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
The Knowledge & Learning Department (KLD) is responsible for a broad agenda related to the acquisition, creation, exchange, dissemination, and application of knowledge, both within the organization and throughout the LAC Region. KLD is exploring ways to add value to the data we have collected throughout the years and is introducing the next level of reporting. As part of this effort, we are looking for a person capable of prototyping, exploring and analyzing the data, identifying patterns, and coming up with clever ways to present this data to the public. We are looking for a Reporting and Data Science Consultant. As Reporting and Data Science Consultant you will act as a technical liaison for KIC data processing, report and dashboard generation, coordinating with the Enterprise Data Warehouse archival and facilitating the dialog of IT technical and non-technical teams for gathering business needs.
KLD’s Information Services Unit (ISU) part of The Knowledge & Learning (KLD) department. This team is responsible for conducting data collection and analysis to improve knowledge, innovation, and communication products.
What you’ll do
- Gather reports and dashboard requirements from power users (administrators).
- Elaborate reports and dashboards with a user-centric design perspective, to advise KIC system administrators and teams.
- Extract data from current automated reports and raw data from base systems using tools like Tableau, Power BI, R or Python.
- Design workflows for Extraction, Transformation and Load (ETL) processes. Source systems include Hyperion, SAP SuccessFactors, SurveyMonkey, Qualtrics, EdX, Moodle, Brand watch, etc.
- Coordinate data and information interoperability with the IT department for ETL processing.
- Enhance data collection procedures to include information that is relevant for building analytic systems.
- Collaborate with data governance efforts.
- Identify data errors and patterns and perform data analytics with different purposes, such as, but not limited to forecast analysis, data cleansing, generate methods for automatically detecting and guarantee data integrity to ensure accuracy, completeness and uniformity.
- Generate technical documentation related to data processing and other activities under responsibility.
- Provide advice on process improvement, as well as other activities as agreed with the supervisor.
What you'll need
- Education: A bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Analytics, or a related discipline. Candidates with other academic backgrounds who have significant experience in data analytics or data science will also be considered.
- Experience: a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
- 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
- Type of contract: International Consultant Full-Time.
- Length of contract: 12 months.
- Work Location: On site.
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 packages.
- 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 wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
- Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, 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.