Language Technology Consultant

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Language Technology Consultant

City Washington DC

Company IDB

Posting End Date July 12th 2026

We improve lives The IDB Group is a community of diverse versatile and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive collaborative agile and rewarding environment.

About this position We are looking for a strategic hands-on and innovative Language Technology Consultant. As Language Technology Consultant you will help strengthen the IDB Groups multilingual technology ecosystem by improving and scaling translation and multilingual content workflows supporting the use of CATComputer-Assisted TranslationTMSTranslation Management System machine translation AI-enabled language tools and automation solutions and developing practical governance guidance and guardrails for responsible use. This work will be anchored in two flagship initiatives i the development of an institution-wide AI translation platform built on the IDB Groups enterprise cloud AI services which will leverage curated institutional language assets including a translation memory of human translations spanning the past 20 years to deliver high-precision translations consistent with the IDB Groups terminology semantics and style and ii the implementation and integration of a new enterprise neural machine translation solution into the existing CATTMS environment to accelerate translation turnaround times.

You will work in the Translation and Documentation Section SECTRD and support the Systems and Digital innovation Section both part of the Office of the Secretary. SECTRD is responsible for multilingual document services terminology and translation-asset management document processing and related guidance that support institutional communication governance and operations.

What youll do

• Assess and improve multilingual workflows language technology solutions language asset management practices and quality assurance processes to enhance efficiency consistency and scalability.
• Curate validate and maintain bilingual and multilingual language datasets including translation memories terminology resources and reference corpora ensuring quality consistency and fitness for institutional use.
• Contribute to the development training and evaluation of language models automation and technology solutions for language workflows using curated institutional data including benchmarking against reference gold standard" corpora.
• Design and implement context-augmentation techniques that enable AI models to produce translations aligned with the IDB Groups terminology semantics and style including glossary and term-base injection fuzzy-match retrieval from the institutional translation memory prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation RAG prioritizing these approaches over costly model retraining.
• Lay the groundwork for the design and orchestration of multi-step AI translation workflows in which specialized model instances perform complementary roles such as translation terminology verification revision and quality control including automated quality-estimation checks that route low-confidence output to human review.
• Establish and document protocols for periodic system updates retraining cycles and performance monitoring including key performance indicators to ensure sustained quality and reliability over time.
• Conduct analytical assessments and feasibility analyses of language technology solutions to inform decision-making on their suitability for different use cases including potential adoption in high-stakes or production environments.
• Co-develop and operationalize governance frameworks for the use of language technologies including policies controls and guidance related to appropriate use human oversight and compliance with institutional requirements.
• Develop guidance training materials and user support resources to promote adoption correct usage and compliance with established standards.
• Monitor developments in language technologies including emerging capabilities market trends and associated risks and provide recommendations to inform future investments and strategic direction.

What youll need

Education Bachelors degree or equivalent advanced degree in Translation Linguistics Computational Linguistics Computer Science Information Management or related fields.

Experience At least 2 years of progressive experience in the followingLanguage technology translation technology localization engineering multilingual content operations computational linguistics or related fields. Hands-on experience applying large language models to translation or multilingual content workflows including prompt engineering retrieval-augmented generation and terminology integration is highly desirable as is familiarity with translation data standards e.g. TMX TBX XLIFF machine translation quality evaluation methods and scripting for language data processing e.g. Python. Experience drafting operational guidance governance documentation and AI-use guidelines in multilingual environments is also highly desirable.

Languages Proficiency in English spoken and written is required. Additional knowledge of Spanish French andor Portuguese is preferable.

Type of contract and duration International consultant Full-Time 12 months up to 48 months.

Requirements

Citizenship You are a citizen of one of our48-member countries. We may offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your eligible dependents.

Consanguinity You have no family members up to fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity including spouse working at the IDB IDB Invest or IDB Lab.

What we offer The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employees life. These benefits include

• A competitive compensation package.
• Leaves and vacations 2 days per month of contract.
• Health Insurance the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
• Savings plan the IDB Group cares about your future depending on the length of the contract you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance
• We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
• On-site position with the occasional flexibility of teleworking
• Development support We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars 11 professional counseling and much more.
• Health and well-being Access to our Health Services Center that provides preventive care and health education for employees.
• Otheroffice amenitiesas available Lactation Room Daycare Center Gym Bike Racks Parking spouse career support and others.

Our culture At the IDB we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work while finding their purpose. Our people consistently strive for excellence and we recognize and celebrate the impact of their contributions.

In our efforts to drive innovation we intentionally include all voices cultivate a sense of belonging and champion fairness. We welcome individuals from underrepresented groups to join us and share their unique perspectives.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application please email us ataccommodationsiadb.org.

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