Junior Translator

Are you a detail-oriented translator looking for new challenges in a fast-paced international environment? Is French your native language?

• 16 January 2023 at 11:30 (Brussels time)
• 18 January 2023 at 16:30 (Brussels time)

Who are we?

The Translation Service is part of NATO's Executive Management Division, which provides day-to-day translations to the Secretary General, the North Atlantic Council, NATO committees and all the entities of the Internation Staff, which comprises approximately 1,200 personnel.

Our expectations:

- you translate into French documents drafted in the other official language of NATO, English;
- you are open to receiving systematic feedback from the revisers of the Translation Service;
- you possess strong linguistic and analytical skills and are able to convey different levels of meaning;
- you produce clear, idiomatic translations that express the intended effect of the original, using the appropriate tone and register;
- you strive for excellence in carrying out your translation duties.
- you are a graduate of a translation programme at a recognized university, or you have a university degree in a relevant discipline complemented by proven translation capabilities;
- you possess the following minimum language levels: Proficiency (VI) in French as your main language and Advanced (V) in English (very good understanding and the ability to express yourself clearly when speaking and writing in that language);
- you have at least one year of translation experience.

We value:

• Customer service orientation: taking personal responsibility for correcting problems.
• Teamwork: expressing positive attitudes and expectations of the team or of team members.

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