Translation Coordinator

Position Title: Bilingual Translation Services Coordinator – English/French

Location: Toronto, ON

Work Type: Hybrid (currently 2 days in-office, but could increase to up to 5 days in-office in the future)

Employment Type: Full-Time, 11-Month Contract

Compensation: $71,000 - $79,000 annually

Hours: 36.25 hours per week

About Our Client:

Our client, a large public-sector organization, is seeking a Bilingual Translation Services Coordinator – English/French to join their team on an 11-month contract.

This opportunity is ideal for a bilingual communications, translation, or French Language Services professional who has experience coordinating translation projects, working with external translation providers, reviewing French-language content, and supporting French-language policies and compliance requirements within a public-sector, healthcare, academic, scientific, or similarly structured environment.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate translation requests for organizational publications, products, digital content, and other materials.
• Manage translation workflows, tracking systems, timelines, and deliverables while working closely with internal stakeholders and external translation service providers.
• Review and proofread French-language materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, quality, appropriate terminology, and alignment with organizational standards.
• Liaise with external translation agencies regarding translation requests, revisions, quality concerns, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Review translation-related invoices to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Support the implementation and ongoing administration of French Language Services policies, strategies, processes, tools, and resources.
• Maintain and support French-English terminology, lexicon, and language resources.
• Support the development and ongoing management of French-language website and digital content.
• Provide guidance and support to internal departments regarding French-language communications and French Language Services requirements.
• Assist with the interpretation and application of French Language Services policies and applicable legislation.
• Support the development of administrative processes, evaluation tools, performance measures, and monitoring systems related to French Language Services activities and compliance.
• Assist with the development and delivery of training and resources for employees regarding French-language policies and processes.
• Support initiatives and special projects that impact Ontario's Francophone community.
• Act as a key point of contact for French Language Services matters and assist with the investigation and resolution of related inquiries or complaints.
• Partner with internal departments, including Human Resources, to support French-language recruitment and related compliance requirements.
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Translation, Linguistics, or a related field.
• Minimum three (3) to five (5) years of related experience, preferably within government, healthcare, education, crown agency, regulatory, or other broader public-sector environments.
• Fluently bilingual in English and French, with superior oral and written French-language skills.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing, editing, and proofreading professional French-language content.
• Strong experience coordinating translation projects and working directly with external translation agencies or service providers.
• Excellent project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple requests, deadlines, vendors, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong written communication, editorial, and quality-assurance skills.
• Experience working with technical, scientific, healthcare, academic, or other specialized content is strongly preferred.
• Experience with French Language Services policies, legislation, compliance requirements, or related public-sector frameworks is considered an asset.
• Previous experience as a translator, editor, or linguistics professional is considered an asset.
• Strong organizational, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and related document, tracking, and collaboration tools.

Additional Information:

• Unionized work environment.
• This position is currently hybrid, requiring approximately two (2) days per week on-site in downtown Toronto.
• Candidates must be comfortable with the possibility that on-site requirements could increase to up to five (5) days per week in the future.
• Candidates must be able to commute to the downtown Toronto office if increased on-site attendance is implemented.

Note:

AI may be used to support certain administrative aspects of our recruitment process. However, all applications and resumes are reviewed by qualified human reviewers, and all screening and hiring decisions are made solely by the hiring team.

The posted salary range reflects expected compensation for this role in accordance with Ontario pay transparency requirements. Actual compensation will be determined based on the successful candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications and may fall anywhere within the range.