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Translation Project Manager

NATOBrussels, Belgium
Category | Grade:Professional | G-16Deadline:30 Aug 2026Job ID:261203Synced on:23 Jul 2026
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Overview

Coordinates NATO translation assignments from intake through delivery, planning demand and freelance work, tracking priorities and client expectations, maintaining communication across linguistic-services stakeholders and improving translation workflows so documents are delivered accurately, consistently and on schedule.

Languages

Required: English, French

Job Areas

  1. Translation & Language Services
  2. Programme & Project Management

Minimum Experience

3 years

Salary

EUR 6,847.99 / monthly

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the full lifecycle of translation projects and incoming requests
  • Coordinate freelance assignments, workloads and translation delivery schedules
  • Maintain communication among clients, linguists and external providers
  • Track document priorities and manage client expectations across committees
  • Identify efficiency gains and recommend improvements to translation workflows

Requirements

  • University-level translation training or a relevant degree
  • At least three years of translation project-management or demand-processing experience
  • Professional project-management certification
  • NATO proficiency in one of English or French and advanced proficiency in the other
  • Nationality of a NATO member country

Skills

Translation project managementDemand planningFreelancer coordinationClient relationship managementWorkflow improvementPriority managementCross-functional coordination

Tools

Computer-assisted translation toolsMicrosoft 365SharePointPRINCE2

Additional info

  • Post is pending budget approval
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements are subject to business requirements