Welsh Translator

Job title: Welsh Translator

Starting salary: £27,840

Full time, 12 month fixed term: Cardiff

Are you interested in bringing your experience as a translator to an organisation that plays a vital role in the democratic process?

The successful candidate

We are looking for an energetic, proactive and skilled translator to be responsible for providing translation services at the Electoral Commission.

You will be comfortable providing English to Welsh translations of documents, web-content and other material, as well as providing some Welsh to English translations as required. You will also be comfortable working to deadlines and providing timely turnaround of work. To help you achieve this you will be expected to become familiar with all areas of the Commission’s work, and to develop a close working relationship with colleagues based at various locations across the UK.  

The role

You will be responsible for translating and proofreading materials in line with the Commission’s corporate style guidelines and helping to ensure that we meet our statutory commitments set out in the Welsh language standards.

You will play a part in other aspects of the Commission’s work in Wales, particularly in the area of communications where you will assist the Senior Communications Advisor during what is an exciting time of change for our democracy in Wales. You will also support and provide advice to teams across the Commission in developing Welsh content and, when appropriate outsource large pieces of work and quality check these translations on return. You will also assist in dealing with Welsh language queries internally and act as the first point of contact for telephone enquiries made in Welsh.     

The remit of the Electoral Commission, Wales includes all areas of work relating to those electoral events taking place in Wales. This includes the annual canvass, and elections to the National Assembly for Wales, UK Parliament, Police and Crime Commissioners and local government. We focus on the issues that affect Wales and ensure that views of stakeholders in Wales are represented in our work. You will play a key part in helping us to achieve this.

The Electoral Commission is the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and to ensure its integrity.

We offer excellent terms and conditions, including flexible working hours and the opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements (dependant on scheme rules).

Please view the job description and apply below.

The closing date for applications is 23:45, 8 April 2020. Interviews will be held on 16 April 2020.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.