Trainee Irish Translator

Den Europæiske Centralbank; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An EU institution in Frankfurt is offering a traineeship in communications for candidates with a bachelor's degree in modern languages or translation. The role involves working with language technology tools, revising texts in Irish, and contributing to the Irish team's responsibilities. Candidates should have a mastery-level command of Irish and an advanced command of English. This traineeship offers a multicultural environment with opportunities to collaborate and innovate in language services.

Qualifikationen

• A bachelor's degree or higher in modern languages or translation is essential.
• C2 command of Irish and C1 command of English are required.

Aufgaben

• Revise and proofread texts in Irish.
• Identify, extract, and compile terminology in economics and finance.
• Maintain translation memories and provide linguistic advice.

Kenntnisse

Mastery-level command of Irish

Advanced command of English

Familiarity with computer-assisted translation tools

Experience of translating English texts into Irish

Intermediate command of another official EU language

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree or higher in modern languages or translation

Master’s degree in modern languages or translation (desired)

Jobbeschreibung

Communications

13245

General Information

revise and proofread texts in Irish;

help to identify, extract and compile terminology, particularly in the fields of economics and finance;

contribute to the Irish team’s other responsibilities, such as maintaining translation memories and providing linguistic advice.

The traineeship offers you excellent opportunities to use state‑of‑the‑art language technology tools in your daily work and to gain insight into language services in an EU institution. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in modern languages or translation;
• a mastery‑level (C2) command of Irish and an advanced (C1) command of English, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired

• a master’s degree (completed or in the final stages of completion) in modern languages or translation;
• familiarity with computer‑assisted translation tools;
• experience of translating English texts into Irish;
• an intermediate (B1) command of another official EU language;
• an interest in financial and economic affairs.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Further information

Initial traineeship of between 3 and 6 months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website.

Applicants who have completed university courses on translation from English into Irish are encouraged to provide a list of these courses, together with the grades achieved, and/or a letter of recommendation from aαγ relevant supervisor or faculty member. These documents should be in Irish or English.

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will include a remote written exercise in the pre‑selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – an online interview.

Further information on how to apply is available on our website.

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.