Contract type: Full-time, Fixed-term (10 months)

Salary:  £32,046 – £34,107 per annum pro rata (Grade 6)

Please note: Fluency in Welsh is essential for this post.

We welcome applications from individuals with extensive translation experience for the post of translator within the Translation Team at WJEC. The individual will work in a busy department and contribute to ensuring that WJEC provides a fully bilingual service to its customers and stakeholders, both internally and externally.

The challenge

As Wales’ largest awarding body, WJEC contributes to our education communities by providing trusted qualifications and specialist support, to allow our learners the opportunity to reach their full potential. This is therefore a great opportunity to be part of an organisation that both encourages and enhances the minds of the future.

The role

This role is key to ensuring that WJEC offers a fully bilingual service to its customers and stakeholders. One of the essential objectives of this post is maintaining the WJEC’s high linguistic standards by discussion and working together. The individual is expected to make full use of translation memory software (Déjà Vu) in undertaking their day-to-day work, so any prior knowledge of working with such software would be an advantage.

The individual

To thrive in this role, you will be a conscientious and active member of the team and be able to communicate easily in both Welsh and English. You will be able to work carefully and accurately and show an interest in Welsh terminology, playing your part in ensuring that WJEC materials are aligned with those of the education community in Wales. The post holder will work closely with other members of the Translation Team and the wider Language Service, but they will also be able to work independently to fulfil tasks to tight timescales.

Our benefits

At WJEC, we pride in being an inclusive and supportive place to work. We also offer a range of excellent benefits including: 25 days annual leave per year (in addition to 16 statutory / additional holidays) adjusted for part-time/compressed working patterns, free Welsh lessons, a generous pension scheme and numerous family friendly policies. A career with WJEC can be extremely rewarding and you will be encouraged throughout with great opportunities to develop your professional and personal skills.

WJEC operates a hybrid working model, enabling the successful candidate to split their time between WJEC offices and working at home, subject to business need. As such, applications are invited from individuals across the UK but please note that regular working from our Cardiff offices will be required and whilst flexibility can be discussed, this team currently attend the office, on average, 1 day a month.

If you would like to know more about this role, or about working at WJEC, please do not hesitate to contact our HR team (HR@wjec.co.uk), who will be more than happy to help.

This role is a Welsh medium role and therefore applicants will be expected to show proficiency in Welsh to the required standard in their application.

Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 20 September 2026

Interviews: Week Commencing 28 September 2026 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Translator (Welsh)  
Department: The Language Service  
Section: Translation  
Responsible to: Head of Translation  
Grade: 6  
Location: Western Avenue, Cardiff  

Main purpose of Job:  

Contribute to the provision of a fully bilingual service at WJEC. In undertaking the work, full use will need to be made of translation technology on a day-to-day basis.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the general direction of the Head of the Translation Unit:

• Work as part of a busy translation team in order to meet the translation requirements of a rapidly developing organisation.
• Translate, edit or proofread internally produced documents (these may include administrative materials for centres, subject-specific materials and a variety of corporate materials e.g. finance, HR, Marketing) or edit and proofread any work externally translated.
• Ensure that the style and register is appropriate for the target audience when translating, following the WJEC General Style Guide and WJEC Style Guide for the Production of Question Papers.
• Make full use of Déjà vu translation software on a daily basis in completing any translation work, contributing to ensuring the translation memory is accurate.
• Consult with the line manager on any requirements, following the appropriate procedures and forward planning effectively.
• Provide day-to-day translations of any Welsh-medium correspondence addressed to non-Welsh speaking members of staff and translate any responses required into Welsh.
• Be able to adapt and work flexibly and in an impromptu way in order to meet the requirements of the Language Service and WJEC in general at short notice.
• Contribute to any discussion with Language Service editors on day to day aspects of developing a high standard fully bilingual service at WJEC.
• This will involve contributing to the language service’s terminology work which includes collaboration with Canolfan Bedwyr.

Other

• To understand and comply with all WJEC policies and procedures detailed in the Staff Handbook; in particular, ensuring you understand your role and responsibilities in relation to Safeguarding, Information Security, GDPR, Confidentiality, Welsh language and Health, Safety and Environment.
• Participate actively in supporting the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as laid down in WJEC’s Equality & Diversity Policy, embedding ED&I into all projects, policies and practices.
• To be a pro-active team-member, contributing positively to meetings and projects in support of WJEC aims and objectives.
• To engage in personal and professional development activities relevant to the role.
• To undertake other duties, as required, which are commensurate with the grade of the post.

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