Job Description
​Education Policy Consultant
City:  Washington DC
Company:  IDB
Posting End Date:  October 26, 2025

We improve lives

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 proactive, detail-oriented, and analytical education policy consultant. As an education policy consultant, you will be on research related to the efficiency and equity of resource allocation, how school systems raise educational resources, allocate them, and invest and monitor them.

You will work in our Education Division part of the Social Sector department. This team is responsible for advancing its research and operations agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean Region, and spearheads our research and technical assistance efforts.

What you’ll do

  • ​​Contribute to the Division's smart spending agenda through research, policy analysis, and operational support, with a focus on spending efficiency and student and teacher allocation systems.
  • Guide the collaboration on projects leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and new technologies to improve teacher attraction, retention, and skills, as well as strengthen student trajectories, including project conceptualization, implementation support, and evaluation design and execution.
  • Conduct stakeholder engagement with governments and technology firms through meeting coordination, agenda preparation, documentation of outcomes, and additional project management tasks as needed.
  • Bolster our research and technical assistance initiatives centered around the efficiency and equity of resource allocation.
  • Work on using techniques from new technologies - such as machine learning - to improve resource allocation and educational outcomes.

What you'll need

  • Education: ​Master's degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in Economics, Public Policy, Education, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.​ 
  • Experience: ​​​At least 5 years of progressive experience in public policy​ or education.
  • Languages: ​Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.​

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 consultant Full-Time, 12 months (up to 36 months).

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.

-Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender-neutral parental leave.

-Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance

-Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.

-We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.

-Hybrid and flexible work schedules

-Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile, such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.

-Health and well-being: Access to our Health Services Center that provides preventive care and health education for employees.

-Other perks (country specific): Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, spouse career support, and others.

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.

Our Human Resources Team carefully reviews every application.