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About this position

Electric utilities in the Caribbean face the challenge of responding quickly and adequately to restore electricity services and minimize losses in post-disaster circumstances. However, this is hampered by their disparate approaches to disaster risk management (DRM), capacity, and funding constraints, as well as limitations in emergency response planning and coordination with regional response mechanisms.

Additionally, energy sector assets are increasingly exposed to operating conditions beyond their design specifications, increasing the risk of structural damage, collapse, malfunctioning, and reduced performance. As such, electric grid reliability and efficiency is threatened, with consequential impacts on other sectors including health, water supply, land transport and port operations.

In late 2024, the IDB — through the ONE Caribbean and Regional Public Goods initiatives — and in partnership with the United Kingdom Sustainable Infrastructure Programme (UKSIP), embarked on a three-year initiative across seven ONE Caribbean countries: Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, The Bahamas, and Trinidad and Tobago. The IDB initiative, funded through the regional Technical Cooperations RG-T4613 and RG-T4623, seeks to support the integration of resiliency into the planning and design of power infrastructure and strengthen regional response strategies within the energy sector in the eligible ONE Caribbean countries.

The initiative includes support for utility Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and related Crisis Communication Plans as well as Disaster Response Plans (DRPs). Vulnerability mapping of power system assets is also essential to inform strategic planning and proactively identify resilience measures and priority investment areas. The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) is a key partner for IDB under this initiative, to enhance awareness and build technical capacity among CARILEC electric utilities and other stakeholders.

Accordingly, the objective of the present consultancy is to provide implementation support to CARILEC’s project office, ensuring the smooth delivery of the activities supported by the Bank. The requested activities will be carried out in close coordination with CARILEC.

What you’ll do

Specifically, the Consultant will assist the IDB and CARILEC team as follows:

• Collaborate with the execution of project activities, ensuring alignment with the approved work plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Maintain an organized repository of project documents, records, and correspondence.
• Collaborate with inputs from diverse stakeholders to ensure alignment and consensus on technical outputs and project deliverables related to vulnerability mapping and the development and/or revision of infrastructure quality protocols, BCPs, and DRPs.

• Prepare briefings, reports, and presentations summarizing the progress and outcomes of key activities, including BCP and DRP development, vulnerability mapping, and DRM training courses/workshops.
• Assist with logistical arrangements for in-person and virtual DRM workshops/training sessions, coordination meetings, and stakeholder engagement events.
• Ensure timely dissemination of invitations, agendas, materials, and follow-up documentation.

• Assist as a liaison between CARILEC, IDB, implementing consultants and firms, national and regional stakeholders, and technical experts.
• Perform monitoring and evaluation activities in compliance with critical milestones and key deliverables and initiate appropriate and timely risk management strategies.

Participate in meetings and missions as needed.  

What you'll need

• Education: Master´s degree in Business/Project Management, or a related field. 
• Experience: At least 5 years of relevant professional experience supporting the implementation of multi-stakeholder technical projects, preferably within the energy or disaster resilience sectors. Experience with Caribbean utilities or regional organizations is desirable.  
• Languages: Proficiency in English.

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: Products and External Services Consultant (PEC)
• Length of contract: 6 months
• Work Location: Remote

Supervision: You will be supervised by the Project Team Leader and Sectoral Research Consultant at IDB, in collaboration with CARILEC’s Disaster Management Coordinator.

What we offer

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.