Education PPP Analyst Consultant

About the role

The IDB Group seeks a detail‑oriented consultant to lead the analysis and comparison of public‑private partnership (PPP) models in education across Latin America and the Caribbean. You will design and apply a robust methodology to quantify the value‑for‑money of PPPs versus traditional public procurement.

Key responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive database of education PPPs and traditional procurement cases for benchmarking.
• Review and synthesize literature, evaluations, and evidence on PPP effectiveness.
• Define and validate variables and indicators to assess cost, time, administrative and pedagogical performance.
• Design a methodological framework, including a Value‑for‑Money (VfM) approach, to compare PPP and non‑PPP scenarios.
• Create a practical evaluation tool and user guide aligned with the methodology.
• Conduct a diagnostic case study in a selected country, applying the tool to real‑world data.
• Prepare, validate, and support the publication of findings, ensuring IDB and stakeholder review.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Economics, Engineering, Business Administration, Public Policy or a related field; doctorate or postgraduate studies are a plus.
• Minimum five years of professional experience designing, monitoring, and evaluating public policies, preferably with PPP projects.
• Strong analytical background and familiarity with econometric methods.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence education policy in the Latin America‑Caribbean region.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and agile work environment.