Advisory Services Support Consultant for Social Impact

Idb Lab

259d • Remote

About The Position

We are looking for a dynamic, resourceful, and impact-driven Advisory Services Support Consultant (Social Impact). As a consultant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the design and implementation of advisory services that strengthen the poverty reduction, inclusion and equal opportunities impact of IDB Lab clients. Your work will contribute to maximizing the social and economic impact of IDB Lab's investments in Latin America and the Caribbean. You will work at the Impact Enhancement Program (IEP), part of the SKI Division. The IEP is an IDB Lab initiative to help early-stage companies and VC funds maximize social, environmental, and economic impact through advisory services, tools, and resources. It focuses on IDB Lab's strategic goals around Poverty and Vulnerability reduction, Inclusion, Environmental sustainability, and equal opportunities.

Requirements

• Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology, Public Policy, or other fields relevant to the role's responsibilities. A master's degree is preferred.
• Between 5 and 8 years of progressive experience in equality, inclusion, poverty alleviation strategies, community development, social impact assessment, or similar fields.
• Experience working with early-stage companies or venture capital funds in Latin America and the Caribbean is highly desirable.
• A deep understanding of the sector, including its dynamics, terminology, and investment logic, is required.
• Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in developing and implementing social impact strategies.
• Familiarity with tools and frameworks for measuring social impact.
• Experience in capacity building and training on social topics.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to integrate social impact strategies into advisory services, focusing on equality, inclusion, and poverty alleviation.
• Collaborate with clients to identify opportunities for improving social outcomes within their operations and business models.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments to evaluate client readiness, identify gaps, and recommend strategies for inclusive growth and equitable impact.
• Deliver client diagnostic reports for at least three clients, identifying equal opportunities, inclusion and social outcomes gaps and opportunities.
• Develop Terms of Reference (ToR) for advisory services, defining scope, objectives, and selecting advisory firms to ensure alignment with project goals.
• Accompany clients and advisory firms throughout service delivery, ensuring alignment with objectives, effective collaboration, and compliance with commitments.
• Develop tools, frameworks, and methodologies to help clients measure, report, and enhance their social impact performance.
• Support the design and monitoring of actions aimed at improving companies' and social impact.
• Prepare and deliver at least two capacity-building sessions for clients on social topics relevant to the business, such as social inclusion strategies, fair hiring standards, and improvement of company governance.
• Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions and workshops to promote best practices in social impact.
• Provide a Mid-Year Progress Report summarizing progress, client feedback, and outcomes from advisory services delivered in the first six months.
• Support the drafting of a Year-End Report, consolidating key findings, lessons learned, and recommendations for scaling and improving social impact within the Impact Enhancement Services (IES).
• Contribute to the evaluation and continuous improvement of advisory services, ensuring effective social impact integration.
• Work with the IEP team to ensure environmental goals are integrated across all program components.

Benefits

• Remote work location.
• Possibility of contract extension after 12 months.
• Assistance with relocation and visa applications for eligible dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Master's degree