Economics Principal Specialist

• Play a central role in ensuring high-quality analytical work on poverty directly informs and is informed by IDB operational engagement in the region.
• Proactively identify priority policy questions from country dialogue and operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, steering the Poverty Group's research agenda toward generating rigorous, timely, and actionable evidence.
• Lead the development and execution of a cutting-edge applied research agenda on poverty and vulnerability to inform IDB Group's policy advisory services and operational work on poverty reduction.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with organizations and researchers working on poverty and vulnerability issues to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange.

This role creates positive change by generating rigorous, timely, and actionable evidence on poverty that directly informs policy design and operational work for poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Principal-level expertise in economics with focus on poverty and vulnerability.
• Experience in leading applied research agendas and generating evidence to inform policy design.
• Ability to identify priority policy questions from country dialogue and operations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Strong partnership-building skills with organizations and researchers in the poverty field.

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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. The IDB Group's new Institutional Strategy renews its commitment to eradicating extreme poverty and reducing overall poverty across the region.