YOUR MISSION

You will join the ILL’s (small) two-person translation office, which is part of the Institute’s Administration Division. The office is responsible for the translation of internal and external documents from and into the ILL’s three official languages (French, English, and German), as well as the revision and proofreading of documents in English. The translation office handles a wide range of document types, including technical reports, contracts, press releases, specifications and financial statements, covering subject areas ranging from HR, law and finance to IT, safety, science and nuclear engineering. In addition to providing linguistic support for the Institute, the translation office is also responsible for the production of minutes (in English) of the biannual meetings of two of the ILL’s supervisory bodies.

In your role as English translator, you will:

• Translate documents from French (and occasionally from German) into English for both internal and external audiences
• Assist with the outsourcing and checking of translations into French and German
• Proofread texts written in English by non-native speakers
• Provide linguistic and terminological advice
• Contribute to the production and maintenance of language resources such as translation memories and terminology resources.In your role as minute-taker, you will * Attend the biannual meetings of the ILL’s Subcommittee on Administrative Questions and Steering Committee to produce, in compliance with strict deadlines, the summary of conclusions and minutes of these meetings. This may involve travelling to other European member countries of the ILL.