Project Management Intern - Internship for the Fall session (September to December 2022)

Location: Montreal, QC                                  

About RWS:

 

RWS Holdings plc is the world’s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our customers to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally by communicating business critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realization of their innovations.

 

Our vision is to help organizations interact effectively with people anywhere in the world by solving their language, content and market access challenges through our collective global intelligence, deep expertise and smart technology.

 

Customers include 90 of the globe’s top 100 brands, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 18 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across the technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents.

 

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).

 

For further information, please visit: www.rws.com

 

 

About The Role:

 

Under the supervision of a senior member of Project Management team (Project Manager or Senior Project Manager), the Project Management Intern is a key member of a project team, working closely with and supporting the day to day administrative activities of the entire Project Management team. Tasks may include but are not limited to preparation and review of project files, updating electronic records and systems information, communication and coordination with linguists, and generation of simple quotes. May also assist with scheduling projects and arranging purchase orders for linguists.

Responsibilities:

 

• Assemble files and necessary reference material to assign to linguists for translation.

• Perform review and cleanup of linguistic proof.

• Process vendor payment information.

• Collaborate with project management team to ensure client specifications are met and projects are successfully delivered to clients

• Prepare single language/single file quotes.

• Utilize project management software in the completion of tasks.

• Support resource allocation prior to project launch with heads-up to vendors.

• May assist with scheduling projects and arranging purchase orders for linguists

Equipment:

 

• Uses standard office equipment such as personal computer, scanner, copier, fax machine, telephone/headset.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

 

• Strong organizational skills in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Ability to prioritize and coordinate completing work demands, and maintain composure under pressure.

• Fluent communication skills of written and verbal English. French fluency a big plus.

• Ability to report work orally and in writing as required.

• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, CRM/AURORA/other production software, CAT Tools, Office 365/Skype).

• A team player who can collaborate effectively with a diverse group of individuals.

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding company financial and other information.

• Ability to resolve customer service and production issues in a professional and efficient manner.

• Quality focus and detail oriented.

 

 

 Life at RWS - We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch.

 

RWS embraces diversity 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.

 

Recruitment Agencies: RWS Group 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.