Register as a Conference and Language Service Provider

Organizational Setting

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation.

Job Role

The Office of the Secretary of IFAD is responsible for the effective and efficient planning and organization of IFAD’s governing body meetings as well as for establishing, building and effectively maintaining relations with IFAD’s Member States and its Representatives to the governing bodies. Conference and Language Services within the Office of the Secretary ensures the efficient programming and servicing of IFAD meetings and is responsible for the provision of interpretation, editing, translation and terminology in IFAD’s four official languages (Arabic, English, French and Spanish).

Therefore, the provision of Conference and Language Services (CLS) plays a critical role in the execution of IFAD’s mandate and relations with our Member States.

CLS providers (Reviser, Translator, Interpreter, Editor, Proof-reader, Précis-writer) are responsible for a range of services in one or more of IFAD’s four official languages, and are required to possess various degrees of experience and skills.

Consultants are not considered staff of IFAD. Consultancy assignments do not carry any expectation of employment, extension or conversion to another type of contract with the Fund.

If you want to be added to our Conference and Language Service Roster, please register your profile by using the Apply button above.