trainee (chinese national / eu member states citizen) interpreting and translation section (05/08/2015)

the delegation of european union to china is looking for 3 trainees for its interpreting and translation section for a period of maximum 6 consecutive months.

preliminary: the trainee will not be an employee of the delegation of the european union to china and mongolia. no contractual relationship will be established under this traineeship and no remuneration will be offered.

traineeships are addressed mainly to young university graduates who have limited professional experience or who are starting a professional career. traineeships may also be offered to students in their last years of university, in particular when traineeship can be a complement to their academic training.


main tasks:

● translation from english to chinese and chinese to english of official and internal documents on all topics relating to eu-china relations

● research and summaries of chinese language news sources

● interpreting of meetings between delegation officials and chinese counterparts

● protocol support for high-level visits from eu institutions to china

the traineeship offers an invaluable opportunity for chinese – english linguists not only to hone their translation/interpreting skills covering a very wide range of political and technical topics in a real working environment, it also offers trainees an opportunity to be directly involved in the organisation of important visits by representatives of eu institutions to china.


profile:

candidates must be:

● eu or chinese nationals

● young graduates, with a qualification in translation or interpretation of chinese to english and english to chinese

● fluent in english and chinese

● highly motivated, capable of managing a multitude of tasks, including translation work, organisation of events, and interpreting

● demonstrate strong research, writing and analysis skills

● skilled in using microsoft office tools (word, excel, powerpoint).


knowledge & experience:

● relevant professional experience should not exceed a maximum of one year

● candidates who have already worked for an eu institution for a period of time, included blue book stagiaires are not eligible for this traineeship


recruitment procedure:

the organization of the selection process will ensure that all candidates are treated in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory way.

based on the required profile and tasks to be assigned to the selected trainee, selection will be carried out by a committee made up of the delegation's deputy head of delegation or representative, one official and/or other agents, after

● screening of applications

● establishment of a short-list and

● interview of at least 3 eligible candidates (interview by phone if one of the 3 short-listed candidates is not in beijing).

the work of the committee is confidential, final and binding. there is no appeal procedure. only the candidates invited to interview will be contacted.


general conditions:

● traineeship is based at the delegation of the european union to china and mongolia in beijing

● period of the traineeship is from 1 september 2015 to 29 february 2016

● traineeship is full time (40 hours per week)

● the trainee will need to provide proof of sickness and accident insurance coverage in china which covers expenses occurred in china. for expatriate trainees, insurance with specific repatriation coverage is necessary

● all costs related to travel, accommodation, visa, sickness and accident insurance, possible repatriation insurance, etc. for the time spent during the duration of the traineeship in china are borne by the trainee

a traineeship agreement will be signed between the traineeship supervisor and the selected trainee before the start date of the traineeship. the trainee will have to declare that there is no real or potential conflict of interest and that he will observe a duty of discretion and non-disclosure of information.


applications:



the application dossier should contain the following documents:

● a letter of motivation in english

● a standard cv (english version only)

● a copy certified conform of your university diploma or, for these not having obtained the diploma yet, a letter from the university attesting of the attendance to university classes



applications mentioning the reference: traineeship interpreting and translation section in the subject line should be sent by e-mail.

the deadline for reception of applications is set for 18:00 hrs (gmt+8), on 05/08/2015. interviews should take place within 4 weeks after this date.