Budget and Business Analytics Consultant

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 Budget and Administrative Division of the Budget and Administrative Services Department (BDA) is responsible for managing IDB’s corporate real estate portfolio, providing workplace services including travel, security, and general services, and managing physical and digital records. The Portfolio Monitoring & Analytics (PMA) Group is tasked with leading the monitoring and reporting of facilities capital projects portfolio; planning and monitoring the administrative budget for the provision of all workplace services and the real estate capital budget portfolio; maintaining and enhancing its project management system; and leading and coordinating departmental initiatives under the Bank’s Digital Transformation Program.

The PMA is looking for a highly motivated individual with proven analytical and budget management skills who will contribute to a dynamic team working on capital and administrative budget management, business analytics, project & portfolio monitoring, and digital transformation.

What you’ll do:

• Education: You hold a master’s degree in Business Administration, Business Analytics, Finance, Accounting, or a relevant field. Training and certification in agile methodologies and/or Project Management certification are a plus.
• Experience: You have at least five years of relevant experience in budgeting, accounting, project management or project finance, corporate management, and reporting. You are a proficient user of Microsoft Office tools, data and business analytics tools such as Tableau or Power BI, and enterprise systems such as SAP. Knowledge of diagramming software such as Visio and service management systems such as ServiceNow is a plus.
• Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.

• Strong analytical aptitude and ability to structure business problems.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze data and translate key results to business stakeholders.
• Collaboration, knowledge sharing, analytical thinking, attention to detail, and innovation.

• Citizenship[1]: You must be a citizen of one of our 48-member countries, and a citizen or permanent resident of a country where the IDB has a Country Office.
• 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.
• Remote Modality: Please note that the candidate selected for this opportunity will be hired to provide services remotely in their country of citizenship or permanent residency and where the Bank has its offices, for the entirety of the contract. The selected candidate will not provide services from the Bank’s office and will not be provided a physical space in the premises of the Bank’s Country Office. The candidate selected will be responsible for setting up the space, and for having the equipment, internet, and phone accesses to accomplish these TORs, outside the Bank’s office. Access to the Bank’s systems will be arranged in coordination with the Bank.
• COVID-19 considerations: the health and safety of our employees are our number one priority. As a condition of employment, IDB/IDB Invest requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Type of contract: National Consultant (National Remote Modality)
• Length of contract: 36 months.
• Work location: Remote

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: Two 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.