Introduction

You will be part of the Board and Media Section of the Language Services Division in the Directorate General Communications. Language Services provides translation, editing, proofreading, and language technology and terminology services in all EU languages, as well as offering advice on linguistic matters. Our work covers a wide range of texts aimed at experts and the general public, including multilingual content for our websites, and seeks to make the ECB's operations accessible to a variety of different audiences.

Your tasks

Your team In your role as a French Translator, you will join a small team of in-house and external French Translators who, together with colleagues translating into other languages, are responsible for communicating the ECB's messages to almost 350 million Europeans who do not have English as their first language. You will help to produce ECB communications in French, working closely with other Translators, Language Technologists/Terminologists and our team of Administrators, as well as experts from across the ECB. You will work closely with others in our Directorate General as part of cross-divisional teams handling strategic communication projects or urgent tasks.

Your role As a French Translator, you will:

• translate texts from English into French in the fields of economics, finance, central banking and banking supervision;
• revise and proofread texts written in French;
• identify, extract and compile terminology in French;
• work with state-of-the-art language technology tools, including machine translation, and maintain translation memories in French;
• contribute to the Language Services Division's overall strategy by providing ideas, embracing innovation and being part of the evolution of the translation industry.

This position offers you excellent opportunities to translate a wide range of text types for a variety of different audiences, apply clear language principles and develop a strong understanding of economics, finance, central banking and banking supervision. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

• a master's degree or equivalent in translation, modern languages or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
• in addition to the above, a minimum of four years' experience as a professional translator working from English into French in fields relevant to the position (economics, finance, central banking or banking supervision);
• experience working with computer-assisted translation tools, preferably Trados Studio;
• a native speaker-standard (C2) command of French and an advanced (C1) command of English, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

• an intermediate (B1) command of further official languages of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people's diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.
You are motivated to contribute to the ECB's mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe.
You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

We offer

Language & Translation
Communications
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General Information

Type of contract Fixed-term contract, which may be extended subject to individual performance and organisational needs

Who can apply? EU nationals

Salary F/G (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €5,743 plus benefits, for further information see what we offer.

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 26.01.2026

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Working modalities To enable the Division to maintain its business continuity capability, you will occasionally be expected to perform work during non-standard working hours and work at the ECB's standby sites.

Further information The contract offered will be fixed-term, the appointment being for 24 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person.
Temporary appointments may be extended or made permanent subject to organisational needs and budgetary constraints. This may result in a staff member with a non-convertible fixed-term contract being offered a convertible contract in accordance with the ECB Conditions of Employment.

Contact

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager, Denise Scott, on +49 160 90979610 between 14:00 and 15:00 on Wednesday, 14 January.

Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise and an interview.
If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of How we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.
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