Stage de traduction francophone et gestion des commandes

About the role

The translation service of the SECO’s Direction du travail provides rapid, precise and rigorous German‑to‑French translations of texts related to labour market policy and unemployment insurance, including popularisation and complex technical, political, scientific, legal, journalistic and administrative documents. It also handles revision of translations, terminology work, feeding the STAR Transit CAT‑tool database and supporting the order‑management team for large projects.

Responsibilities

• Translate from German to French texts of popularisation or complex technical, political, scientific, legal, journalistic and administrative nature.
• Revise translations or texts written directly by specialists.
• Participate in terminology work.
• Feed the database of the CAT tool (STAR Transit) and participate in ongoing projects.
• Support the team responsible for order management and large projects.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in translation or applied languages, either ongoing or completed.

Skills

• Sense of responsibility, team spirit, self‑critical attitude, autonomy, stress resistance, flexibility, great liveliness of mind, organisational sense and aptitude to negotiate.
• Ability to work autonomously and integrate into a small team.
• Strong writing ability.
• Proficiency with CAT tools (STAR Transit, TermStar…) used autonomously while delivering high‑quality texts.

Benefits

• Contribute to the success of the Swiss model and the well‑being of the population.
• Daily commitment to diversity and equal opportunity.
• Workplace health support and advice for physical or mental‑related questions.
• SECO is the Confederation’s competence centre for economic policy and labour‑market questions, attached to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (DEFR).
• SECO works to open all markets to goods, services and investments and engages in economic cooperation for development to reduce poverty.
• It plans economic and commercial measures in favour of developing countries, Eastern European and Central Asian countries and the new EU member states.

Schedule

80‑100% (part‑time to full‑time) based in Berne,