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European Union is recruiting translators and proofreaders on fixed-term contracts

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The European Union has opened a process to recruit translators and proofreaders on fixed-term contracts to work within the EU institutions, primarily based in Brussels and Luxembourg.

This recruitment process is open-ended and candidates may be called for testing or offered a position at any time. Applicants must be a citizen of an EU member state, so if you are a UK national, you should get your application in before 29 March when the UK leaves the EU (subject to any extension).

Translators must be able to translate from two different official EU languages into one other EU language. Under the current rules, the first of these two source languages must be:

• French
• German
• English (only if the target language is not English)

The second source language may be any other official EU language.

For more information and to apply, please follow the links below.
Apply to be a translator
Apply to be a proofreader

FAQs can be found here.

Please note:

• Applicants for translator positions must indicate their target language (Language 1) and first source language (Language 2) in the 'Registration Data' tab of the application form.
• The form must be filled out in Language 2.
• The second source language (Language 3), and knowledge of any other languages, whether EU official languages or not, should be indicated under the 'My Profile' > 'Language Skills' tab.

Factsheets

• Working for the EU as a freelance translator
• Working for the EU as a staff translator
• Working for the EU as a trainee translator

Kind regards
CIOL Membership team