IDB. AI - Driven Workflow Automation Support Intern

The Inter-American Development Bank is seeking a graduate student intern to support its Enterprise Risk Management activities through AI-enabled workflow automation. The role involves developing and applying AI tools for process reviews, risk and control inventories, annual testing, reporting, dashboards, and decision-making, as well as preparing an AI capabilities roadmap.

What you'll do:

• Support the exploration and application of AI-enabled solutions to enhance Enterprise Risk Management activities, improve process efficiency, strengthen risk analysis capabilities, and support reporting and decision-making
• Design and use AI tools to review process maps, compare process documentation with stakeholder inputs, and flag gaps, inconsistencies, or items requiring validation
• Leverage AI to assist with risk and control inventory reviews by organizing information on processes, risks, controls, owners, evidence, and documentation
• Design and use AI tools to support annual testing by preparing testing files, organizing evidence, documenting preliminary observations, and following up on pending items
• Leverage AI to contribute to the Annual Report and management materials by compiling updates, preparing summaries, and creating tables, dashboards, or visual exhibits
• Prepare a roadmap with recommendations on how to leverage AI capabilities to support different processes within RMG/ERM

What they're looking for:

• An active graduate student in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related fields from an accredited University. The graduation date should be after the Internship period
• Fluency in English
• AI tools, including use of agents, Microsoft 365 tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint
• Be a national of an IDB member country
• 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
• 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
• 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
• You must be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) from January 16th to March 15th, 2027. These dates are fixed and cannot be modified
• If you are an international student in the U.S.A., your work authorization is through CPT or OPT. 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
• Fluency in English with a working knowledge of one other Bank language (Spanish, French, or Portuguese) is a plus
• Familiarity with AI-assisted productivity tools, data analysis, process mapping, risk and control frameworks, ICFR, Copilot, and Power BI is desirable

Benefits:

• Paid internship opportunity