Translator

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 249851**Salary**:

- £31,265 - £34,446**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- HEO**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term**Length of employment**:

- Up to 12 months**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- This position is based at CAERNARFON CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTRE CAERNARFON, LL55 2DFAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Job description**:
**Overview**

The translator plays a crucial role in enabling HMCTS and other partners within the Ministry of Justice to fulfil the obligations of their respective Welsh Language Schemes. The post holder will require linguistic skills of the highest standard in both English and Welsh in order to translate accurately and correctly having due regard to the grammar and syntax of both languages.

Key responsibilities:
Proof read own work and work of other translators within the team.

Present translated work within a bilingual format if required. This will involve familiarisation with bilingual design

Keeping abreast of developments in Welsh language terminology and technical aids for translators.

To assist in keeping the Welsh Language Unit’s bank of terminology up-to-date

**Skills & Qualifications**

A degree in Welsh, a recognised Translation qualification i.e. Membership of the Association of Welsh Language Interpreters or Post Graduate Certificate in Translation, or suitable experience in a translator’s role.

**You will be required to provide evidence of the following key competencies**

**Seeing the Big Picture**
- Be alert to emerging issues and trends which might impact or benefit own and team’s work
- Actively seek out and share experience to develop understanding and knowledge of own work and of team’s business area

**Changing and Improving**
- Find ways to improve systems and structures to deliver with more streamlined resources.
- Regularly review procedures or systems with teams to identify improvements an simply processes and decision making.
- Prepare for and respond appropriately to the range of possible effects that change may have on own role/team.

**Making Effective Decisions**
- Identify a range of relevant and credible information sources and recognise the need to collect new data when necessary from internal and external sources.

**Leading and Communicating**
- Convey enthusiasm and energy about your work and encourage others to do the same.
- Communicate in a succinct, engaging manner and stand ground when needed. Act in a fair and respectful way in dealing with others.

**Collaborating and Partnering**
- Establish relationships with a range of stakeholders to support delivery of business outcomes.
- Get to know fellow team members/colleagues and understand their viewpoints and preferences.
- Encourage collaborative team working within own team and across the Department.

**Building Capability for All**
- Identify and address team or individual capability requirements and gaps to deliver current and future work.
- Proactively manage own career and identify own learning needs with manager, plan and carry out work-place learning opportunities.

**Managing a Quality Service**
- Develop, implement, maintain and review systems and service standards to provide quality, efficiency and value for money.
- Establish mechanisms to seek out and respond to feedback from customers about service provided.
- Work with team to set priorities, goals, objectives and timescales.

**Person specification**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Languages**:

- Welsh - Preferable to be a member of Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Provide a written translation test from English to Welsh of around 200 words

**Benefits**:

- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Strengths, Ability, Experience and Technical skills.- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turki