IDB. Culture Evolution & Leadership Development Intern

Location: Washington

IDB- 2026 Summer Internship Program

Graduate Intern

We improve lives

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.

About this position

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

The 2026 Summer 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.

What you'll do

* Support the development and implementation of the IDB Group's culture evolution initiatives, contributing to key deliverables and work streams.

* Contribute to capacity-building efforts that strengthen an inclusive and high-performance culture, including learning content and facilitation support materials.

* Support culture communication initiatives by drafting, editing, and packaging content that communicates culture messages clearly, consistently, and engagingly across audiences.

* Collaborate with the Culture & Leadership team to coordinate with internal partners and, as needed, support country office-related culture initiatives.

* Conduct research and synthesize information on organizational culture and change practices to inform recommendations, presentations, and internal guidance.

What you'll need

* Education:

An active graduate student in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, International Relations, Public Policy, Communications, or related fields, 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

* Technical skills:
Strong skills in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) with the ability to produce high-quality presentations and written products; research and synthesis skills; strong writing and editing in English; experience with collaboration tools (e.g., Teams, SharePoint, Miro or similar) is a plus; basic data organization and analysis skills (e.g., working with simple datasets, summaries, and dashboards) is a plus.

Requirements

* 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.

Notes:

* Submit your resume, academic transcripts (official or unofficial), and university letter certifying your student status when applying.

* If you submit an unofficial academic transcript at the time of applying, you will be requested to present an official one if moving forward.

* Academic transcripts and university letters should be issued within the last three months.

* For graduate students a minimum of 50% of coursework must be completed when applying.

* Applications without the requested documentation will be disqualified.

* Save each file in a PDF format with your name and subject.

* DO NOT send copies of your degree certificates or other courses.

* You must be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) from June 16 to August 15, 2026. These…