IDB. Amazonia Partnerships and Knowledge Management Internship, Washington D.C.

IDB. Amazonia Partnerships and Knowledge Management Internship Job Description IDB. Amazonia Partnerships and Knowledge Management Internship City:
Washington DC Company: IDB Posting End Date: 9/25/2026 11:59 PM EST

The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve their lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.

The IDB Group is looking for an active graduate student to be hired as an intern under the Consultant modality.

The 2027 Winter Internship Program is a competitive paid opportunity, based in Headquarters, for university students from member countries to learn about development work and corporate management of the Bank, and to acquire work experience at the professional level through on-the-job learning.

• Support the Amazonia Forever team in research, coordination, and knowledge management activities.
• Assist in preparing presentations, briefing materials, and analytical summaries related to Amazonian development and conservation initiatives.
• Help collect, organize, and analyze information to support project planning and decision-making processes.
• Contribute local and community perspectives to support the design and implementation of activities under the Amazonia Forever initiative.
• Support stakeholder engagement activities with Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and partner organizations across the Amazon region.
• Contribute to organizing meetings, workshops, and other activities related to the Amazonia Forever initiative.

• Education:
  
  An active graduate student in Economics, International Relations, Architecture, Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, or a related field from an accredited University. The graduation date should be after the Internship period.
• Languages:
  
  Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of Spanish, French, or Portuguese is a plus. Knowledge of an Indigenous language from the Amazon region is highly valued.
• Key
  
  Skills:
  
  Learn continuously, collaborate and share knowledge, focus on clients, communicate and influence, innovate and try new things.
• Soft Skills:
  
  Result-driven, collaborative, innovative, client-oriented, strong communicator, self-motivated, eager to learn, and excellent time management skills.
• Technical skills:
  Strong knowledge of the Amazon region gained through academic studies, professional experience, community engagement, or lived experience. Familiarity with Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and the social, environmental, and development challenges facing the Amazon is highly desirable.

• Citizenship:
  Be a national of an IDB member country.
• Active student:
  Enrolled in a graduate (master’s or Ph.D.) program as of the starting date of the internship program. The graduation date should be after the Internship period.
• Consanguinity:
  Not have family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB or IDB Invest.
• First job at the IDB Group:
  Be a first‑time participant in an Internship Program held by the Bank or Inter‑American Investment Corporation (“Corporation” also known as “IDB Invest”). In addition, you have not been a former staff member, Complementary Workforce (“CW”), contractor for the Bank or the Corporation, or have previously provided services to the Bank or the Corporation through a contractor or under any other contractual modality.

• Type of contract:
  Intern Consultant
• Length of contract:
  Two (2) months
• Dates of the contract:
  January 16th to March 15th, 2027
• Location:
  
  Washington, D.C. – United…