Disaster Risk Modeling Consultant

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.

We are looking for an experienced, committed, and diligent civil engineer for project coordination, risk analysis and uncertainty management, to support the coordination of the Ready and Resilient Americas initiative (RRA) and the DRM Action Plan 2026-2030, and the development of a platform of risk calculation tools with a quantitative approach. You will provide technical support for monitoring and following up on the implementation of the RRA, coordinating with Bank specialists, clients, and external partners, and supporting the technical development of multi-hazard models for the risk assessment platform. You will also participate in managing and updating the RiskHUB website and community of practice.

You will be part of the multidisciplinary team of the Disaster Risk Management Unit, CSD/DRM, which is made up of specialists and expert consultants in various branches related to disaster risk management (economics, geology, engineering, architecture, environment, etc.). Among other purposes, the DRM Unit develops studies on disaster risks that serve as a basis for defining resilient public investment programs and projects. It also assists the Bank's clients in finding technical solutions for resilient engineering, including specific risk mitigation works.

​​ ​​Prepare reports and presentations according to the progress of the implementation of the Ready and Resilient initiative and the Disaster Risk Management Action Plan.

​Provide technical support in the development of the risk platform, including non-traditional hazards (heat waves, forest fires) and probabilistic methodologies for risk estimation and uncertainty management.

​Advise on the development of sectoral tools for the identification of risk and critical points in infrastructure and social systems.