Detail of the vacancy notice
- Directorate: Directorate for Translation
- Management: no
- Unit/Service: Spanish-Portuguese-Romanian Translation - Romanian sector
- Grade: Contract staff member - FGIV
- Location: Brussels
- Deadline: 27/02/2025 at noon (Brussels time)
- Period: 1 year, starting from 01 April 2025
- Application: Please note: The successful completion of EPSO CAST FGIV is required. Candidates preselected for this procedure will be required to pass a written test.
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 institutions, where you will familiarise yourself with different European Union projects and policies?
As a translator in the Romanian language sector, you will translate often complex documents, covering all spheres of EU activity, into Romanian 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 also carry out terminological research using, among other things, the various documentary and terminological databases available, and will contribute to the terminology work of the Romanian language sector and the Directorate for Translation.
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?
General abilities and capacities required
- Think with a critical spirit, analyse and solve problems pragmatically.
- Assess critically credibility and reliability of sources, data and information and use relevant digital tools to carry out the duties.
- Organise own work, demonstrate responsibility, identify priorities, take appropriate decisions and deliver results.
- Adapt to an evolving working environment, demonstrate commitment and adopt constructive attitude at all times. Remain effective and flexible even during period of heavy activity.
- Take initiative to achieve individual and shared objectives, demonstrate ownership and work autonomously.
- Learn and professionally develop to continuously enhance job performance and knowledge of the organisation and working environment.
- Work together with others in a constructive way by contributing to diverse and inclusive working environment. Demonstrate respect and courtesy at all times.
- Convey information and relevant opinions clearly and concisely both orally and in writing, facilitate interaction and engage effectively with others. Treat confidential or sensitive information accordingly.
Job-specific requirements
- You have passed EPSO CAST FGIV[1]
- You have a perfect command of the Romanian language (mother tongue or equivalent).
- You have a very good knowledge of and the ability to translate from English and from one / more of the following languages: French, German. Knowledge of other official EU languages would be considered an asset. Translators may be required to learn other official languages of the EU during their career.
- You have a good command 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 can work autonomously and prioritise workload in accordance with the needs of the language sector.
- You are flexible and you can 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.
- Previous experience in translation and quality assessment is a strong asset.
- Knowledge of the CoR and the EESC and of their structures, aims and contribution to the EU is desirable.
Please note that candidates must meet the eligibility criteria specified in art. 82(3) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants.