Intern in the Language Services and Minute-Writing Division

Job title:

Intern in the Language Services and Minute-Writing Division

Company:

European Space Agency

Job description

Internship Opportunity in the Director General’s Services.Location ParisOur team and missionThis position is based at the ESA HQ – Paris, FranceThe Language Services and Minute-Writing Division is responsible for:

• providing Agency-wide translation and editing services (English, French and German) in support of ESA’s official meetings;
• providing translation and editing services for correspondence, speeches, presentations and other material (including e-material) submitted (English, French and German as well as other languages on an ad-hoc basis);
• determining translation priorities in collaboration with the services involved;
• providing minute-writing of official meetings;
• managing, as business owner, digital tools in support of language services (e.g. the Agency’s multilingual terminology database, ESA Termbase, computer- assisted translation tools, neural machine translation);
• organising interpretation services (English, French and German as well as other languages on an ad-hoc basis).

Candidates interested are encouraged to visit the ESA website:Field(s) of activity for the internshipTopic of the internship: TerminologyAreas of focus 1:Support the work of the English Translation, Editing and Support Section in carrying out terminological research and extracting terminology from Agency documents and other reliable sources in French, English and German, the three languages from and into which documents are generally translated at ESA.Areas of focus 2:Support the work of the English Translation, Editing and Support Section in maintaining and drafting terminology records for the ESA Termbase, the Agency’s multilingual terminology database covering most areas of ESA activity with entries principally in French, English and German.Behavioural competenciesResult Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward ThinkingFor more information, please refer toEducationYou must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a university course at Master’s level and you need to remain enrolled at your University for the entire duration of the internship.

Additional requirementsThe working languages of the Agency are English and French. A thorough knowledge of both is required.A thorough knowledge of German would be an asset.Other informationESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.At the Agency we value diversity, and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us via email at contact.human.resources@esa.int.Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).

Expected salary

Location

Paris

Job date

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:42:28 GMT

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