General Information
Type of contract
Traineeship
Who can apply?
EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme
Grant
The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
29.05.2023
Your team
You will be part of the Legislation Division in the Directorate General Legal Services. Our Division is responsible for preparing ECB legal acts in the official languages of the EU, reviewing legal texts for legal, linguistic and terminological consistency and maintaining a legal terminology database. The Division is also in charge of publishing and disseminating the ECB’s legal framework and other legal publications.
In the field of banking supervision, our Division provides advice and expertise on developing ECB supervisory decisions within the Single Supervisory Mechanism and is involved in preparing and reviewing these decisions. We also contribute to large banking supervision projects and help implement common policies in this area.
In your role as trainee lawyer-linguist, you will be part of a multinational team of 40 members of staff responsible for ensuring that ECB legal acts are sound in all 24 official EU languages and work closely with other relevant business areas from across the institution.
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.
Your role
As a trainee lawyer-linguist you will:
- translate draft ECB legal acts and other legal documents from English into Estonian;
- revise Estonian translations of ECB legal acts and other legal documents;
- translate legal texts from Estonian into English for internal working purposes and revise Estonian-to-English translations of national laws and other legal documents;
- contribute to the drafting of ECB legal acts;
- carry out legal research on legislative drafting and areas relevant to the ECB’s activities as a central bank and banking supervisor;
- engage in the Division’s projects on, for example, the development of the ECB lawyer-linguist function, knowledge management and the use of technology;
- contribute, as required, to the overall work of the Division.
The position offers you excellent opportunities to contribute to the quality of ECB legal acts. 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 bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Estonian law, awarded by an Estonian university;
- an excellent (C2) command of Estonian and an advanced (C1) command of English, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
- a good knowledge of the MS Office package.
Desired:
- a good knowledge of EU law;
- a basic understanding of EU and Estonian banking and financial law;
- a qualification in modern languages and/or translation;
- experience translating legal texts, ideally using CAT tools;
- an intermediate-level (B1) command of at least one other official EU language, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.
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 keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.
Further information
Traineeship of between three and 12 months in total.
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will include a remote written exercise in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – an online interview.
Further information on
how to apply is available on our website.
If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.
