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Inter-American Development Bank

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Is it Diverse? Kinda... or Egalitarian? No ... ok, but is it Inclusive? You wish - Human Resources Consultant Inter-American Development Bank Employee Review

1.0
18 May 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

So, it is hard to mention the pros for this company as a consultant. Because compared to other employees in the bank you are or in a better position or you aren't. So basically, the pros are: You get $250 for your individual insurance in USA (but there is a catch, they are only paying you 50% of the insurance you should get in the market). If you stick to what they say, you will be spending more on insurance than you have planned. There is a slight possibility you can get an extension of your contract (max of 3 years with the most idiotic hiring policy for consultants) or if you have a lot of luck, you can get a staff position (which comes with the corporate insurance, you get more vacations days, retirement plan and the slight possibility to get at least 2 raises in your ENTIRE bank's life).

Cons

If you didn't know about the REPATRIATION and RELOCATION allowances during your negotiation of the contract, you won't get it later. HR won't tell you about it, because HR is not there for you... it is there to protect the company. There is nothing they would like to do to keep you working as a consultant. It doesn't matter if you worked +80 hours a week during your 3 years, if you were the best in the area and they don't have a position to offer you, they cannot keep you working. If you find a staff position in another division, it is quite difficult to get it, people HIRE people who are recommended or they trust.

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Inter-American Development Bank Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. Our benefits do vary between types of contracts, and we take great care in communicating these to our employees. All our job opportunities are posted on our Careers website and they are accessible to everyone. We invite you to apply for any job that interests you.

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5.0
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Pros

Excellent benefits, culture and opportunity to make a real impact.

Cons

There is bureaucracy across the organization. Vertical career progression can be slow.

2.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get to work with elitist Spanish speaking Latin Americans who are xenophobic for people that speak other languages, who have processes, paper pushing and career progression as major objective, not real development outcomes (eradicate extreme poverty & improve quality of life in LAC).

Cons

Bureaucracy. Outdated development agency. Abusive to and misclassifying contractors. People who don’t know what they are doing or talking about. Delivers trash projects and pulls impoverished countries further into national debt. Technocratic and too much focus on metrics, not impoverished people’s lived experience.

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