Job Title: Senior Education Specialist or Education Specialist
Location: Cap Haïtien/Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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, proactive, motivated senior education specialist or education specialist to lead the IDB education portfolio in Haiti. As senior education specialists or education specialists, you will be responsible for supervising the current portfolio education of grants and technical co-operations, lead strategic sectoral dialogue with government and sector counterparts, and advance the education divisions work in Haiti and the region.
You will work in the Education Division, part of the Social Sector of the IDB. You will also work in close coordination with the Haiti Country Office. The education division is responsible for support education sectors across Latin America and the Caribbean, proposing and advancing new knowledge and innovation in the sector, engaging in regular dialogue with governments, civil society and technical and financial partners of the Bank.
What you’ll do:
- Lead or collaborate with the dialogue with executing units to support program planning and subsequent implementation by applying project management tools and methods
- Lead or collaborate with the identification, development and implementation of complex education sector projects, programs, studies or main activities in Haiti
- Participate in the preparation of knowledge products related to the education sector in Haiti
- Lead or support the dialogue with the Government of Haiti, donors and other stakeholders active in education sector in Haiti.
- Liaise and builds networks with international and local technical and financing partners to advance the Bank’s mission and the objectives of the Education Division.
- Bring technical expertise and effective leadership as a leader/member of multidisciplinary teams within and beyond the business unit
- Coach junior staff members and consultants.
What you'll need
- Education: Master (or equivalent advanced degree) in education, social development, economics, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
- Experience: At least 6 years for the Senior specialist position or 4 years for the specialist position of progressive experience in the education sector, international development, economy, public policy, project management, or related sector.
- Languages: Fluent in French and proficient in English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese is preferable.
- 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 Staff Contract
- Length of contract: 36 months initially, renewable upon mutual agreement.
- Haiti is a non-family post. Non-family post is defined as a Country Office whose location the Bank designates as “critical”. In such countries, the staff member's family may not reside nor visit. The selected candidate must comply the terms, conditions and restrictions that may apply according to Bank regulations.
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 that 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 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
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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