Long-Term Care Agenda Support Consultant

About the role

The IDB Group is looking for a collaborative, analytical and persistent consultant to support the operational work and knowledge agenda of the Social Protection and Labor Markets Division on long-term care. The role supports the implementation of the project "Long-Term Care Policy Dialogue and Knowledge Generation in Collaboration with Japan in Latin America and the Caribbean", funded by the Japan Trust Funds. It is a full-time local remote consultant position of 12 months (up to 48 months, subject to eligibility), performed 100% remotely from a country where the IDB Group has offices.

Key responsibilities

• Support the preparation and implementation of technical cooperation and loan projects: write terms of reference, identify consultants, review project materials, produce fact sheets, monitor milestones, evaluate results, manage pilots and draft project documents.
• Support the conceptualization, elaboration, publication and dissemination of knowledge products.
• Support the organization and implementation of policy dialogue meetings, events (including the Long-Term Care Policy Network in Latin America and the Caribbean, RedCUIDAR+) and webinars, and prepare the reporting for them.
• Keep the webpage on the Panorama of Aging and Long-Term Care regularly updated.
• Maintain dialogue with the Japan Trust Funds and with Japanese experts collaborating on funded projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in social work, gerontology, public health, public policy, economics, international development, social policy, psychology or another relevant field.
• At least two years of progressive professional experience in long-term care, or the equivalent of education and experience.
• Proficiency in English and one of the Bank's other official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese).
• Citizen of one of the 48 IDB member countries, eligible to work at the job location without sponsorship.
• No close relatives (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest or IDB Lab.

What we offer

• A competitive compensation package.
• Leave and vacations: 2 days per month of contract plus gender-neutral parental leave.
• Monthly health insurance allowance.
• Fully remote modality.
• Learning opportunities such as seminars and 1:1 professional counseling.
• Access to a health services center offering preventive care and health education.