Data Analytics Consultant – CAN/CAN

Post of duty: Washington DC.

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 an analytical, problem-solver and proactive professional in data science or business analytics, to be part of the operative team of CAN department.

As a data analytics consultant, you will work with the operative team and will contribute to promoting the implementation of the division’s operative strategy. You will provide advice in data related matters and generate analytical products.

What you’ll do :

Develop and modify queries in Power Query and DAX to support standard and ad- hoc reporting.
Design, develop and maintain Power BI dashboards in support to CAN operative strategy.
Create and maintain datasets in Power BI Data Flow.
Analyze different data sources and design programs for extraction, transformation and loading into a centralized database.
Evaluate the impact, challenges, and risks of changes to existing dashboards or creation of new ones.
Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns.
Undertake preprocessing of structured and unstructured data.
Support advanced analytical studies by building predictive models and machine learning algorithms.
Develop analytical technical notes using public operative data.
What you'll need
- Education: Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, business administration, data science, or related field.
- Experience: At least five years of relevant professional experience in Data Science or Business Analytics. Proven experience with Power BI, SQL, and Python. Understanding of machine-learning and data mining techniques.
- Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.
  Key skills :
  - Learn continuously.
  - Collaborate and share knowledge.
  - 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 (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: International 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 packages.
        Leaves 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.
        We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
        Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
        Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
        Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
        Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, 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 at diversity@iadb.org 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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