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 2 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €6,370 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Role specialisation
Translation
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
26.01.2026
Your team
You will be part of the Language Services Division in the Directorate General Communications. Our Division provides translation, editing, proofreading and language technology services in all EU languages to other parts of the ECB, as well as offering advice on linguistic matters. Our work covers a wide range of texts for both experts and the general public, including publications and multilingual content for the ECB’s websites, and is aimed at making the ECB’s operations accessible to a variety of audiences.
In your role as a Senior Spanish translator, you will be part of a small team of in-house and external Spanish translators who, together with colleagues translating into other EU languages, are responsible for communicating the ECB’s messages to over 400 million Europeans who do not have English as their first language. You will help to produce ECB communications in Spanish (translating from English into Spanish on the basis of the mother-tongue principle), working closely with other translators, language technologists/terminologists and our administrative team as well as experts from across the ECB. You will also work closely with other colleagues in our Directorate General as part of cross-divisional teams handling strategic communication projects or urgent tasks.
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 Senior Spanish translator, you will:
- translate texts from English into Spanish (mother-tongue principle) in the fields of economics, finance, central banking and banking supervision;
- revise and proofread texts written in Spanish;
- identify, extract and compile terminology in Spanish;
- work with state-of-the-art language technology tools, including machine translation, and maintain translation memories in Spanish;
- work collaboratively with our other Spanish translator to produce ECB communications in Spanish in close teamwork;
- contribute to the overall strategy of the Division by providing ideas, embracing innovation and being part of the evolution of the translation industry.
The position offers you excellent opportunities to translate a wide range of text types for a variety of 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 seven years’ experience as a professional translator working from English into Spanish (on the basis of the mother-tongue principle) in the field of economics, finance, central banking or banking supervision;
- experience of working with computer-assisted translation tools;
- a mastery-level (C2) command of Spanish and an advanced (C1) command of English, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Desired:
- experience of working as an in-house translator for Spanish;
- an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language 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.
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.
We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.
Further information
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.
The contract offered will be fixed-term, the appointment being for 24 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person.
For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager, Virge Juurikas, on +49 (0)69 1344 4939 between 10:00 and 11:00 on 15 January 2026.
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It may include a written exercise in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – an interview. In case of no pre-selection phase, the final selection phase will include both an interview and a written exercise.
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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