French Language Translator

Location: Strasbourg, France

Company

The hirify.global oversees the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the member states of the Council of Europe.

What you will do

• Translate primarily legal documents from English into French.
• Check the linguistic quality of legal documents drafted in French by non-native speakers.
• Provide linguistic and terminological assistance to judges and Registry members.
• Contribute to testing, improving, and using new translation and editing tools.
• Handle assignment-related information confidentially.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent higher education qualification, preferably in translation or law.
• At least four years of professional experience translating legal documents after obtaining the qualification.
• French at first-language level and excellent English required.
• Ability to test, improve, and use new translation and editing tools.
• Citizenship of a Council of Europe member state and fulfilment of that state’s civil-service appointment conditions required.
• National service obligations must be discharged, the applicant must be under 65, and certain family relationships with serving Council of Europe staff members are excluded.

Nice to have

• Legal studies.
• Good understanding of the legal terminology used in the Court’s judgments and decisions.
• Experience in an international context.
• Results orientation, learning and development, and service orientation.

Culture & Benefits

• International external recruitment.
• Employment conditions include salaries, allowances, a pension scheme, and social insurance.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation for applicants with specific needs.
• Work involves collaboration within one of the French Language Divisions of the Court’s Language Department.

Hiring process

• Applications must demonstrate the required competencies, including planning, drafting, quality focus, teamwork, and communication.
• Applications must be submitted by the stated deadline at 23:59:59 CET/CEST.
• Recruitment follows Article 490 of the Council of Europe Staff Rules.