Administrative Support Intern COF Barbados

About Position

As Administrative Assistant Intern, you will support the execution of the Unit by assisting with the organization of digital records; drafting correspondence and emails; scheduling meetings; greeting and assisting visitors; answer and direct calls; and other general administrative tasks.  

You will work in Resource Planning and Administration team part of CCB/CBA department. This team is responsible for the management and execution of a wide range of functions including recruitment, onboarding and offboarding of employees, human resource management, budget and finance, corporate procurement, corporate real estate and facilities management, security and business continuity, the managment of records, training and knowledge initiatives and employee engagement.

What you’ll do

• General Adminstrative Support
• Meeting and Event Support
• Reception and Visitor Coordination
• Monitoring of supplies and reordering of inventory
• Mail and Courier Coordination
• Project Support

What you'll need

• Education:
  • ?An active Undergraduate student in Business Administration, Management, Communications or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.  
• Languages:  
  • Proficiency in English
• Technical skills:  
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Online Meeting and Collaboration platforms (e.g Microsoft Teams; Zoom)

Requirements

• Citizenship: 
  • You are a citizen or legal resident of Barbados.
• Consanguinity:
  • You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
• 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.

Type of contract and duration

• Internship Duration:  2 months.
• Dates of Contract: 1 November 2025 -  31 December 2025
• Location: Barbados

What we offer

The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee's life. These benefits include:

• Leave of 2 days per month; Health; Savings (as applicable)