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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people dedicated to improving 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 seeking a results driven Resource Planning & Administration (RPA) Senior Analyst to support OVE’s corporate functions, including budget planning, execution and monitoring, as well as complementary workforce planning and recruitment.

The role also provides cross-functional corporate support to OVE’s evaluation teams ensuring alignment with the OVE’s work program and institutional processes. Additionally, the selected candidate will support data-driven initiatives to enhance decision-making through analytics, dashboards, strategic reporting, and other administrative workflows.

You will work for the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE). OVE is responsible for independently evaluating all aspects of the IDB Group’s work. OVE reports directly to the IDB Group’s Boards of Directors with the objective of improving management’s accountability and learning. It delivers corporate, country, and thematic evaluations, validates project-level self-evaluations, and tracks implementation of recommendations. In addition to evaluating the IDB Group’s work, OVE supports capacity building for the staff of public institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. OVE is also a member of the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG), a standard-setting network of the independent evaluation offices of multilateral development banks (MDBs).

You will report to the RPA Senior Specialist and will work closely with other members of the Management and the Knowledge teams.

What you’ll do

• Conduct administrative processes related to procurement, contracts, payments, office facilities, travel management, IT systems access, providing guidance on relevant corporate policies, systems, and controls to ensure timely and compliant execution.
• Support complementary workforce planning and HR administrative processes, including onboarding and offboarding, staffing actions, and coordination with corporate HR to ensure consistent application of HR policies and procedures.
• Support OVE’s annual administrative budget cycle, including budget execution and monitoring, ensuring alignment with OVE’s priorities, its work plan, and following the Bank’s institutional administrative guidelines.
• Provide guidance to OVE personnel in administrative matters and in the appropriate application of policies and procedures, expediting requests for information by applying knowledge of policies, rules, and processes.
• Recommend, develop, and implement data‑driven tools and solutions—such as dashboards, reports and concise summaries—to monitor budget trends, identify risks and deviations, and prepare timely analytical inputs to support managerial decision‑making.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of business processes and workflows through simplification, standardization, automation, and documentation to strengthen transparency, continuity, and service quality within OVE.

What you'll need

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business or related field relevant to the responsibilities of the role.

Experience: A minimum of one (1) year of professional experience in resource planning and administration with demonstrated experience in budget management and human resources functions.

Language: Proficiency in English and Spanish, 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 staff contract, 36 months initially, renewable upon mutual agreement.

What we offer

The IDB Group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments in 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.
• On-site position with the occasional flexibility of teleworking.
• 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 office amenities (as available): Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, spouse career support, and others.

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