Slovak Translation Unit - Post A - European Parliament (Brussels)

About this position

The summary below is published by European Parliament on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Translate into Slovak a variety of texts relating to Parliament's legislative work and other core activities
• Take part in unit projects, including terminology projects, and DG TRAD-wide language-related projects
• Prepare documents for use in translation tools and perform linguistic and technical checks
• Develop research and referencing skills by consulting relevant documents, databases and subject-specific reference materials
• Adapt or modify texts in different formats, such as audio files and website content

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: University degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) obtained at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship
• Languages: Slovak (native-…), English or French (C1), third official EU language (B2)
• Key skills: Perfect command of Slovak (native-speaker equivalent), Strong team-working and communication skills, Experience with or keen to learn CAT tools, especially SDL Studio

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

• Upload CV in English or French
• Upload motivation letter in Slovak (maximum 600 words)
• Upload university diploma(s) and transcript(s) of records

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: 5 months.

Hiring unit: Slovak Translation Unit, Directorate-General for Translation and Clear Language (DG TRAD).

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Slovak Translation Unit - Post A at European Parliament based in Brussels.

Sub domain : Translation and Editing

Starting date : 01/03/2027 (5 months)

Ref. : 07A31-8260

Who we are

The Directorate-General for Translation and Clear Language (DG TRAD)provides the European Parliament with translation and other linguistic services in all official and working languages of the European Union.

Our mission is:

- To support the Members and administration of the European Parliament by making all content related to Parliament’s legislative, budgetary and scrutiny activities accessible in all official and working languages, ensuring transparency and legitimacy in these core functions; - To uphold the European Parliament’s commitment to multilingualism, enabling equal treatment of all official and working languages and ensuring that all EU citizens can access and communicate with Parliament in these languages; - To deliver high-quality multilingual communication services to the Members and administration of the European Parliament in text, audio and video formats, in a manner that is clear, inclusive and accessible to all citizens, including those with disabilities; - To ensure that all language services provided by DG TRAD are delivered efficiently and sustainably, integrating innovative technologies while upholding our professional standards to meet the evolving needs of the European Parliament.

Your tasks

As a translation trainee in the Slovak Translation Unit of the European Parliament, you will translate into Slovaka variety of texts relating to Parliament’s legislative work and other core activities. Such texts may cover political, budgetary, technical and administrative matters.

You may also have the opportunity to perform other translation-related tasks, such as:

- Taking part in unit projects, including terminology projects, and DG TRAD-wide language-related projects, depending on the unit’s objectives for the year; - Learning how to prepare documents for use in translation tools, and how to perform the necessary linguistic and technical checks once the translation is finished; - Developing your research and referencing skills, with a focus on consulting relevant documents, databases and subject-specific reference materials; - Adapting or modifying texts in different formats, depending on the current projects in DG TRAD, for example audio files and website content.

You will do the above under the guidance of your supervisor and other team members in the hosting Unit, who will guide you, teach you the current translation workflows and procedures, and revise your translations as necessary. This will give you the opportunity to learn, to improve your translations and to benefit as much as possible from your traineeship. In addition, you will have access to several training opportunities throughout your traineeship to further develop your skills.

Please note that there may be several linguistic traineeships available for the Slovaklanguage. You can apply for up to three Schuman traineeships.

You are

As a prospective translation trainee:

- You have a perfect command of Slovak(native-speaker equivalent); - You have an in-depth knowledge of a second language which must be English or French (at least C1 level) and a very good knowledge of a third official EU language (B2 level), based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; the third language can also be English or French; - You possess strong team-working and communication skills, which will enable you to work as part of a team of language professionals, proofreaders and translation assistants; - You have experience with, or are keen to learn how to use, CAT tools, especially SDL Studio; - You have obtained/will obtain a university degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship.

If you are interested in this offer, please upload the following:

- A copy of your CV in English or French; - A motivation letter in Slovak stating your reasons for applying for this traineeship. The motivation letter should not exceed [600] words; - Your university diploma(s) and transcript(s) of records.

The motivation letter, diplomas and transcripts must be combined into a single PDF file.

The CVmust be aseparate attachment.

The European Parliament is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome all candidates, regardless of their geographical, racial or ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, civil status, or family situation.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 28 October 2026, today.

No closing date is published in the source feed for this position. EU vacancies typically remain open for four to eight weeks; check the official vacancy notice for the cut-off date and time.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 28 October 2026.

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