COR-AD5-AD11-30-20 - Directorate for Translation, English and Irish Translation Unit  

Detail of the vacancy notice

Reference: COR-AD5-AD11-30-20
Directorate: Directorate T, Translation
Function Group: AD
Management: No
Deadline: 08/12/2020 12:00
Job Title: ADMINISTRATOR
Unit/Service: English and Irish Translation Unit
Grade: AD5-AD11
Location: Brussels
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​Your job and responsibilities

Interested in a position where you will use your language skills daily? Fancy working in a directorate that serves two separate European Union (EU) institutions, where you will familiarise yourself with different EU projects and policies?
As a translator in the English language sector:

You will translate often complex documents, covering all spheres of EU activity, into English from at least two other EU official languages within the set deadlines;
You will be responsible for ensuring a high level of quality, by producing complete, precise and linguistically correct translations that preserve the meaning, essence and aim of the original documents;
You will revise, check and assess translations produced by your colleagues and external service providers;
You will carry out terminological research using, among other things, the various documentary and terminological databases available, and will contribute to the terminology work of the English language sector and the Directorate for Translation;
You will carry out one or more specific tasks in the English language sector (e.g. correcting and editing original documents, acting as the team's IT superuser, serving as language coordinator);
You will participate in other side tasks (training, development of IT tools, etc.);
You will be part of a dynamic directorate, which offers a wide range of internal and interinstitutional training courses, including language classes, as well as formal and informal contact with colleagues in other units through cross-departmental activities.


Are you the talent we are looking for?

You have a perfect command of English language (mother tongue or equivalent);
You have a very good knowledge of and the ability to translate from Polish and French. An ability to translate from Czech and Latvian would be a strong asset. An ability to translate from one of the other most frequently used source languages (German, Spanish and Italian) would be an asset. Knowledge of other official EU languages is valued. Translators are required to learn one or more of the other official languages of the EU during their career;
You know how the CoR and the EESC function; knowledge of their structures, aims and their contribution to the EU would be an asset;
You have a good grasp of current translation-related IT applications (Microsoft Office, SDL Trados Studio or other computer-aided translation tools, etc.) and willingness to further develop in this area;
You have the ability to work autonomously and prioritise workload in accordance with the needs of the language sector;
You have the ability to work in a team and adapt to an international working environment;
You have a strong sense of responsibility and the ability to work well under pressure;
Experience in translation and quality assessment would be an asset.