IDB Invest - Environmental & Social Director, Washington D.C.

IDB Invest
- Environmental & Social Director

Job Description IDB Invest
- Environmental & Social Director City:
Washington DC Company: IDB Invest Posting End Date: 9/23/2026 11:59 PM EST

Post of duty:
Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

IDB Invest is the private sector arm of the IDBGroupcommitted to supporting the sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector. Our mission is to finance, structure, and mobilize capital for companies and projects that support economic growth, resilience, and long-term development across the region.

IDB Invest operates in 26 countries, structured across four geographic regions and three industry verticals:
Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Institutions, and Corporates.

As part of its evolving business model, “Originate to Share,” IDB Invest is expanding its capacity to mobilize private capital and scale development impact across Latin America and the Caribbean, supported by a $3.5 billion capitalization from its shareholders. The model strengthens IDB Invest’s ability to originate high-quality assets, structure innovative financial solutions, and connect global capital with opportunities across the region.

The Risk Management Department of IDB Invest is looking for a professional with a strong environmental and social management and stakeholder engagement background to lead a team focused on: i) identification and management of the environmental and social risks and impacts of IDB Invest-financed portfolio ii) institutional grievance management and response; iii) stakeholder engagement, iv) transparency and access to information activities, and v) knowledge and learning, and quality enhancement.

The Environmental and Social Director will report to the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Managing Director and will manage a team of people. Responsibilities consist of:

• Conduct sector/region-specific portfolio analysis to identify and assess risks and trends and quality assurance.
• Manage a team of social performance specialists in charge of identifying and managing the social risks and impacts of IDB Invest-financed projects.
• Provide E&S Officers with timely guidance on environmental and social strategy and challenges, incorporate lessons learned from portfolio transactions and review policy compliance.
• Lead the execution of environmental and social risk cross support, including to IDB Lab.
• Manage the Management-Led Grievance Mechanism (MGM) and related actions.
• Lead institutional responses to eligibility and compliance reviews cases led by the IDB Invest Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI), coordinate Management participation in dispute resolution processes, and implement Management Action Plans.
• Lead the Stakeholder Engagement work focused on engaging with stakeholders, such as civil society organizations, as well as working with IDB Invest financed projects to integrate stakeholder engagement into their projects and companies. Develop partnerships with key stakeholders and relevant organizations with the aim of enhancing the environmental and social sustainability of IDB Invest projects.
• Lead the transparency and access to information team and implement related institutional actions.
• Maintain and contribute to an integrated perspective of environmental and social and transparency risk through data and analytics, managing the implementation of division actions plans related to internal audits.
• Generate lessons learned from grievance responses, portfolio assessments, access to information reports and other internal and external evaluations.
• Analyze and implement backbone improvements for generating quality environmental and social and…