Legal Specialist - Attorney

Inter-American Development Bank; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Inter-American Development Bank is seeking an experienced attorney to provide legal advice on sovereign-guaranteed operations. This role involves drafting legal documents, supporting policy development, and contributing to international transactions. The ideal candidate will have a J.D. degree and significant experience in legal analysis and negotiation.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Pension plan

24 days of paid time off

Hybrid and flexible work schedules

Development support

Lactation Room

Daycare Center

Gym

Bike Racks

Parking

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience as a lawyer.
• Experience in international transactions or international development.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and draft documentation for various operations.
• Support policy development and execution of sovereign-guaranteed operations.

Skills

Legal Analysis

Drafting

Negotiation and Problem-Solving Skills

Excellent Client Relations

Teamwork Skills

Education

J.D. (or equivalent) degree

Job description

We improve lives.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 Legal Department is seeking an attorney who will advise Bank management and offices with respect to sovereign-guaranteed operations(LEG/SGO).

The Team’s Mission: LEG/SGO provides legal advice throughout the programming and approval process of sovereign guaranteed operations, and on the formulation of new operational policies and financing instruments (loans, guarantees, and grants).

What you’ll do:

• Provide legal advice and draft legal documentation for trust funds, co-financing, investment activities and other transactions for asset and liability management.
• Provide legal advice and support to sovereign and sovereign-guaranteed operations (loans, grants and guarantees) and participate in the design, negotiation and execution of Bank SGO operations, including drafting legal documentation associated with SGO operations.
• Support and contribute to policy development, implementation and interpretation of operational and procedural policies, and other specialized areas of sovereign-guaranteed operations practice.

The services described above will be rendered primarily in connection with loan, technical cooperation, investment grant, and guarantee operations that are being formulated, negotiated, and processed for countries and entities within a group of countries to be determined at the time of hiring, or that are in execution in such countries, as well as in connection with regional operations.

Skills you’ll need:

• Education:J.D. (or equivalent) degree from an accredited law school in a Bank member country.
• Experience: At least 5 years of professional experience as a lawyer, including demonstrated analytical, drafting and negotiation skills, with a strong emphasis on experience in legal research, analysis and advice relating to international transactions or international development. Legal work in international transactions; international organizations or aid agencies; international development projects; and/or public sector policy and regulation.
• Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and at least one other of the Bank’s official languages (English, French or Portuguese) is required. Proficiency in more than two official languages is desirable.
• Legal Analysis
• Drafting
• Negotiation and Problem-Solving Skills
• Excellent Client Relations and Teamwork Skills.

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

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:

• Acompetitive compensationpackage,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 withrelocation and visa applicationsfor you and your family when it applies.
• Hybridandflexiblework 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.
• 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, 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 [e-mail] 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

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 in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB also conducts cutting-edge research and provides policy advice, technical assistance, and training to public and private sector clients throughout the region.