IDB Invest - Risk Management Director

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  • Added Date: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
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Location

The position may be based at any of our country offices or at our headquarters in Washington, DC, as IDB Invest operates in 26 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The specific location will be determined based on business need, allowing us to strategically align talent with organizational priorities.

We improve lives

IDB Invest is an international financial institution and the private sector arm of the IDB Group that aims to solve development needs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our mission is to support sustainable enterprises and projects that achieve financial results while maximizing regional social and environmental development. IDB Invest operates in 26 countries grouped into four regions and three industries (Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Intermediaries, and Corporates).

IDB Invest's shareholders recently approved a $3.5 billion capitalization to support a transformative business model, \"Originate to Share,\" to attract greater private investment that drives development and climate impact in Latin America and the Caribbean. This will enable IDB Invest to nearly double its annual regional investments from approximately $8 billion to $19 billion.

About this position

The Credit Risk Management (MCR) Division, part of the Risk Management Department of IDB Invest, is searching for a highly-qualified and proven Director who will lead the Divisionโ€™s activities in infrastructure and energy, including the coordination of a team of credit risk officers whose role is to support the origination, execution and management of high quality and creditworthy projects that result in significant development impact. The Director will also be the voting risk member in the assigned Delivery Units as further outlined below. The selected Director will report to the Managing Director of the MCR Division.

The MCR Division, is responsible for developing and overseeing credit risk policies, parameters and procedures; articulating best practices and credit risk training, reviewing credit and investment proposals with a view to assessing risk and supporting the internal credit approval process; participating in the project portfolio supervision process to validate risk rating assessments; and strengthening the Institutionโ€™s capacity to identify and manage the credit risk present in its lending operations and treasury activities (including investments and financial derivatives portfolios). This Division covers Infrastructure, Corporates, Financial Intermediaries and Funds; and Equity.

The MCR Division works closely with investment officers and clients to identify opportunities to proactively add value, beyond compliance and risk mitigation, and contribute to long-term developmental impact and sustainability of transactions.

Business delivery is conducted through Delivery Units that are responsible for: (i) establishing and maintaining client relationships, (ii) building pipeline through upstream project and sector development, (iii) transaction execution through the incorporation of multiple financial products including loans, guarantees, debt capital markets, equity and quasi-equity instruments, as well as resource mobilization and technical cooperation and (iv) acting as the center of institutional knowledge and expertise for the sectors covered. This integrated model enables Delivery Units to align business development with strategic priorities, enhance regional coordination, and ensure operational effectiveness across IDB Invest.

What youโ€™ll do

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