IDB. Intern to Sovereign Operations, Washington D.C.

IDB. Intern to Support Sovereign Guaranteed Operations Job Description IDB. Intern to Support Sovereign Guaranteed Operations 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.

• Conduct legal research and analysis and draft legal memoranda.
• Support attorneys in providing legal advice on the Bank’s institutional, financial, and operational matters.
• Draft, review, and edit project documentation, including loan and technical cooperation agreements.
• Coordinate with external law firms and review their legal advice.

• Education:Active graduate student pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in Law, Public Policy, Public Administration, International Relations, Political Science, or a related field at an accredited university. The expected graduation date must 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
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  Learn continuously, collaborate and share knowledge, focus on clients, communicate and influence, innovate and try new things, and apply analytical thinking to solve problems.

• Soft Skills:Inspired by the Bank’s mission, collaborative, client-oriented, strong communicator, self-motivated, eager to learn.

• Technical skills:Knowledge of either Common Law or Civil Law legal systems; strong analytical and legal drafting skills; familiarity with administrative law, contracts, and corporate financial matters is desirable.

• Citizenship
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  Be a national of an IDB member country.
• Active student
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  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
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  Consultant / Intern
• Length of contract
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  Two (2) months
• Dates of the contract: January 16th to March 15th, 2027
• Location: Washington, D.C.

* Internship dates may be adjusted slightly to accommodate holidays.

At the IDB Group, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.

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