IDB. Translation and Document Service Support Internship

IDB. Translation and Document Service Support Internship Job Description IDB. Translation and Document Service Support Internship City:
Washington DC Company: IDB Posting End Date: 9/25/2026 11:59 PM EST

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.

The IDB Group is looking for an active undergraduate student to be hired as an intern under the Consultant modality.

The 2027 Winter Internship Program is a competitive paid opportunity, based in Headquarters or Country Offices, for university students from member countries to learn about development work and corporate management of the Bank, and to acquire work experience at the professional level through on-the-job learning.

• Use specialized computer assisted translation tools to create dedicated translation memory databases that can be used to efficiently translate recurring text in IDB Group documents.
• Align official documents using alignment software.
• Conduct research and compile terminology related to official Bank documents.
• Contribute to the development of in house glossaries and style manuals.
• Conduct quality control reviews to verify the accuracy and completeness of documents.
• Produce draft translations of IDB Group documents from any of the Bank’s official languages into the candidate’s mother tongue for revision and feedback by in house revisers.
• Assist in the implementation of language technology and analytics tools.

• Education
  :
  An active undergraduate student in Literature, Language Studies, Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Translation or a related discipline from an accredited university. The graduation date should be after the internship period.
• Languages
  :
  Fluency in English with a native or working knowledge of one other Bank language (Spanish, French, or Portuguese).
• Key Skills
  :
  
  Learn continuously,collaborate and share knowledge, focus on clients,communicate and influence,innovate and try new things.
• Soft Skills
  :
  Results-driven, team-oriented, inclusive, collaborative, innovative, and client-oriented, with strong self-motivation, eagerness to learn, and excellent time management and communication skills. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Technical skills: Experience in using computer-assisted translation tools and terminology management software is desirable.

• Citizenship
  :
  Be a national of an IDB member country.
• Active student
  :
  Enrolled in an undergraduate (bachelor’s) program as of the starting date of the internship program. The graduation date should be after the Internship period.
• Consanguinity
  :
  Not have family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB or IDB Invest.

• 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.
• You must be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) from January 16th to March 15th, 2027. These dates are fixed and cannot be modified. Interns must complete their assignments within this period.
  • If you are an international student in the U.S.A., your work authorization is through CPT or OPT. Consult your school advisor before applying.
    You must be able to work 40 hours per week
    , many international students are limited to working part-time, depending on their academic standing.

• Type of contract
  :
  Intern Consultant
• Length of contract
  :
  Two (2) months
• Dates of the contract: January
  16thtoMarch
  15th, 2027
• Location: Washington, D.C. – United States of America

Internship dates may be adjusted slightly to accommodate holidays.