Translation Administrative Coordinator
HR departmentLisbon, 435289 pt (primary)porto, ptUpdate time: September 19,2022
Job Description

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:

This is a full-time position with on-site work in our office in Porto, alternatively home-based in Portugal. You will be performing a variety of administrative and coordination functions to support the Language Office teams based in Germany, to deliver high quality results. You will apply working knowledge of the translation function and coordination skills to ensure effective resourcing of translation projects.

 

Your responsibilities:

  • Contacting freelance translators using our vendor database to staff translation projects.
  • Communicating with Managers and/or teams on status of requests in a timely fashion.
  • Ensuring a high level of accuracy in the vendor database by ensuring Supply Chain update essential information (e.g., booking information, availability, contact info, skills, rates/discounts, performance history).
  • Supporting project activities such as file analysis and preparation, sending prepared information to freelance translators.
  • Ensuring qualified resources are identified by clarifying requirements for resources up front (e.g., specific skills, profile, availability).
  • Monitoring schedules of freelancers and alerts Managers and/or team of potential resourcing conflicts (e.g., holidays, vacations).
  • Highlighting new resources and performance histories/skills to team in order to identify the best resource for the project).

 

Your profile:

  • Minimum Bachelor degree in Translation (or relevant disciplines).
  • Fluency in German and English.
  • Experience in Translation/Localization Project Management.
  • Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.
  • Ability to multitask and meet simultaneous, tight deadlines.
  • High degree of professionalism when working with external vendors and freelancers.

 

Does this sound like you? Apply today and submit your resume in German or in English!

 

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 

As a company focused on connecting people through language, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our company culture. RWS is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed in ensuring that all employees work in an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination and one that actively promotes teamwork, diversity and trust. All employees have a right to be treated with respect and dignity. RWS operate in a manner for the inclusion of all - any form of discrimination is expressly prohibited. Employees are selected and promoted on merit alone and no other factors whether race, gender, age, religion, marital status, gender identity or disability are taken into consideration. 

We are proud to work in a company where all can succeed and grow their career and while RWS operates in accordance with all local employment laws, if local law enables any form of discrimination this is against RWS company policy and we will adhere to the highest standard.   

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.       

 

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