projects and programs in the areas described above, and b) broad experience in working with knowledge networks and knowledge dissemination and management.
• Publications: significant publication record on labor markets, gender, diversity and social inclusion issues, preferably on Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Languages: Excellent English and Spanish language proficiency, oral and written, is required. French and Portuguese are a plus.

Expected Values and Behaviors:

The individual is expected to abide by the IDB’s values and behaviors as set forth in the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Link to Technical Competences (← please Ctrl + Click) Link to Core Competences (← please Ctrl + Click) Opportunity Summary: Type of contract: Fixed -Term Length of contract: 3 years Starting date: As soon as possible Location: IDB Headquarters in Washington, DC. Requirements: You must be a citizen of one of the IDB’s 48 member countries and have no family members currently working at the IDB Group. Our culture: Our people are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin-America and the Caribbean, and they get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative and stimulating work environment. We are the first Latin American and Caribbean development institution to be awarded the EDGE certification, recognizing our strong commitment to gender equality. As an employee you can be part of internal resource groups that connect our diverse community around common interests. We encourage women, afro-descendants, people of indigenous origins, and persons with disabilities to apply. About us: At the IDB, we’re committed to improving lives. Since 1959, we’ve been a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do more than lending though. We partner with our 48-member countries to provide Latin America and the Caribbean with cutting-edge research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve on the planning and execution of projects. For this, we need people who not only have the right skills, but also are passionate about improving lives.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for our Region, the IDB Group is reviewing its hiring needs and re-prioritizing its areas of talent acquisition. We encourage candidates to continue to apply to the active postings, yet current job openings may be subject to further decisions in terms of timing of the processes, or other actions, in accordance with business needs. Final hiring decisions may also be conditioned to the candidate’s ability to timely relocate to the post of duty at the moment of starting service.

The IDB offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package. Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all applications.

Additional Information

• External Opening Date: Jul 14, 2020
• External Closing Date: Jul 28, 2020
• External Contact Email: [email protected]
• External Contact Name: HR Shared Services
• Job Field: Business Leader