IDB. Internship to Partnerships Solutions Team, Washington D.C.

IDB. Internship to Support the Partnerships Solutions Team Job Description IDB. Internship to Support the Partnerships Solutions Team 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 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.

• Provide assistance to the Partnerships Solution team within the Resource Mobilization Division with tasks including, but not limited to, identifying and developing strategic alliances and potential partnership opportunities in key sectors aligned with IDB priorities and in support of the IDB Group’s operational work.
• Support research and other tasks related to the Bank’s priority areas, particularly climate change; conduct market research; and collect and analyze data on partnership opportunities in IDB member countries, including countries in Asia and Europe, as well as potentially non-member countries, to support the IDB Group’s operational work.
• Assist in the preparation of country profiles and intelligence briefs

• Education
  :
  An active graduate student in Political Science from an accredited University. The graduation date should be after the Internship period.
• Languages
  :
  Fluency in English with a working knowledge of one other Bank language (Spanish, French, or Portuguese) is a plus.
• Key Skills
  :
  Learn continuously, collaborate and share knowledge, focus on clients, communicate and influence, innovate and try new things
• Soft Skills
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  Result-driven, collaborative, innovative, client-oriented, strong communicator, self-motivated, eager to learn, and excellent time management skills.
• Technical skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), as well as the ability to work with different search engines for research analysis.

• 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
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  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
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  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
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  Two (2) months
• Dates of the contract
  :
  January 16th to March 15th, 2027
• Location
  :
  Washington, D.C. – United States of America

* Internship dates may be adjusted slightly to accommodate holidays.*

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