French Translator

Date: Jul 8, 2024

Location: Africa, Benin, BJ

Company: Afcons Infrastructure Limited

Afcons Infrastructure Limited is a part of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, one of the largest construction group in India.

Over the last six decades, we have emerged as one of the leaders in EPC Infrastructure Industry by continuously delivering world-class services in the areas of Marine, Highways, Bridges, Under Ground Metro, Tunnels, and Onshore & Offshore Oil & Gas.

Roles and Responsibilities 01

  • Translate documents such as contracts, reports, specifications, and correspondence from English to French and vice versa.
  • Interpret verbal communications accurately during meetings, negotiations, and site visits.
  • Assist in preparing bilingual presentations, proposals, and marketing materials.
  • Provide language support to project teams, including on-site translation services as needed.
  • Conduct research and maintain terminology databases to ensure consistency and accuracy in translations.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to ensure that translated materials meet the company's standards and objectives.
  • Stay updated on industry-specific terminology and trends to enhance translation quality and relevance.

Roles and Responsibilities 02

  • Undertaking proactive measures for Self-development and Subordinate Development.
  • Ensuring Role Clarity, Targets, Key Result Areas (KRAs) are set and discussed with Superiors.
  • Striving for excelling Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities on the given job roles for completions of assigned tasks.
  • Ensuring open communication with subordinates for work related and personal grievances.
  • Expansion of technical skills through continuing education courses, outside seminars and webinars.
  • Identifying Leaning Need Areas and nominating subordinates for appropriate Training Programs.

Alertness & Enthusiasm
Educational Background
Expression - Conversational Ability
General Appearance / Personality
Job Knowledge / Experience
Judgement & Maturity

Key Objective of the Job Position

  • Facilitating clear communication between English-speaking team members and French-speaking stakeholders in the construction company. By providing precise translations of documents, meetings, and communications, the translator ensures everyone understands project requirements, progress, and objectives.

Education Qualifications

Essential: Any Bachelor’s Degree (Regular) / Diploma in French

Desirable: Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree in French

Computer Software Proficiency

MS Excel, MS Word, Power Point

Experience Range

Minimum 5 Years of Experience in French Translation