Associate Language Specialist - Cape Town

RWS Group; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading language services company in Cape Town seeks a full-time Localisation Project Manager. The role requires proficiency in English and another South African language, with experience in project management within the localisation or translation industry. Candidates should possess strong organisational and communication skills to ensure high-quality language solutions for clients.

Qualifications

• Proficient in English and one of South Africa's official languages.
• Hands-on experience coordinating projects within the localisation or translation industry.
• Strong attention to detail and dedication to maintaining quality standards.
• Excellent administration skills: managing projects, costs, and file upkeep.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Delivering high-quality language solutions to clients.
• Managing projects, costs, and Translation Memory updates.
• Resolving customer service and production issues in a professional manner.

Skills

Good IT/Computing skills

Excellent administration skills

Strong organizational skills

Excellent communication skills

Cultural awareness

Time management

Education

Post-graduate qualification in translation/interpretation

Tools

Translation management tools (CAT)

Job description

RWS Group City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Job Purpose

A full-time Project Manager, preferably based in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town and best suited to a person who is proficient in English and one of South Africa’s official languages. The role is essential to our commitment to delivering high-quality language solutions to our clients.

Job Overview

About RWS Language Services Division

Recognised as the world’s largest Language Service Provider – helps customers to create, translate, and deliver content across 250+ languages. Our global team of linguists, project managers, subject matter experts and localisation professionals work closely with customers to ensure their communications and multilingual content is compelling, accurate and consistent.

Experience:

• A post-graduate qualification in translation/interpretation or equivalent in Business, English, Foreign Language, Social or Applied Sciences, or other related field.
• Hands-on experience coordinating projects within the localisation or translation industry.

Skills:

• Good IT/Computing skills, including experience with translation management tools (CAT, or Computer Aided Translation tools).
• Excellent administration skills, i.e., managing projects, costs and reconciling projects, Translation Memory updates and folder structure maintenance.
• Strong organisational skills in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to prioritise and coordinate competing work demands and maintain composure under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills of written and verbal English.
• Ability to resolve customer service and production issues in a professional and efficient manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Quality focus and detail oriented.
• An understanding of industry-specific terminology and subject matter expertise is highly advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail and dedication to maintaining quality standards.
• Effective time management and organisational skills.
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity to linguistic and cultural differences.
• Willingness to adapt and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Life at RWS - If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood, then you’ll love life at RWS.

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career.

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.

RWS Values

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

Recruitment Agencies: RWS Holdings PLC does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward any unsolicited resumes to any RWS employees. Any unsolicited resume received will be treated as the property of RWS and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such resume will be considered null and void.

Every RWS story starts with an application and our aim is to ensure every applicant has a world-class experience at every step. We are an equal opportunity employer where we promote diversity and inclusion and our assessment process is designed for you to showcase your experience, skills and fit to our values. When you apply for a role at RWS, anywhere in the world, we want you to have the opportunity to understand who we are, what we do for our clients and to meet with people who will inspire you and answer your questions. At no stage will RWS ask an applicant to pay for any aspect of your assessment, on-boarding or training.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Translation and Localization

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