COR/AST1-AST7/19/22 (M/F)  

Detail of the vacancy notice

Reference: COR/AST1-AST7/19/22
Directorate: Directorate T, Translation
Function Group: AST
Management: No
Deadline: 24/05/2022 12:00
Job Title: Assistant
Unit/Service: English and Irish Translation Unit – Irish language sector
Grade: AST1-AST7
Location: Brussels

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Your job and responsibilities

Interested in a position where you will use your language skills daily? Want to work in a Directorate at the service of two separate European Union institutions, and thus have the opportunity to familiarise yourself with different European Union (EU) projects and policies?

As an assistant in the unit, you are responsible for assisting translators with the preparation and production of translations into Irish and English, using translation tools and in-house IT applications, as well as for coordinating workflow under the guidance of the head of unit or the language coordinator.

You are also responsible for preparing texts to be outsourced to another service provider and giving a final check to the translated texts before publishing them as part of the overall quality control process; you provide proofreading or other linguistic support in Irish and English.

You take part in the cooperation networks or other horizontal tasks (webmaster's tasks, assistance to the head of unit, library and office supply orders etc.) as well as ensuring business continuity on a daily basis and performing an evening stand-by a few times per year (rotating tasks).

You perform other administrative and technical tasks and cooperate with other language teams' assistants.

You are part of a dynamic directorate where a wide range of internal and interinstitutional training courses, in addition to language classes, are offered, as well as formal and informal contacts with colleagues in other units through cross-service activities such as the Translation AST-Network.


Are you the talent we are looking for?

  • You have a thorough knowledge of Irish and English (written and oral); for functional reasons, a good knowledge French would be an asset.
  • You have a good command of IT applications and tools (Outlook, Excel, Word, Sharepoint, etc.) and the ability to learn other specific applications.
  • You have the ability to work as part of a team (but also independently when required) and to fit in with an international working environment.
  • You have a strong sense of responsibility and the ability to work well under pressure.
  • You have very good communication and interpersonal skills.


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