Consultant Global Partnerships Office

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Post of duty: Tokyo, Japan

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 Global Partnerships Office in Asia’s key functional areas include strategic engagement, partnership building, and mobilization of financial/non-financial resources and knowledge with existing and potential partners, which include international institutions, academic and universities, NGOs, as well as a range of other Asian-based partners in the private and public sectors to support the IDB Group’s development activities through close coordination with the Resource Mobilization Division (REM) of GPS, and other relevant operational units.

We are looking for a dynamic and resourceful young talent to join the team to support strengthening and enhancing the IDB Group’s strategic partnerships and resource mobilization activities in Asia.

What you’ll do

The selected candidate will perform a wide range of business support functions of a highly responsible nature to support ASI team to enhance the strategic dialogue with the member countries and key stakeholders in Asia, aligning with priorities of the IDB Group, through a) identifying partners and key areas of collaboration with the IDB Group; and b) reporting on activities, on all strategic aspects, including resource mobilization.

Further detailed activities will include, but not limited to:

Design and implement a data-driven system to improve efficiency in all institutional engagement activities. This system could be digitalized and will allow: (i) to better track operational opportunities for institutional engagement in a more systematized manner in coordination with the IDB Group Sector Departments; (ii) to increase responsiveness to consultations and information requests; and (iii) to map and manage resource mobilization efforts.
Perform mapping and landscaping exercises of potential partners and other stakeholders in member countries, in Asia.
Conduct data gathering to support analysis of partnership opportunities and landscaping of potential sources of funding to support the IDB Group’s mandate and priorities.
Support ASI’s efforts in outreach and partnership activities with other multilateral and region organizations in Asia.
Support ASI’s efforts in outreach and identification of partnership opportunities in Asian countries that are non-members of the IDB Group.
Provide support for coordination and project management including the preparation of agenda and logistical planning of a wide variety of activities, including high-level forum, conferences, missions, internal meetings, seminars, online and in-print publications, feasibility studies, among others.
Contribute to ASI’s knowledge sharing, innovation, and communication activities in multiple media available (email, in-print, online or social media) to disseminate best practices and lessons-learned in the partnerships, key development tools, among others as well as maintain and improve visualization of ASI website, daily news reporting and other communication tools in line with the ORP communication strategy.

What you’ll need

Education: Master’s degree and in Business Administration, Finance, International Development, Economics, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
Experience: A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Languages: Japanese and Proficiency in English.

Key skills

Learn continuously.
Collaborate and share knowledge.
Focus on clients.
Communicate and influence.
Innovate and try new things.

Requirements

Citizenship: You are either a citizen of Japan or a citizen of one of our 48-member countries eligible to obtain a valid residency or legal permit to work in Japan without the need for sponsorship by the IDB.
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: National 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 package.
Leave 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.
Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.

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 [email protected] to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.

Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.

About the IDB Group

The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

About IDB

We work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure. Our aim is to achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. With a history dating back to 1959, today we are the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. We provide loans, grants, and technical assistance; and we conduct extensive research. We maintain a strong commitment to achieving measurable results and the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.

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