Tourism Development Consultant – Spain & Portugal Best Practices

About the role

The Inter-American Development Bank seeks a consultant to analyse and systematise best practices from Spain and Portugal that can strengthen Uruguay’s tourism sector. The work will focus on tourism supply, promotion, and regulatory frameworks, delivering actionable recommendations for Uruguay.

Key responsibilities

• Develop a detailed work plan and methodological framework covering comparative analysis, data sources, and deliverable structure.
• Analyse tourism supply practices such as product diversification, digitalisation, sustainability, and wine/gastronomic tourism.
• Assess tourism promotion strategies including branding, digital marketing, market segmentation, and public‑private coordination.
• Review regulatory and institutional frameworks, governance models, incentives, and certification systems.
• Prepare policy recommendations to enhance Uruguay’s tourism products, promotion, and regulatory environment.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree (post‑graduate preferred) in Tourism, Economics, International Relations, Public Policy, Territorial Development or related fields.
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in tourism policy, territorial development, marketing or international comparative studies.
• Experience providing consulting services to multilateral organisations, governments or cooperation agencies.
• Fluency in Spanish and English (written and spoken); French and Portuguese are a plus.
• Citizenship of an IDB member country and no close family ties to IDB staff.