Climate Change and Sustainability Senior Specialist

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About this position

We are looking for a Climate Change and Sustainability Senior Specialist to drive the IDB Group climate and sustainability agenda in Dominican Republic. He/she will work in partnership with stakeholders across the IDB Group and Latin America and the Caribbean to provide technical leadership in the management of climate and sustainability related issues in bank operations, build internal and external understanding of climate change and sustainability related opportunities and risks, and design and implement policy and financial approaches towards transformation toward low-carbon, climate-resilient, and sustainable development. He/she will supply technical and operational support across different sectors, thematic areas, and IDB Group programs to support the Country Office of Dominican Republic on sustainability-related matters. The Climate Change and Sustainability Specialist will work within a matrix structure under the supervision of the CSD/CCS Division Chief and the Country Representative of Dominican Republic. He/she will work in close coordination with the Chief of Operations in Dominican Republic.

What you’ll do

• Provide operational and technical expertise and knowledge to internal clients, including sector specialists, and external clients supporting the elaboration of the Country Strategy, managing the climate change and sustainability portfolio in Dominican Republic, providing guidance to government in climate planning and policy, and ensuring efficient programming, design, monitoring, execution, and evaluation of climate and sustainability related activities in Dominican operations.
• Act as Project Lead in the preparation and implementation of technical cooperations in Dominican Republic and design, develop and execute climate and sustainability related technical cooperations and/or investment grants to support clients with implementation of climate change and sustainability related policy, finance, and technical solutions.
• Engage and liaise with relevant international, national, governmental and non-governmental country institutions, or potential donors, as a point of contact to strengthen relations and ensure two-way flow of information between the IDB and these institutions and analyze country development plans and strategies, including the NDCs, to identify priorities for financial and capacity building support. Seek sources of climate financing or fund leverage and liaises with headquarters on opportunities.
• Coordinate with the Country Office and the Climate Change Division all climate and sustainability related activities in Dominican Republic, ensuring a unified approach and alignment with Country Strategy to meet development needs and goals and enhanced technical specialized support.
• Partner with stakeholders within and outside the IDB Group to strengthen capacities of internal and external clients through identification of gaps, training, participating in the delivery of capacity building efforts and knowledge generation and dissemination, building understanding of climate resilience and mitigation opportunities and risks, as well as building country and institutional capacities to achieve access to climate finance to deliver low-carbon and climate-resilient development.
• Lead and support the design and implementation of innovative approaches to attract concessional climate finance, including through grants and technical cooperations linked to internal funds, external funds, and mobilization of private sector resources to leverage both ordinary capital and private market investments.
• Provide advisory and specialized support to Country Office management, specialists, and external clients across different sectors and thematic areas to help low-carbon and climate resilient development in Dominican Republic.
• Provide high-level guidance to the government in the development and implementation of NDCs.

What you’ll need

Education: Master’s degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.

Experience: At least Between 5 and 10 years of progressive experience in project development and management; knowledge of the sector climate and sustainability issues, country and regional issues, climate policy and institutions, climate risk, climate finance, climate adaptation and resilience, climate economic risk, climate mitigation, climate finance tracking and measure GHG emissions.

• Excellent communication, negotiation and team working skills.
• Experience in the negotiation of high-complex projects with project teams and clients.
• Good knowledge of the Spanish and English language, both writing and speaking

Language: 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

Staff: 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 of 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.

-Hybrid and flexible work schedules.

-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.

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.

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