Translators (hungarian or maltese) (50% part-time)

Your role

As a Hungarian or Maltese Translator, you will:

translate texts from English into Hungarian or Maltese in the fields of economics, finance, central banking and banking supervision;

revise and proofread texts written in Hungarian or Maltese;

identify, extract and compile terminology in Hungarian or Maltese;

work with state-of-the-art language technology tools, including machine translation, and maintain translation memories in Hungarian or Maltese;

work collaboratively with other translators to produce ECB communications in Hungarian or Maltese;

contribute to the Language Services Division's overall strategy by providing ideas, embracing innovation and being part of the evolution of the translation industry.

We actively support professional development for our staff. Besides learning opportunities such as training and mentoring, we encourage and support horizontal mobility after some years in the same position.The position offers you excellent opportunities to translate a wide range of text types for a variety of audiences, apply clear language principles and develop a strong understanding of economics, finance, central banking and banking supervision. 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 master's degree or equivalent in translation, modern languages or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);

in addition to the above, a minimum of four years’ experience as a professional translator working from English into Hungarian or Maltese in fields relevant to the position (e.g. economics, finance, central banking or banking supervision);

experience with computer-assisted translation tools, AI-supported translation and/or post-editing machine translation;

a mastery-level (C2) command of Hungarian or Maltese and an advanced (C1) command of English, according to the .

Desired:

experience as an in-house translator working from English into Hungarian or Maltese;

an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the .

You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position. You are also 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.

Working modalities

To enable Language Services to maintain its business continuity capability, you will occasionally be expected to perform work during non-standard working hours and work at the ECB’s standby sites.