Uzbek Translation Team Leader, OLA - 25614

NYC Public Schools; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Public Schools is seeking an Uzbek Translation Team Leader within the Office of Language Access to oversee the translation of written materials and support interpretation services as needed. The role focuses on quality, consistency, and timely delivery across all parent-facing communications.

You will manage project distribution, coordinate with vendors, maintain term bases and style guides, train staff, produce performance reports, and serve as final reviewer for key documents in Uzbek,

Qualifications

• Experience leading translation teams in a multilingual environment.
• Strong quality control and editing skills for translations.
• Project management and ability to coordinate multiple tasks.
• Familiarity with glossary/term-base management and style guides.
• Ability to train team members and generate performance reports.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Uzbek translations of NYCPS documents and ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Lead a team of Uzbek translators and coordinate with external vendors as needed.
• Maintain and improve term bases and style guides across projects.
• Coordinate translation project distribution and support interpretation services as needed.
• Provide high-level reports on productivity and team performance.
• Review final translations for quality before publication.

Job description

Position Summary: New York City Public School (NYCPS) The Division of Family, Community and Student Empowerment includes a diverse portfolio of offices, including Family and Community Engagement, Students in Temporary Housing and Foster Care, Community Schools and Strategic Partnerships, Attendance Research and Innovations, Office of School Wellness Programs and Office of Language Access. These teams work together to assist the Chancellor in serving the largest school system in the country, composed of approximately 1 million students and ensure that parents, students, and all New York City communities have enhanced opportunities for support with a focus on family empowerment, community support and wellness and language access for NYCPS.

Improved cooperative relationships with parents, superintendents, principals, teachers and stakeholders in support of public-school students and families help to advance student achievement and empower authentic voice and feedback to NYCPS. The NYCPS' Office of Language Access (OLA) is hiring a UzbekTranslation Team Leader to provide guidance and expertise on all matters related to language-specific communications produced by NYCPS. While the primary focus of this role is overseeing the translation of written documents, responsibilities may also include supporting the translation project management team with coordinating project distribution, translating documents outside of regular work hours and supporting the coordination of interpretation services as needed. Performs related work.

Reports to: Senior Administrator of Translation Direct Reports: Uzbek Translators Key Relationships: OLA internal project management and language teams NYCPS, external (Uzbek) providers, and NYCPSNYCPS offices who create/provide parent-facing communications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with NYCPS's vendors to manage and maintain language-specific term bases and style guides and identifies opportunities to enhance the quality and consistency of translated documents.
• Determines accurate translations of critical NYCPS terms using reputable language resources, with consideration of the target audience and relevant design/media factors.
• Leads the team, ensuring quality control through the consistent use of standardized terminology and adherence to style guides.
• Coordinates and facilitates training sessions for the team.
• Produces high-level reports on the team’s productivity and performance.
• Conducts research on policies, resources, and best practices to support efficient and effective team workflows.
• Implements policies, systems, and protocols to ensure cohesiveness and consistency across all translated NYCPS documents.
• Serves as the final reviewer of all key translated NYCPS documents in the assigned language, including content produced by both internal translation teams and external vendors.
• Bilingual editing (i.e., revision), monolingual editing (i.e., review), or both, depending on the document.
• Translates NYCPS documents from Engl