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aktive Vertretung / passive Vertretung

English translation: active deputy/passive deputy

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German term or phrase:aktive Vertretung / passive Vertretung
English translation:active deputy/passive deputy
Entered by: Audrey Foster (X)

08:36 Jan 26, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Stellenbeschreibung
German term or phrase: aktive Vertretung / passive Vertretung
Gidday.

The job description I'm translating specifies that the person occupying this particular position has to provide some sort of cover for other positions in the same department. It's given as follows:

Vertretung aktiv: Produktmanager anderer Gruppen
Vertretung passiv: Leiter Product Management
Unterstellung: Leiter Product Management
etc.

I get the impression that aktive Vertretung refers to long-term(ish) cover while passive Vertretung is for the odd sick day or day off, but I'm not sure of this.

Has anyone come across these terms before? How might I render them?

Thanks in advance.
i8a4re
Local time: 07:40
active deputy/passive deputy
Explanation:
Literal translations well-supported by Googling
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Audrey Foster (X)
Grading comment
Thanks Audrey. I went with "Active deputy to: xxx".
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Summary of answers provided
3active deputy/passive deputy
Audrey Foster (X)
2Permanent / temporary position
Raghunathan Rajagopalan


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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Permanent / temporary position


Explanation:
Fixed term / short-term position

http://www.ucc.ie/en/SupportandAdministration/PoliciesandPro...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-01-26 13:26:43 GMT)
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What I meant by "permanent" is long-term, the same as suggested by you

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 11:10
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Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your answer, but the terms definitely have nothing to do with the permanency of the position.

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
active deputy/passive deputy


Explanation:
Literal translations well-supported by Googling

Audrey Foster (X)
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks Audrey. I went with "Active deputy to: xxx".
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