Closing Date: 10th February, 2026

Description:

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About This Position:
We are looking for an experienced, analytical, and detail-oriented legal professional. As Sanctions Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal advice to the Sanctions Officer regarding the review and disposition of sanctions cases under the Bank's Sanctions Procedures. Your responsibilities will include conducting comprehensive legal research and analysis on pertinent issues, drafting and revising litigation-quality documents, and contributing to the development of internal policies.

You will work in the Office of the Sanctions Officer. The Sanctions Officer is the first tier (first instance) of the IDB Group's anti-corruption adjudicative system, which addresses allegations of corrupt, fraudulent, coercive, collusive, or obstructive practices and misappropriation (“Prohibited Practices”) in activities financed by the IDB Group.

What You'll Do:

Provide high-quality advice to the Sanctions Officer concerning the review and disposition of sanctions cases under the Bank's Sanctions Procedures, including all drafts submitted to the Sanctions Officer for his signature.
Conduct research and analysis on assigned issues, including laws from various jurisdictions (common and civil law) related to administrative sanctions (e.g., evidence standards applicable to administrative proceedings), identifying legal and policy issues, research relevant precedents, and proposing appropriate solutions using a variety of databases and information available and concisely summarize findings.
Deliver litigation-quality materials and related documents (communication with Respondents and counterparts within the Bank) in connection with the review and disposition of cases, including the drafting and editing of Notices of Administrative Action, Determinations, protocols, briefing notes, and other documents in both English and Spanish.
Under the supervision of the Sanctions Officer, may represent the Office of the Sanctions Officer in discussions with other Bank Group units.
Provide conceptual input and coordinate, under the Sanctions Officer's guidance, the ongoing development of internal policies and procedures relating to case review, management, and processing, as well as protocols for case-related communications, internal and external correspondence, and the handling of sensitive information.
Monitor compliance with the applicable policies and procedures (including the Sanctions Procedures and the other constituent documents relating to the sanctions process), including all applicable time limitations and requirements of confidentiality, attending to the needs of internal and external audits when required.
Develop and manage, with the assistance of the IT department, the Sanctions Officer's information systems, including updating the Sanctions Officer's case and document management system, integrating the historical case database, and creating new tools for reporting case activity and case taxonomies.
Under the supervision of the Sanctions Officer, manage and review case files, including organizing all case-related records following appropriate protocols.

What You'll Need:

Education: Law degree from a recognized university (JD, BCL, LLB) with a Master of Laws degree (LL.M).
Experience: At least five years of experience in trial preparation and document-intensive cases, court/tribunal rules and procedures in at least one jurisdiction, and thorough knowledge of legal processes, procedures, and terminology for review, analysis, preparation, and processing of litigation-quality documents.
Languages: Fluent in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.

Requirements:

Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries. We may offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your eligible dependents.
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
Staff: International: International staff contract, 36 months initially, renewable upon mutual agreement.