Is Inter-American Development Bank a good company to work for?

Inter-American Development Bank has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 959 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at Inter-American Development Bank to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Inter-American Development Bank have been left by employees working as Intern , Research Fellow and Specialist .

Does Inter-American Development Bank pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Inter-American Development Bank employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Inter-American Development Bank. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Inter-American Development Bank?

82% of Inter-American Development Bank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Inter-American Development Bank 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Inter-American Development Bank?

Consultant (264) , Intern (31) , Senior Consultant (22) , Consultor (21) , Research Fellow (21) , External Consultant (14) , Specialist (12) , IT Consultant (9) , Operations Consultant (8) , Project Manager (8) , Analyst (7) , Communications Consultant (7) , Economist (7) , Operations Analyst (7) , Economic Consultant (6)

What are the pros of working at Inter-American Development Bank according to real employee reviews?

"The salaries are good and it allows you to go further in your academic goals" ((in 60 reviews)); "Nice people" ((in 39 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great culture and great place to work at." ((in 25 reviews)); "Good pay (although not many benefits for consultants)" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Inter-American Development Bank according to real employee reviews?

"Consultants in need of a G4 visa do staff work with no benefits or stability." ((in 47 reviews)); "No career development for consultants (most of the workforce)" ((in 19 reviews)); "Limited career opportunities." ((in 11 reviews)); "2) Highly political organization" ((in 11 reviews)); "The manipulation of employees by managers and the nepotism is rampant." ((in 8 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Inter-American Development Bank locations?

Washington , New York , Chicago , Falls Church , Springfield , Ithaca , Saint Albans , Panama , San Francisco , Santa Barbara , Providence , State College , Bethesda , Cambridge

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Inter-American Development Bank reviews

3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(566 total reviews)

Ilan Goldfajn

76% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Inter-American Development Bank has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 566 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Inter-American Development Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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566 reviews

4.0

Jan 7, 2020

Consultant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Work exposure and great possibilities for networking internationally. People are very skilled and have a high level of knowledge in their field. Strengthened relationship with governments.

Cons

Divions hardly work together, creating a lot of competition amongst sectors. Bureaucracy is a great challenge, for instance, it takes around two months to get approval for participation in an external event.

1.0

Dec 24, 2019

Nepotism

Lead specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits (health insurance, life insurance, leave, among others) Wage above average Flexibility in the type of role you want to develop in the projects.

Cons

The Bank seems to follow an agenda that varies depending on who is in key positions. Unfortunately, not everyone in such key positions is qualified to do their job. Sometimes, more often than not, people get promoted to managerial positions for arbitrary reasons that act agains the supposed principles of this organization. If you are an idealist person you probably will not be working here. After a while, people work here for the benefits, it is a comfortable job, hard to get fired, but hard to do a good job. Very political.

Inter-American Development Bank Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. At the IDB, we care about our employees’ career development. We offer international experience, with more than 25 offices in Latin America and the Caribbean. We also help employees get better at their jobs, offering a wide-range of trainings year-round and promotions are based on competitive processes, accessible to everyone.

2.0

Dec 11, 2019

Great mission, but an organizational disaster.

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The mission of the organization is on point. Extremely diverse environment. Several female leaders.

Cons

You don't get a raise or a full-time position unless you have a powerful connection. Clientelism. Extremely bureaucratic workflow which fragments end-goals.

Inter-American Development Bank Response

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. Indeed, we offer some permanent and other temporary positions, such as internships and consultant positions. All of our career opportunities are posted on our Careers website and they are accessible to everyone.

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