GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK - REQUEST FOR EMPANELMENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS, COPY EDITORS AND PROOFREADERS - APPLICATION INFORMATION

Sep 13, 2026

Global Development Network requests applications to empanel freelance professional translators, professional copy editors, and professional proofreaders on a yearly, rolling basis. Services will be requested as needed at predetermined rates, covering translation between English, Spanish, and French, and editing/proofreading of research and program documents in Spanish and French. Applicants must submit a cover letter with motivation, an updated CV, a word-rate quotation separated by 1500-word thresholds, social-science samples, availability targets, and at least two referee contacts before March 31, 2018.

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GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK REQUEST FOR EMPANELMENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS, COPY EDITORS AND PROOFREADERS INTRODUCTION Global Development Network (GDN) is a Public International Organization that promotes social science research in developing and transition countries. It empowers local researchers by giving them access to financial resources, to information, to training and mentoring services and to a global network of development researchers. Through its various projects, it contributes to the generation of policy-relevant knowledge on major development issues, and to the interaction between local researchers, their global peers, policymakers and other development stakeholders. PURPOSE GDN is looking to empanel freelance professional translators, professional copy editors and professional proofreaders on a yearly, rolling basis. The selected applicants will be empaneled into the roster of GDN. GDN will request for their services whenever it needs translation, copy editing and proofreading services. GDN will pay based on the work commissioned on a need basis, at predetermined rates. SCOPE OF WORK 1. Professional translators will be required to translate research papers, project reports and other program related documents of GDN from: a) English > Spanish b) Spanish > English c) English > French d) French > English e) Spanish > French f) French > Spanish 2. Professional copyeditors will be required to edit research papers, project reports and other program related documents of GDN in Spanish and French languages. 3. Professional proofreaders will be required to proofread research papers, project reports and other program related documents of GDN in Spanish and French languages. ----------------------François Bourguignon Chairman, Board of Directors Pierre Jacquet President- -------------------- Headquarters: 2nd Floor, West Wing, ISID Complex, 4 Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, New Delhi-110070, India T: +91 11 4323 9494 / 2613 9494 | F: +91 11 2613 [6893 | Website:](6893 | Website: www.gdn.int)[ ](6893 | Website: www.gdn.int)[www.gdn.int](6893 | Website: www.gdn.int) APPLICATION PROCEDURE Interested applicants should send in their applications to [consultants@gdn.int](consultants@gdn.int) on or before March 31, 2018. The application should include the following documents and information: i) cover letter providing professional summary and motivation for the empanelment ii) copy of latest updated CV iii) financial quote indicating rate per word, but separately for documents below 1500 words, and above 1500 words. iv) sample of work specifically on social sciences, ideally technical texts (at least 3 samples) v) specify the maximum guaranteed a) reaction time (that is how long you take to let us know whether you accept an assignment), and b) turn-around time for a 500 and a 5000-word document respectively (how long you take to translate/copy edit/proofread) . vi) details (names, designation, organization and email id) of at least two referees who can provide recommendation for you Applicants need to specify as to which competencies (up to 3 maximum) they are applying for in Cover Letter. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Only those short-listed for empanelment will be contacted by GDN. In case of high volume of applications, the organization may not inform unsuccessful applicants. For more information on GDN, please visit [http://www.gdn.int](http://www.gdn.int) ----------------------François Bourguignon Chairman, Board of Directors Pierre Jacquet President- -------------------- Headquarters: 2nd Floor, West Wing, ISID Complex, 4 Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, New Delhi-110070, India T: +91 11 4323 9494 / 2613 9494 | F: +91 11 2613 [6893 | Website:](6893 | Website: www.gdn.int)[ ](6893 | Website: www.gdn.int)[www.gdn.int](6893 | Website: www.gdn.int)

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Who is Global Development Network looking to empanel?

GDN is looking to empanel freelance professional translators, professional copy editors, and professional proofreaders.

What languages and work types are included in the scope?

Translation covers English/Spanish/French pairings. Copy editing and proofreading cover research papers, project reports, and other program-related documents in Spanish and French.

What documents and information must applicants submit by the deadline?

Applicants must submit a cover letter, an updated CV, a financial quote with separate rates for documents below/above 1500 words, at least three social-science sample works, reaction-time and turn-around-time details, and contact details for at least two referees.

Sep 13, 2026

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