Konnekt forms part of a consortium handling temporary employment for a EU Agency located in Warsaw, Poland. The consortium is formed by EMCS, HRK, & Konnekt. By applying for this role, you consent to share your information with the consortium partners.
We are looking for Polish-based Proof-Readers to work for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) . The chosen candidates will be forming part of FRONTEX interim staff providing support in specific areas.
This role is posted for Talent Pool purposes.
Duties and responsibilities:
To perform linguistic checks of documents or texts (review for spelling errors, punctuation errors, typos or incorrect use of regional English);
To check documents/texts for compliance with Frontex style conventions and terminology;
To edit documents/texts to improve the flow and overall quality;
To review documents for compliance with Frontex Corporate Visual Identity;
To assist with drafting certain documents (communication, web-content, briefing notes, reports, guidelines etc.);
To integrate inputs and corrections from many contributors into one file.
Essential requirements
University degree in English philology or applied linguistics
At least 3 years of work-experience performing tasks as described above
Very good knowledge of the main MS Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Very good command of English (at least C1 level)
Advantageous criteria
postgraduate studies related with publishing and proofreading and/or related with English language
previous experience in the field of proofreading, editing or producing publications (text formatting, graphical files etc.)
background in migration or law-enforcement
experience in professional layout tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (especially InDesign and Acrobat Pro) or MS Office Publisher
Knowledge of other EU language;
Practical knowledge of the Academic Writing Style.
Personal skills
Accuracy attention to detail;
Excellent English grammar and spelling skills;
Very good drafting skills;
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
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