Portuguese Translation Consultant for Digitalization & AI Report

About the role

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is seeking a detail‑oriented consultant to translate the 2026 Development in the Americas (DIA) flagship report on digitalization and artificial intelligence from English into Portuguese. The assignment involves producing a clean first‑draft translation using AI‑based tools and creating a glossary of preferred Portuguese terms.

Key responsibilities

• Receive English chapters (Word) and accompanying data files (Excel) and return translated versions within 2 calendar days.
• Use AI translation tools (e.g., DeepL, Claude, ChatGPT) to generate Portuguese drafts.
• Compare AI output with the original English text to ensure natural phrasing and accurate meaning.
• Identify and correct awkward phrasing, mistranslations, or inconsistencies.
• Compile a glossary of recurring technical terms with preferred Portuguese equivalents.
• Deliver the first‑draft translation; subsequent revisions will be handled by editors.

Required profile

• Motivated, organized, and detail‑oriented individual.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle chapters delivered out of sequence.
• Flexibility regarding start dates and work schedule.

Required skills

• Proficiency with AI translation tools such as DeepL, Claude, or ChatGPT.
• Strong command of English and Portuguese.
• Experience using Microsoft Word for document editing.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel for handling tables and graphs.