About the role#
The Inter-American Development Bank is hiring an intern to support Staff Retirement Plans Investments Operations. This is a paid, full-time consultant role based at our headquarters. You will gain professional experience in development work and corporate management during the Winter 2027 term.
What you'll do#
- Support investment operations, including transaction settlement, fee invoice reviews, wire transfers, and account reconciliations.
- Maintain investment databases to ensure records remain accurate and complete.
- Develop and enhance dashboards to support portfolio monitoring, performance reporting, liquidity management, and investment analysis.
- Assist with compliance, operational risk, and due diligence tasks, such as monitoring investment guidelines and reviewing internal controls.
- Support data and technology initiatives, including data migration, validation, and reporting infrastructure improvements.
- Use Power Automate to build automation and process improvements for reconciliations and reporting tasks.
What you'll need#
- You must be an active graduate student in finance, business, accounting, risk management, or data analytics.
- You should have completed at least 50% of your coursework.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, is required.
- Experience with Python, R, SQL, or Microsoft Power Platform is highly desirable.
- Fluency in English is required, along with a working knowledge of one other Bank language.
- You must be a national of an IDB member country and have no family members working at the IDB or IDB Invest.
- This must be your first internship with the IDB Group.
Location & details#
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States.
- Modality: On-site.
- Term: January 16, 2027, to March 15, 2027.
- Commitment: Full-time (40 hours per week).
About Inter-American Development Bank
The Inter-American Development Bank provides long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development. Founded in 1959, the organization supports 48 member countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. It offers research, policy advice, and technical assistance to help plan and execute development projects. The bank maintains a staff of over 8,000 people and is based in Washington, DC.
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