French-Speaking ESG & Sustainability Course Developer / Technical Reviewer / Localisation Specialist

French-Speaking ESG & Sustainability Course Developer / Technical Reviewer / Localisation Specialist

Fixed Project Fee: USD 1,000

IBOSD – UK Ltd. is seeking an experienced French-speaking ESG & Sustainability professional to support the technical development, review, enhancement and French localisation of an international professional training programme:

IBOSD Skill Certificate in ESG & Sustainability – 40 Learning Hours

This is not a course-development-from-scratch assignment and not a translation-from-scratch assignment.

IBOSD will provide:

A substantially developed English learner manual
Existing Learning Outcomes
Case studies and workplace applications
ESG templates, tools and checklists
Practical activities and assessment-related materials
Existing technical references/source information
An AI-generated French version for professional correction and localisation

The selected professional will act as a combined ESG Course Developer / Technical Reviewer / French Localisation Specialist.

The English programme is approximately 75,000 words, together with supporting templates, checklists, tables and related materials.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. ESG Technical Review

Review the English programme for technical accuracy, depth, currency and professional relevance.

The programme covers areas including:

ESG fundamentals
Stakeholder engagement
Materiality and double materiality
ESG governance, ethics and accountability
GHG accounting
Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions
Carbon management
Environmental sustainability
Human rights and responsible value chains
Sustainability reporting
ESG strategy and risk
ESG objectives, targets and KPIs
Transition planning
ESG data quality
Sustainability assurance readiness
Greenwashing and sustainability claims
ESG leadership and professional communication
2. International Framework Verification

Review important technical content against relevant recognised frameworks and authoritative guidance, including where applicable:

GRI Standards
IFRS S1
IFRS S2
ESRS / CSRD
GHG Protocol
Relevant ISO standards
Sustainability assurance requirements/guidance
Other relevant international ESG and sustainability guidance

The specialist should identify outdated, inaccurate or potentially misleading technical statements and make appropriate corrections.

3. Course Development & Technical Enhancement

The selected professional will not simply submit comments.

Where necessary, the specialist will revise and strengthen the actual programme content, including:

Correcting technical inaccuracies
Strengthening technically weak explanations
Improving professional depth
Correcting inconsistent ESG terminology
Updating outdated information
Improving workplace applicability
Removing unnecessary repetition
Strengthening case studies and examples
Improving practical activities where necessary
Reviewing templates and professional tools
Identifying significant gaps requiring correction

The objective is to produce a technically strong programme capable of developing practical ESG competencies.

4. Learning Outcome & Assessment Alignment

Review the relationship between:

Learning Outcomes → Content → Applied Skills → Activities → Assessment

The specialist should evaluate:

Whether each Learning Outcome is adequately covered
Whether content depth supports the intended outcome
Bloom's Taxonomy alignment
Practical skill development
Workplace applicability
Assessment alignment
Repetition and gaps

Material deficiencies should be corrected or clearly identified.

5. FRENCH TECHNICAL LOCALISATION

IBOSD will provide an AI-generated French translation of the programme.

The selected specialist is not required to translate approximately 75,000 words manually from scratch.

The responsibility is to professionally review and localise the AI-generated French version against the approved English master.

This includes:

Comparing French content against the English source
Correcting mistranslations
Correcting omissions or changes in technical meaning
Correcting French grammar, spelling and syntax
Removing unnatural AI-generated language
Rewriting literal English-to-French constructions
Ensuring professional, natural French
Maintaining technical accuracy
Ensuring terminology consistency throughout the programme
Checking Learning Outcomes
Checking case studies and activities
Checking templates and checklists
Checking tables and technical instructions
Checking assessment-related wording

The final French version should read as professional French training material, not as machine-translated content.

6. ESG TERMINOLOGY IN FRENCH

The specialist should ensure appropriate professional French terminology for concepts including:

ESG
Sustainability
GHG accounting
Carbon footprint
Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
Materiality
Double materiality
ESG governance
Climate-related risks and opportunities
Human-rights due diligence
Sustainability reporting
Transition planning
Assurance
Greenwashing

Where recognised or authoritative French terminology exists for international standards and frameworks, it should be used appropriately.

7. SOURCE, SIMILARITY & QUALITY REVIEW

The specialist should also:

Identify important outdated references
Flag unsupported significant technical statements
Identify obvious attribution issues
Identify substantial repetition
Flag obvious potential similarity/copyright concerns
Maintain consistent technical terminology
Ensure consistency between the English master and final French version

A full legal copyright opinion is not required.

DELIVERABLES & MILESTONES
Milestone 1 – Technical Review & Gap Analysis

USD 200

Deliverables:

Review of the English programme
Technical gap analysis
Identification of outdated/inaccurate content
Framework/standards observations
LO/content/assessment observations
Prioritised correction recommendations
Milestone 2 – Technical Revision & Course Enhancement

USD 400

Deliverables:

Technically revised English programme
Corrections to material inaccuracies
Strengthened technical explanations where necessary
Improved workplace applications
Reviewed case studies and activities
Reviewed templates/checklists
Improved LO/content/assessment alignment
Removal/reduction of unnecessary repetition
Milestone 3 – French Technical Post-Editing & Localisation

USD 300

IBOSD will provide the AI-generated French version.

Deliverables:

Complete review against the final English master
Correction of mistranslations
Professional French language editing
ESG terminology validation
Removal of AI-translation artefacts
Consistency review
Final professionally localised French programme

Material revisions should preferably be identifiable through Track Changes or another agreed review method.

Milestone 4 – Final Bilingual QA & Terminology Glossary

USD 100

Deliverables:

Final English/French consistency review
Final French proofreading
English–French ESG terminology glossary
List of any unresolved technical concerns
Final clean French version ready for IBOSD publication review
TOTAL FIXED PROJECT FEE
USD 1,000

Applicants should apply only if they are comfortable completing the entire agreed scope within the fixed project budget.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

We are particularly interested in professionals who combine:

ESG / Sustainability Expertise

Knowledge or professional experience relating to several of the following:

ESG
Sustainability
Climate
Carbon/GHG accounting
Environmental management
Sustainability reporting
GRI
IFRS S1/S2
ESRS/CSRD
GHG Protocol
ESG governance
Sustainability assurance
Course / Technical Content Development

Experience in one or more of:

Professional course development
Training material development
Technical writing
Instructional content development
Professional education
ESG training
Competency-based learning
Language Capability
Excellent English comprehension
Native or near-native professional French
Ability to write professional technical French
Ability to compare English and French technical documents
Experience with translation/localisation/post-editing is preferred
IMPORTANT

We are not looking for a general translator without ESG knowledge.

Similarly, an ESG professional who cannot professionally review and correct French technical content will not be suitable for this combined assignment.

We are looking for a professional capable of bridging:

ESG Expertise + Course Development + English/French Technical Communication

SHORTLISTING TEST

Shortlisted applicants may receive a small sample consisting of:

English source content
AI-generated French translation

Candidates may be asked to:

Identify technical weaknesses in the English content.
Suggest an appropriate technical improvement.
Correct the corresponding French translation.
Demonstrate appropriate ESG terminology.

The sample will be used solely for candidate evaluation and will be kept reasonably short.

HOW TO APPLY

Please provide:

Your full name and country.
Your highest relevant qualification.
Years of ESG/sustainability experience.
Your experience with GRI, IFRS S1/S2, ESRS/CSRD and/or GHG Protocol.
Your course-development or technical-writing experience.
Your English proficiency.
Your French proficiency/native-language status.
Your experience with English–French technical translation, localisation or post-editing.
Examples of relevant previous projects, if available.
Your estimated completion time.
Confirmation that you accept the USD 1,000 fixed project fee.

Please begin your proposal with the words:

“ESG FRENCH – IBOSD”

This will help us identify applicants who have carefully reviewed the complete project requirements.

Potential Long-Term Collaboration

IBOSD is developing additional professional programmes in areas including sustainability, climate, carbon management, environment, safety and related professional disciplines.

Successful completion of this project may therefore lead to additional course-development, technical-review and French-localisation assignments.

IBOSD – UK Ltd.