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Experienced Translators needed

2008-08-19 10:43:43

Title: Experienced Translators needed
Salary: Excellent
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: Arabic, English, Bengali, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Urdu, Flemish, Korean, Icelandic, Gaelic, Greek, Welsh, Other Languages, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Catalan, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Turkish, Afrikaans, Albanian, Indonesian, Kurdish, Macedonian, Swiss German, Luxembourgish, Hebrew, Persian, Farsi, Tamil, Cebuano, Filipino, Belarusian, Bosnian, Somali, Swahili, Yoruba, Armenian, Badini, Lingala, Tigrinya, Amharic, Azerbaijani, Balochi, Basque, Brahui, Chechen, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Nepali, Pothohari, Shona, Uzbek, Pushto, Sorani, Georgian, Dari
Posted: 19th Aug 2008

World Writers are the global leaders in adaptation and transcreation with offices in London, New York, Shanghai and Singapore - the only transcreation company to be part of a one-stop-shop production company, Tag: group. We work with both agencies and direct clients to create international advertising. Our services include international copy adaptation, copywriting, translation, cultural filtering, brand name screening, local client liaison, TV/print production management and Voice Over recording directing and supervision.

We are looking for experienced, qualified and specialised freelance translators to join our database of translators. Due to the nature of our business and top-quality expectations of our clients you will need to have 5 years proven experience as translator and be willing to show us samples of past projects and also submit a test translation. We are looking for freelance translators across all fields of specialisation and all languages as we have a diverse client portfolio, however a large part of our projects are from English to most languages� and also to English from most major languages. We prefer our freelance translators to live in the country of their mother-tongue we are also interested in UK based translators.

Please send us your CV along with a cover letter detailing your field(s) of expertise and credentials if you would like to become part of World Writer�s pool of trusted freelance translators.

Experienced Copywriters Needed

2008-08-19 10:43:42

Title: Experienced Copywriters Needed
Salary: Excellent
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: Arabic, English, Bengali, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Urdu, Flemish, Korean, Icelandic, Gaelic, Greek, Welsh, Other Languages, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Catalan, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Turkish, Afrikaans, Albanian, Indonesian, Kurdish, Macedonian, Swiss German, Luxembourgish, Hebrew, Persian, Farsi, Tamil, Cebuano, Filipino, Belarusian, Bosnian, Somali, Swahili, Yoruba, Armenian, Badini, Lingala, Tigrinya, Amharic, Azerbaijani, Balochi, Basque, Brahui, Chechen, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Nepali, Pothohari, Shona, Uzbek, Pushto, Sorani, Georgian, Dari
Posted: 19th Aug 2008

World Writers are the global leaders in adaptation and transcreation with offices in London, New York, Shanghai and Singapore - the only transcreation company to be part of a one-stop-shop
production company, Tag: group. We work with both agencies and direct clients to create international advertising. Our services include international copy adaptation, copywriting, translation, cultural filtering, brand name screening, local client liaison, TV/print production management and Voice Over recording directing and supervision.

We are looking for experienced, qualified and specialised freelance copywriters to join our database. You will be involved mainly with international adaptation of advertising and marketing copy, from English into your own language and market. Excellent understanding of English, translation skills and creative flair in your mother tongue are crucial; knowledge of your local market - essential. Due to the nature of our business and top-quality expectations of our clients you will need to have proven copywriting experience (preferably as an in-house copywriter) in the advertising sector and we will also ask you to submit your portfolio and you will also be asked to complete a sample test adaptation.

We are recruiting freelance copywriters across all fields of specialisation and from English into most languages as we have a diverse client portfolio. We prefer in-market copywriters who live in their country, but we are also interested in UK based copywriters.

Please send us your CV along with a cover letter detailing your field(s) of expertise, credentials, awards and general information about yourself for us to get to know you and better match you with clients and projects if you would like to become part of World Writer�s pool of trusted freelance copywriters.

International Business Development Executives - Global Markets (Portuguese / Brazilian Portuguese)

2008-08-14 07:59:44

Title: International Business Development Executives - Global Markets (Portuguese / Brazilian Portuguese)
Salary: Basic Salary �20-�21K OTE �36K
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Portuguese
Posted: 14th Aug 2008

Business Monitor International � Is the Leading Provider of International Emerging Markets Analysis.

Only bright, ambitious, and hard-working graduates should apply for this role.

If you have a strong interest in international business issues and the factors affecting the global economy and if you want to take the next step towards being a respected and high-earning sales professional then you should consider joining our highly international team

You will have excellent academic and new business sales credentials and will want to put your skills to the test by selling our analysis face-to-face to corporate decision-makers throughout the world in Developed or Emerging Markets.

* Business Monitor International, the leading provider of specialist political, economic and financial market analysis on emerging markets, requires commercially astute graduates who have the drive and ambition to succeed as an international sales person.

* Business Monitor International is an organisation that recognises your talents and that wishes to start / continue your career in the best possible way - by providing the opportunity to sell a sophisticated business intelligence service to a sophisticated audience.

* Based in our London office, you will be selling our much-relied upon Economic and Industry Risk services to senior budget-holders and decision-makers in Investment Banks, Consultancies, Government Departments, and large multinational companies worldwide.

* Good degree (2.1 or above) with a strong grounding in international business, economics or finance required. Fluent written & spoken English essential and foreign languages desirable. Brazilian Portuguese is a current requirement for one of our openings.

* Training in our London HQ in your first month of employment.

* 25 days annual leave, BUPA, excellent training, international travel and exciting career prospects await the highly motivated with strong communication skills.

Please apply by clicking on the button below.

MANDARIN, PORTUGUESE OR RUSSIAN SPKG GRADUATE TRAINING IN FINANCE, LONDON, �24k

2008-08-19 15:42:47

Title: MANDARIN, PORTUGUESE OR RUSSIAN SPKG GRADUATE TRAINING IN FINANCE, LONDON, �24k
Salary: 24,000
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian
Posted: 19th Aug 2008

Job Title: Graduate Trainee
Skills: Fluency in Mandarin, Russian or Portuguese, Business Graduate min 2.1, work experience in a Finance company
Salary: �24,000, pension scheme, Private Healthcare, Subsidised gym membership, Season ticket loan
Location: Central London

The company:

It is one of the UK�s leading Commodities, Financial Futures and Options Brokers based in central London.

THE ROLE

The graduate training programme lasts for a period of approximately 6 months and to give the candidate a complete overview of the company�s business. After completion you will transfer into a particular focus area. During the initial training period the graduates are required to complete the Securities and Investment Institutes Certificate in Investments (Derivatives) which is necessary in order to become registered by the FSA.

THE PERSON

You must be fluent in either in Portuguese, Mandarin or Russian
Have a Business associated degree (2.1) or equivalent
Demonstrates an interest in financial services industry (through an internship or previous work experience)
Able to use own initiative
Good communication skills
Problem solving skills
Able to work as part of a team
You must be articulate and confident
Literate with all Microsoft office packages
It would be desirable if you have a technical analysis experience but is not essential.

People First is a leading multilingual employment agency with a global network of offices in Europe, Australasia and North America. Thank you for your application and we will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible. We would however like to make you aware that due to the high number of applications we receive, we are only able to invite for interview those candidates whose skills and experience most closely match the job description. For more information about People First and to view our other current vacancies, please visit our website www.people-first.co.uk/multilingual. Please note that it is the responsibility of candidates applying for this vacancy to make enquiries of the UK Government about any relevant immigration requirements, and any other conditions that must be satisfied by law for a worker taking up employment within the UK.

European Research Associate

2008-08-19 15:01:49

Title: European Research Associate
Salary: �24K + Life Assurance (x4), PHI, Pension and Private Medical scheme and 23 days holiday (increase to 25 after 2 year�s service).
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: Dutch, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Posted: 19th Aug 2008

Our client is a global research and training organization focusing on the top global retailers and the key markets in which they operate.
Clients "connect" with research and training both offline (through on-site meetings, forums and classroom events) and online at their website.
Clients use their online data and analysis to build up-to-date account and market plans, educate new associates cost-effectively, and plan for upcoming top-to-top meetings. They are headquartered in the USA. The office in London was opened in 2003.

Position Focus
The Research Associate (RA) - Europe is responsible for conducting research, performing quantitative and qualitative analysis and creating quantitative models regarding retailers operating in Europe. Additionally, the RA will be asked to write a series of daily articles and update content on the websites. The RA must combine basic quantitative modeling skills with daily research and interpretation of facts.

Position Specifications
The following skills and abilities are prerequisites to the successful performance of the work of the Research Associate � Europe:

Analysis
Analysis is mostly quantitative. The Research Associate should be able to look at groups of data, draw conclusions and organize the information into a final presentation. Qualitatively, must be able to turn implications into themes.

� Constructs analysis and models for ��s databases
� Construct analysis for ��s websites
� Writes retailer-specific �special flashes� that inform clients of critical matters

Communication
Shows ability to present knowledge to both clients and internal constituencies.

� Engages in �unstructured dialogue� with colleagues and clients
� Writes articles and opinion papers for company magazines and websites.

Client Management
Demonstrates a willingness to understand the client community (manufacturers/suppliers) � and what is useful and meaningful to our clients. Responds to client inquiries.

Project/Product Management
Understands the importance of �deadline management� � both in the achievement of deadlines, and recognizing the importance of repriotising when necessary.

Teamwork
Understands how to work effectively in a matrixed environment � both within the team and across functions.

Required Skills and Experience

� 1-2 years relevant experience (Financial/quantitative analysis)
� Highly numerate (data intensive)
� Excellent verbal and written English skills (essential for report writing)
� Strong organization skills and good presentation skills
� Demonstrable team player, comfortable is a small organization
� Flexible
� Good IT skills (must have intermediate/advanced excel skills and be able to navigate the internet)

European Secretaries

2008-08-19 14:41:31

Title: European Secretaries
Salary: �25 - 30K
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Flemish, Greek, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Luxembourgish
Posted: 19th Aug 2008

TEAM SECRETARIES WITH EU LANGUAGES - TEMPORARY AND TEMP TO PERM - CANARY WHARF! Start ASAP

Our Client, a major European Union body responsible for the protection and promotion of public and animal health throughout the EU, is recruiting experienced team secretaries with fluency in English and minimum one other EU language for their HQ based in Canary Wharf, London. .

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a truly cosmopolitan organisation offering a sociable and professional environment with excellent working conditions (37.5 hour working week) and ongoing training.

The roles will start on a temp basis for approx. 6 - 12 months with a possibility of becoming permanent on a contractual basis, or continuing on a long-term temporary basis.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:
- Full secretarial support including typing and sending of memos, filing of letters, answering telephone calls, etc.
- Preparation and finalisation of documentation in all European languages, implementing linguistic changes from Member States
- Preparation of first draft of assessment reports relating to administrative information.
- Formatting and PDF of documents for specialised group
- Preparation of correspondence between the Marketing Authoirsation Holder, Standing Committee Members and the European Commission.
- Telephone liaison with pharmaceutical companies.
- Organisation of formal meetings, expert meetings, preparation and follow-up of meetings, including the co-ordination of other related activities and for arranging logistics with Conference Services including availability of meeting rooms, photocopying and distributions of documents.
- Preparation of presentations/ slides for internal/ external meetings and conferences.
- Preparation and follow-up of travel itineraries including completion of relevant forms, travel arrangements, hotel accommodation, expenses etc.
- Contribution to management of Master files, ADRs and databases.
- Entering paper information for the whole sector into the in-house database.

REQUIREMENTS
Fluency in one of the following EU languages is essential:
German/French/Spanish/Italian/ Dutch/Portuguese / Swedish/Danish/ Finnish/Greek/Hungarian/ Czech/ Slovak/Polish/ Estonian/ Lithuanian/Latvian/Slovenian/ Maltese/Romanian/ Bulgarian
Proven secretarial experience, ideally in a team environment (this is not a PA role)
UK based secretarial experience is highly desirable
Advanced MS Word for formatting and editing of long documents, good typing skills.

Candidates should be EU passport holders and educated to A level equivalent standard.
Candidates will be required to provide a copy of their school leaving diploma BEFORE their application can be submitted to the client.

Hourly rates in the region of �12 - 14 per hour + Holiday Pay. Permanent salary from �25 - 30K.

APPLICATIONS CAN ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM <<<
Should your skills and qualifications be suitable for the position applied for (or similar positions), we will contact you as soon as possible. If you do not hear from us within 7 working days, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. In the event there are no positions that match your skills and qualifications currently available, we may hold your details on our database and contact you in the future should a suitable vacancy arise.
Language Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency and Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

TRADE FINANCE ASSISTANT MANAGER PORTUGUESE SPEAKING, LONDON, �35k - �45k

2008-08-15 16:40:23

Title: TRADE FINANCE ASSISTANT MANAGER PORTUGUESE SPEAKING, LONDON, �35k - �45k
Salary: �35K - �45K
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: Portuguese
Posted: 15th Aug 2008

Job Title: Portuguese speaking Trade Finance Assistant Manager
Skills: Middle office experience in a bank, knowledge of trade finance, fluency in Portuguese
Salary: �35 - �45K, Lunch allowance, private health care, mortgage subsidy
Location: London

The company

An international bank based in the heart of the city with offices around the world. . It was the first one to go public; to launch multiple function cards; to offer mobile banking services. It's a modern and competitive organisation with the capacity to serve the most diverse business demands of the Country.

Your role will include:

- Responding to enquiries from prospective clients and liaise with domestic branches when necessary to discuss potential business
- Liaison/correspondence with companies wishing to use the service.
- Maintenance of statistics for monthly reports to Head Office.
- Collation of trade-related data on imports and exports
- Maintenance of organised and structured marketing files,
- Maintenance of regularly updated marketing statistics for branch and Head Office records.
- Preparation of weekly summary of marketing results for senior management.

In connection with the above, the Trade Finance Officer will be expected to become familiar with all aspects of the area's responsibilities e.g. retail and corporate account maintenance processes (KYC), trade finance transactions, credit and risk control and to assume some of these functions as part of his/her day to day responsibilities.

The Person

- Good knowledge of trade finance
- Fluency in Portuguese
- Customer focus.
- Compliance commitment.
- Analytical Thinking and Judgement

Thank you for your application and we will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible. We would however like to make you aware that due to the high number of applications we receive, we are only able to invite for interview those candidates whose skills and experience most closely match the job description. If you do not hear from us within 7 days please assume your application has been unsuccessful. Unfortunately we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.
People First is a leading multilingual employment agency with a global network of offices in Europe, Australasia and North America. For more information about People First and to view our other current vacancies, please visit our website www.people-first.co.uk/multilingual
Please note that it is the responsibility of candidates applying for this vacancy to make enquiries of the UK Government about any relevant immigration requirements, and any other conditions that must be satisfied by law for a worker taking up employment within the UK.

Trade Finance Assistant Manager

2008-08-15 16:05:01

Title: Trade Finance Assistant Manager
Salary: �45 - 50K + 24days holiday, private health care, season ticket loan, pension, lunch allowance, low rate personal loan and mortgage, bonus
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Portuguese
Posted: 15th Aug 2008

Our client is an International Bank that is looking for a Trade Finance Assistant Manager in their expanding London office. The successful candidate needs to have a native level of Portuguese (ideally Brazilian); fluent in English and needs to have at least one year financial officer experience but management experience is an advantage. You will be reporting to the Finance Manager and be responsible for a team of four trade financial officers.

Main duties include:

- Liaising mainly with Loan Administration
- Recording loans and participations sold and any related repayment schedules on the Branch�s commercial loan system
- Monitoring collateral requirements in relation to loans secured by collections
- Preparing billings to borrowers for payment / repayments due under loans
- Liaison with Branches on issues relating to loans granted to clients of the Bank in Brazil
- Liaison/ correspondence with Brazilian companies
- Maintaining accurate records of loans
- Maintenance of statistics for monthly reports to Head Office
- Preparing weekly summary of marketing results for senior management
- Performance of other tasks in the event of holiday/absence of other staff members in the area when requested by management.

If you think you�re the right person for this position please send your cv to Agi (agi@bilinguagroup.com) or Magda (magda@bilinguagroup.com).

Please note that we can only accept applications from candidates who are available for face-to-face interviews in London within 24hours. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK or hold a valid work permit.

Market Researchers Italian, Spanish or Portuguese Speakers

2008-08-15 15:45:17

Title: Market Researchers Italian, Spanish or Portuguese Speakers
Salary: �8.50/hr
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Posted: 15th Aug 2008

Market Research - Jobs for September � Italian, Spanish or Portuguese speakers

My clients based in Central London will be heavily recruiting in September for Italian or Spanish or Portuguese speaking Market Researchers for projects on a long term ongoing basis.

You will be calling up companies and speaking to senior level directors and executives and interviewing them about their companies � you are NOT selling anything.

The hours that will need to be covered are from 8am till 9pm, and will be broken into morning, afternoon and evening shifts, from Monday till Saturday.

The hourly rate for these roles will be around �8.50/hr.

My clients are particularly interested in candidates who have had at least 3 months B2B experience.

Trade Finance Manager with fluent Portuguese

2008-08-15 08:57:14

Title: Trade Finance Manager with fluent Portuguese
Salary: �45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Portuguese
Posted: 15th Aug 2008

Trade Finance Assistant Manager with fluent Portuguese

Job Location: Central London

Salary/Additional Information: up to �45,000 + Excellent Benefits

Reference: CP 55/07

Company

International Corporate Bank

Role
Trade Finance Assistant Manager with fluent Portuguese
An exciting opportunity for a Trade Finance Assistant Manager with fluent Portuguese keen to develop their career path in a progressive environment at an International bank. Reporting directly into the Middle office manager, you will manage a team of four staff. You will liaise with Brazilian companies, respond in Portuguese and English to enquiries from prospective clients and liaise with domestic branches when necessary to discuss potential business. Also, assist the Middle Office in any issue related to companies and their business.

Profile
.Portuguese to mother tongue standard and fluent English
.Experience working in the banking sector
.Excellent customer focus and interpersonal skills
.Analytical thinking and judgment
.Quality focus and compliance commitment.

NB: If you have applied for any other languagematters vacancy there is no need to re-apply, as your CV will be considered for all of our vacancies that match your language skills and work experience.

To apply, please send your CV to Cristina Perrone.

We work constantly to provide equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, social background, religion, disability or sexuality.

NB. Client requirements dictate that we can only accept applications from candidates who are available for face-to-face interviews in the UK within 24 hours. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK or hold a valid work permit. Please note that we contact successful candidates within 3-4 working days. We will consider you for all our vacancies now and in the future. Please do not reapply unless requested to do so. Language Matters is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.

Multilingual Game Testers

2008-08-14 10:04:46

Title: Multilingual Game Testers
Salary: �15k-�18k
Location: Central London - London, United Kingdom
Languages: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Korean, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Turkish
Posted: 14th Aug 2008

Multilingual Game Testers

Love computer games?

Then this is the job for you!

Our client, an international company is currently looking for Multilingual Games Tester (Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Turkish, Korean or Japanese)

Location: London

Working within this dynamic environment, you will be responsible for translating, quality control and language testing of games.

To be considered for this role, you will need to speaking up to native standard Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Turkish, Korean or Japanese as well as have an keen eye for detail and a real passion for computer games.

There are also opportunities for international travel on a per project basis with an immediate need for people willing to take 2 - 3 month contracts in Madrid.

Salary: �15k-�18k