Professional Officer (Cape Town)

Corporate Services ● Executive and Councillor support operations

Professional Officer: Language Practitioner (Afrikaans)

Basic Salary: R532 737 TO R635 305 per annum ● Ref no: CS 54/26 ● Civic Centre, Cape Town

 Requirements:  

• Relevant three-year tertiary qualification, majoring in Afrikaans or linguistics, with English at least at first-year university level or a postgraduate translation diploma (specialising in Afrikaans and English)
• Two (2) to five (5) years’ experience in technical and legal translation
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft 365
• Understanding of local government terminology
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.

Key performance areas:

• Responsible for performing translation tasks and activities, and coordinate translation and interpreting requests when required
• Conduct research on best practices to ensure translation accuracy
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in language practice
• Conduct editing and proofreading in Afrikaans and English in line with rules of grammar and style to ensure consistent use of terminology
• Provide specialised advice to clients on language issues, terminology, best practice and the city's language policy
• Develop terminology in Afrikaans
• Contribute to in-house language-related guides
• Assist in promoting multilingualism and language awareness in the City of Cape Town.

Please apply online at www.capetown.gov.za/careers (external applicants) or via the SAP Portal (internal applicants) unless otherwise stated. 

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Closing date: 8 May 2026