SUMMARY
Highly experienced and result-driven business manager and state-authorised translator and interpreter with extensive experience in business development and large-scale translation project management: 16 years’ professional translation and interpreting experience both in a multi-cultural environment within the European Institutions in Brussels, and as a state-authorised translator/interpreter for government officials.
Strong organisational skills and passionate about inspiring, building and leading high performing cross-functional teams and multi-disciplinary projects: Organising and coordinating a team of translators for ongoing large-scale multilingual projects ensuring timely and effective delivery to high-profile end-clients,
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, nurturing excellent relationships with clients and colleagues in a team environment and offering superior multitasking secretarial and problem solving skills.
Cultivating professional relationships and networking with multi-cultural partners has always been key in my previous positions based on my multi-cultural and networking fluency combining strong business insight and operational excellence to focus organisations on creating value.
KEY SKILLS:
▪ Core translation areas: Legal, EU affairs (ECHO), government, development policies
▪ Efficiency improvements to workflows and processes
▪ Cross-functional and multi-cultural collaboration
▪ Networking and customer relationship management
▪ Proven record in managing large-scale translation projects, meeting deadlines and delivering top-quality results
▪ Strong oral and written communication skills |