Requisition ID 1363 - Posted  - Barbados

INTRODUCTION

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/the Bank) seeks a Director of Communications & Corporate Affairs (DCCA) to advocate for the CDB andlead the development and implementation of communications initiatives to build awareness and understanding of CDB's mandate and programmes. In this role, the DCCA will be the trusted advisor and strategic counsel to senior leadership in managing various complex stakeholder opportunities and issues. They should be passionate about CDB's work and knowledgeable about strategies and tactics that drive employee and stakeholder engagement and shape a strong corporate brand.  The Director serves as the enterprise-wide authority for all internal and external communications, ensuring consistency, and strategic coherence and alignment across all departments, programmes, and leadership engagements. 

The successful candidate will be based at CDB’s headquarters in St. Michael, Barbados.

THE DEPARTMENT

The Communications and Corporate Affairs Department portfolio includes corporate communications, corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate events, media and other stakeholder relations, protocol and supporting the advocacy work of the Bank. The Department shapes CDB's internal and external voice and amplifies its impact through effective partnerships, high-impact thought leadership, and institutional storytelling. Core to the work of the Department is delivering programmes that inspire connection, ignite conversations, and advance CDB's work and brand.

THE ROLE

The DCCA will lead and coordinate the Communications and Corporate Affairs team's efforts to drive breakthrough storytelling across CDB's development spectrum, advocacy and CSR engagements. They will generate creative, compelling and consistent communications and an impactful narrative on CDB's:

  1. contributions to the development agenda and results for the region, and
  2. perspective on the region's development challenges and opportunities.

The DCCA will be a member of the Bank's senior management team and contribute to overall Bank strategy development and implementation. They will also coordinate and monitor the performance of the Bank's information disclosure function, ensuring compliance and responsiveness.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The DCCA will be required to:

  • Develop and implement a communications strategy to support and amplify CDB's work and impact.
  • Set and oversee an enterprise internal communications strategy that aligns leadership messaging, organisational change, and employee engagement.
  • Identify key regional and global audiences, objectives and messaging to support CDB's advocacy.
  • Review and approve the Bank's most visible communications assets, press releases, public statements, and positions to ensure consistency, mission integration, brand alignment, and target objectives are considered, reflected, and achieved.
  • Collaborate with peer institutions, communications colleagues and cross-functional thought partners to scale up CDB's communications impact.
  • Lead an integrated and coordinated approach to planning and delivering communications across CDB's corporate channels, including digital and social media.
  • Identify and interpret broad trends and changes in the external environment that will impact CDB and advise on ways to address them from a communications perspective.
  • Lead the Bank's social responsibility efforts and develop a scalable structure for the future.
  • Manage the Bank's media and broader public engagement and senior executives' exposure, ensuring their media efforts reflect and reinforce the Bank's desired image. This review includes communications vetting, preparing briefing documents, speeches and other presentation materials.
  • Act as principal communications advisor to the Senior Management Team, guiding enterprise messaging, stakeholder engagement, and consistent external brand positioning across all projects and initiatives
  • Manage CDB's flagship corporate events, ensuring strong target audience engagement and impact.
  • Mentor and manage a team of communication professionals to achieve outcomes successfully.
  • Act as CDB's spokesperson at key events and brand moments, driving the correct enterprise narrative amongst media and audiences.
  • Assist with protocol arrangement and organisational and logistical aspects for visits of high-level dignitaries to the Bank. Advise Bank staff on general protocol arrangements for activities, meetings, conferences, and other events requiring protocols.
  • Apply best practices in evaluating the impact of the Department's work.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

This role is about maximising impact and requires an outstanding leader who can craft a clear strategy and narrative for stakeholders and audiences. With a corporate communications and media relations background, the successful candidate should be an excellent communicator, capable of synthesising the complex into the simple. The DCCA should be a proactive, creative, strategic thinker with a bias to action and a proven ability to work effectively across a complex organisation to deliver results.

The successful candidate must have:

  • A Master’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience in corporate communications or related fields in multi-faceted organisations, preferably with a membership driven culture. At least eight (8) years of senior level management experience with portfolio responsibilities similar to this profile. 
  • Solid exposure to media and broader stakeholder relations with a proven ability to insert a company into appropriate public dialogue and ensure that the Bank's interests and perspectives are heard and considered.
  • Sound knowledge of the regional and global media landscape and the ability to work well with media representatives.
  • Working knowledge of the third sector, including foundations to leverage partnerships that advance the Bank's social responsibility goals.
  • The ability to operate effectively across multiple agendas with different internal and external stakeholders.
  • A broad communications skill set across channels (including media, digital, social, and events).
  • A strong background in leading communications support for reputational risk management, including crisis preparedness, response, and senior leadership advisory.
  • Personal gravitas and poise in articulating messages to stakeholders.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

The DCCA should demonstrate a strong proficiency in the following organisational core competencies:

Acting as a Champion for Change

The ability to identify problems and opportunities for change, implement solutions where appropriate; maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; and support people in their efforts to try new things.

Acting Decisively

Moves quickly to make decisions and commits to a straightforward course of action; comfortable making decisions based on partial information; willing to take risks to maintain momentum; shows a strong bias toward action.

Championing Customer Needs

Calls attention to issues that impact customer satisfaction; views situations from customers' perspective; encourages people to think about customers when making decisions and develops and sustains productive customer relationships.

Developing Talent

Invests time and resources into building the capabilities of team members; helps people define career goals and establish development plans to achieve them; gives people constructive, developmental feedback and advice.

Driving for Results

Bottom-line oriented and pushes self and others to achieve results. Keeps current on project status; makes sure people are aware of project status and what they need to do to keep things moving; redirects project resources and activities to overcome setbacks; elevates project concerns to senior levels of leadership when appropriate.

Managing Performance

Clearly defines and communicates roles and responsibilities; holds people accountable for accomplishing objectives; recognises and rewards people who achieve results and deliver on performance expectations; provides effective feedback.

Managing Risk

Effectively balances risks and opportunities; thinks through potentially positive and negative outcomes; seeks ways to mitigate risks.

Setting a Strategic Vision

Identifies and articulates the strategic goals and direction of the company, Division, or group; establishes connections between short-term and long-term objectives and directions. Communicates the vision throughout the organisation through distinctive strategies, goals and action plans that maximise competitive advantage. Inspires and motivates entire Division (s) or department(s) to adopt the vision.

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

This role is a full-time position with the successful candidate being contracted on a two-year basis in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal.  The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.  The salary scale for this Grade 23 role starts at USD200,460 per annum net of taxes. The benefits package includes a pension plan, life and medical insurances.

Before you proceed to apply, please consider the following requirements: 

  • You must be a national of one of CDB’s member countries.
  • You will be required to produce evidence of any educational and professional qualifications to support your application if you are selected for an interview.
  • All appointments are subject to satisfactory background checks and references.

CDB fully respects the need for confidentiality of information supplied and assures you that we will not discuss your background and interest with anyone including references, without your prior consent.

The deadline for submission of applications is July 17, 2026 at 11:59 pm AST. 

The Caribbean Development Bank is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, or disabilities. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Bank provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities who participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request such accommodation.

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