Sacred Materials Language Coordinator | Remote (Europe Central) | Permanent (Full-Time, 40 Hours)

A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias; Remote; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A global religious organization is seeking a Sacred Materials Language Coordinator to provide management support for translation and recording projects. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, 8 years of translation experience, and 3 years in project management. Responsibilities include communication with translation teams and assisting with resource and project needs. This is a remote position located in Europe Central, with flexible working hours to accommodate team members across different time zones.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in translation.
• 3+ years of project management experience required.

Aufgaben

• Communicate with translation offices and manage resource availability.
• Assist with travel arrangements for projects.
• Create and manage project documents and job assignments.
• Ensure timely completion of projects.
• Administer surveys for projects.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Interpersonal communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Time management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in business, linguistics, or translation

8 years of experience in translation

3 years of project management experience

Tools

Office 365

Computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools

Jobbeschreibung

Sacred Materials Language Coordinator | Remote (Europe Central) | Permanent (Full-Time, 40 Hours)

We are looking to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives of our global Church membership. To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

This role provides project and resource management support for various temple, scripture, and hymn translation and recording projects, being the connecting link between Church Headquarters in Salt Lake City and translation teams in the Area. It supports diverse teams of translators and voice talents in multiple languages. Its intent is to guide and align internal and external resources in achieving established targets of efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness for translating, interpreting, producing and delivering products to users around the world—with an emphasis on project management. The primary objective of this role is to facilitate the successful completion of sacred materials projects by coordinating job tasks through the use of translation project management tools and technologies and by assisting Sacred Materials Linguists and Area Language Supervisors in building capabilities amongst resources.

Candidates for this position will be leaders with exceptional organizational and time-management skills and experience in managing projects and in performing or supporting translation work. They must demonstrate problem‑solving skills with keen attention to detail and familiarity with business operations and technology. In addition to keeping projects on track, they must also have strong communication skills in order to provide clear training and feedback on translation tools and processes to project team members. They must be service-oriented with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely with people across cultures. They must be available to work during non‑standard business hours and on flexible schedules to facilitate partnership with team members and staff in other time zones.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with Church translation offices in the Areas to determine resource availability for temple translation and production, as well as for other scripture and hymnbook translation projects.
• Assists temple translation and temple production teams with location and travel arrangements for sacred materials projects in multiple areas.
• Assists sacred materials linguists with document creation, job assignments, job tracking, and resource management.
• Uses standard processes to ensure the timely completion of projects, including managing communication, project expectations and payment with translation team members.
• Creates and administers surveys for Sacred Materials projects.
• Typically coordinates sensitive, confidential, high‑profile projects.
• Travels internationally, including to other areas, to assist with project and resource needs.
• Other duties as assigned by translation managers at Church Headquarters and in the Area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in business, linguistics, translation or a related field) or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience with a high degree of expertise (typically seen in a professional translator with at least 8 years of experience) in translation or a related field, and skill in writing, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and syntax of one or more non‑English languages. Plus 3 years of experience in project management or a related field.
• Broad knowledge of history, political and economic circumstances, cultural differences, and localization needs in a globalized world.
• Proven skills in project management, time management, interpersonal communication, coaching, problem solving and the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to interact with external and internal resources in a way that ensures projects are completed in a timely manner and according to client specifications.
• Ability to navigate through translation and business management tools, web interfaces, reading briefs and instructions, including entering data and downloading and uploading files.
• Ability to provide basic technical support to translation and business management systems users.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with operating systems and Office 365 applications.
• Knowledge of Church doctrine, policies, and ecclesiastical organization.
• Knowledge of word processing, graphic production and language recording best practices.
• Familiarity with computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools.

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