IDB Invest

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IDB Invest is the private sector arm of the IDB Group committed to supporting the sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector. Our mission is to finance, structure, and mobilize capital for companies and projects that support economic growth, resilience, and long-term development across the region.

IDB Invest operates in 26 countries, structured across four geographic regions and three industry verticals: Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Institutions, and Corporates.

As part of its evolving business model, “Originate to Share,” IDB Invest is expanding its capacity to mobilize private capital and scale development impact across Latin America and the Caribbean, supported by a $3.5 billion capitalization from its shareholders. The model strengthens IDB Invest’s ability to originate high-quality assets, structure innovative financial solutions, and connect global capital with opportunities across the region.

Responsibilities

To deliver on the above-mentioned, “Originate to Share” business model, IDB Invest has reorganized its structure. As part of this transformation, the newly created Regions Department (RGS), in partnership with the public‑sector arm of the IDB Group, manages relationships with national governments through dual reporting and oversight of the IDB Group Country Representatives. Additionally, RGS, under dual reporting with the Industries and Cross‑Cutting Themes Department (ICT), supervises the Delivery Units responsible for executing operational programs, managing client relationships at the country level, and leading upstream pipeline development for IDB Invest. RGS is composed by four Divisions as follows:

• Southern Cone Division: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay
• Andean Region Division: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
• Caribbean Division: The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
• Central America Division: Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

The Industries and Cross Cutting Themes Department (ICT) manages business and client engagement from an industry perspective. It is composed of six divisions: three focused on core industries (Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Institutions, and Corporates); two focused on cross‑cutting themes (Climate and Environment and Economic Opportunities); and one dedicated to Portfolio Management.

About This Position

The Corporates Division (SMC), part of the Industries and Cross‑Cutting Themes Department, leads the origination and delivery of operations in five key sectors, including mining.

The Andean Region Division (RAN) and the Southern Cone Division (RSC), part of the Regions Department, are responsible for managing business and client engagement from a country perspective within its member countries. They also provide oversight to the Country Representatives of the IDB’s Vice Presidency for Countries and to the Directors of Delivery Units at IDB Invest.

The Delivery Units 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 by the Division. This integrated model enables Delivery Units to align business development with strategic priorities, enhance regional coordination, and ensure operational effectiveness across IDB Invest.

We are seeking a Senior Investment Officer to join either the RAN or the RSC Delivery Unit, focusing exclusively on the mining and metals sectors. The selected candidate will support the origination, structuring, execution, and management of mining and metals transactions, with regional responsibilities across RAN and RSC.

You will report to the Director of the Delivery Unit that has a dual‑reporting structure to both the Managing Director of the Corporates Division (SMC) and the Managing Director of the relevant regional division (RAN or RSC).

What You’ll Do

• Be responsible for the identification, selection, origination, execution, and closing of metals and mining equity, quasi‑equity, and debt (loans and guarantees, as well as capital market) transactions;
• Lead the evaluation of both lending and non‑lending metals and mining projects, including but not limited to the initial screening of project applications, evaluation of feasibility studies, and preparation of project concept notes, assessing project risks and advising on ap