Development Effectiveness and Impact Measurement. IDB Invest- 2024 Winter Internship Program. Graduate Intern
Post of duty: Washington, D.C- USA
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.
About this position
The IDB Group is looking for an active graduate student to be hired as an intern under the Consultant modality.
The 2024 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.
What you will do:
· Research and summarize relevant impact evidence on sectors, countries, and projects relevant to IDB Invest portfolio.
· Support the production and dissemination of ex-post evaluations of IDB Invest funded projects by collecting secondary data to conduct the analyses, summarizing lessons learned across key areas of interest, producing presentations of results for sub portfolios, among others.
· Assist with ongoing studies or impact evaluations being conducted by IDB Invest, including survey design, data analysis, preparation of reports or presentations, among others.
What you'll need
· Education: An active graduate student in Economics, Public Policy, Statistics, Data Science or related fields. The graduation date should be after the Internship period.
· Languages: Be proficient in English and preferably with a working knowledge of one of the Bank’s additional official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese)
· Soft Skills: Result-driven, collaborative, innovative, client-oriented, strong communicator, self-motivated, eager to learn, and excellent time management event.
· Technical skills: Knowledge of data analysis and strong research skills.
Requirements
· Citizenship: Be a national of an IDB member country. IDB Invest has no nationality restrictions.
· Age: Be between 21 and 27 years of age for undergraduates or up to 33 years old for graduates as of the starting date of the internship.
· 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:
· Select up to three (3) internship options in the application.
· Submit your resume, cover letter, academic transcripts (official or unofficial), and university letter certifying your student status when applying.
· Academic transcripts and university letters should be issued within the last three months. For undergraduate students, these documents must reflect the second-year approved minimum, and for graduate students a minimum of 50% of coursework completed.
· Applications without the requested documentation will be disqualified.
· Save each file in a PDF format with your name and subject.
· Please DO NOT send copies of your degree certificates or other courses.
· You must be able to work 40 hours weekly during the predetermined and fixed dates: January 16th to March 15th, 2024.
o If you are an international student in the U.S.A., your work authorization is through CPT. Consult your school advisor before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week, many international students are limited to working part-time, depending on their academic standing.
Type of contract and duration:
· Type of contract: Consultant / Intern
· Length of contract: Two (2) months
· Location: On site