Specialist: Language Services
6 months ago
Bring your possibility to life Define your career with us
- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary
To provide a professional language service to the Absa Group by delivering content and communication with clear, direct and accessible messaging to mitigate possible reputational risk and financial loss to the Group.
**Job Description**:
Key Accountabilities:
Editing and translation
- Edit, translate, simplify, proof and correct English and Afrikaans banking, financial and insurance documents to meet Absa’s language standard and language guide requirements.
- Ensure that edited, translated, simplified, proofed and corrected texts maintain and convey original messaging, meaning and tone.
- Read and thoroughly understand context of given material, researching industry-specific terminology and using specialised dictionaries and translation tools.
- Network with industry experts and professional bodies to stay current on new editing and/or translation trends, tools and practices.
- Maintain, broaden and improve professional and/or practicing competence through relevant development and training opportunities.
Language advice, guidance and consulting
- Provide language advice, guidance and consulting service to internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain sound relationships with these stakeholders to ensure compliance with Absa’s standards and convention.
- Monitor and address non-compliance to mitigate risk.
- Assist in implementing and socialising Absa’s language standard and language guide to ensure compliance and adherence throughout the Group.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Language Practice (or equivalent) (English and Afrikaans) (essential)
- Post-graduate qualification in above (preferred)
**Skills**:
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines and turnaround times.
- Ability to organise and prioritise urgent work.
- Ability to build relationships and collaborate with various teams and functions.
- Analytical and creative thinking.
- Keen eye for detail.
- Team player.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Specialist knowledge of relevant languages.
- Fair knowledge of financial services industry and industry-specific terms and terminology.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience as language practitioner (essential).
- Experience in financial services industry (preferred).
- Accredited with or member of South African Translators’ Institute (SATI) (preferred).
Education
Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Communication Studies and Language (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_
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