Learning & Knowledge Senior/Lead Specialist

Learning & Knowledge Senior/Lead Specialist

Learning & Knowledge Senior/Lead Specialist

Location: Washington, DC (HQ).

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

We are looking for a strategic, highly motivated, and experienced knowledge management expert to join our team as a Learning & Knowledge Senior/Lead Specialist. In this role, you will spearhead initiatives that advance knowledge management practices across the IDB Group, with a focus on leveraging digital solutions and tools to enhance impactful knowledge collection, systematization, sharing, and re-use.

You will work in the Knowledge and Learning Division, in the Knowledge, Innovation and Communication department (KIC/KLD). The KLD team provides clients with guidance and tools to capture, generate, manage, and use knowledge, and support the planning and development of learning products.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and implement a knowledge management framework, ensuring the integration of best practices across the IDB Group.
• Lead the design and implementation of innovative knowledge products to support development impact, including the integration of new technologies like Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI).
• Lead the strategic planning of knowledge agendas, providing methodological advice to VPS, VPC, IDB Lab, and IDB Invest.
• Develop and promote cutting-edge knowledge initiatives, ensuring that the IDB Group remains at the forefront of knowledge management trends.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of knowledge management initiatives, using data-driven insights to refine strategies.
• Recommend strategies and incentives to use the IDB Group’s knowledge resources to advance the knowledge frontier.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to build partnerships that enhance the organization’s knowledge assets.
• Represent the IDB at external networks of knowledge management experts.
• Apply change management principles to drive innovations and behavioral change through knowledge management interventions.
• Mentor junior team members, enhancing their understanding of knowledge management best practices.
• Generate, systematize, and share knowledge, experiences, and recommendations.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Master’s degree in Knowledge Management, Information Science, Organizational Development, Information Systems, Digital Technologies, Innovation, or other relevant fields.
• Experience: A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in leading knowledge initiatives and engaging stakeholders. Experience in digital transformation and data analytics is highly desirable.
• Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.

Technical track (with supervisory responsibilities):

• Mentor and develop
• Promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
• Focus on clients
• Communicate and influence
• Innovate and try new things

Requirements

• Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
• Consanguinity: You have no family members working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.

Type of contract and duration

• 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.
• Leaves and vacations: 24 days of paid time off + 8 personal days + sick leave + gender-neutral parental leave.
• Health Insurance: robust medical benefits program.
• Pension plan: defined benefit pension plan.
• Assistance with relocation and visa applications.
• Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
• Access to our Health Services Center.
• Development support: mentoring, professional counseling, training, and learning opportunities.
• Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, Spouse Career Program, and others.

Our culture

At the IDB Group, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work. 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 to request reasonable accommodation.

About the IDB Group

The IDB Group offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development.

About IDB

The Inter-American Development Bank is devoted to improving lives. Established in 1959, the IDB is a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development.