Position Coordinator, Translation
Reports to Manager, Translation

Location Remote within Canada

Job Type Full-time, permanent

Early January 2027

The french job posting is available here. / L'offre d'emploi en français est disponible ici.

ABOUT SWIMMING CANADA

Swimming Canada serves as the national governing body of competitive swimming. We inspire Canadians through world-leading performances to embrace a lifestyle of swimming, sport, fitness and health. Canada is a global leader in high performance swimming and development for both Olympic Program and Paralympic Program swimmers. Swimming is recognized as one of the most celebrated and successful Canadian Summer Olympic and Paralympic sports.

Swimming Canada strives to foster a workplace in which all individuals maximize their potential, regardless of their differences. We are committed to attracting, developing and celebrating a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Coordinator, Translation provides high-quality translation, adaptation, and proofreading services from English to French. This role ensures communications are accurate, consistent, and aligned with organizational terminology and brand standards across a wide range of corporate, technical, governance, marketing, and membership materials.

Reporting to the Manager, Translation, the Coordinator supports the efficient delivery of translation services by assisting with workflow coordination, tracking deadlines, and maintaining translation resources and tools. As a member of the Communications team, the Coordinator collaborates across departments, contributes to organizational initiatives, and may provide bilingual support at events, competitions, camps, and meetings.





KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Translation Services

- Translate, adapt, and proofread a wide range of content from English to French for Swimming Canada operations and initiatives, as well as for other aquatic sport organizations (Canada Artistic Swimming, Diving Canada, and Water Polo Canada) where applicable.
- Review and proofread source content to identify errors, inconsistencies, or areas requiring clarification, and liaise with requestors to resolve issues prior to translation.
- Ensure accuracy, consistency, relevance, and alignment with organizational terminology and brand standards across all content types, including news stories and media releases, corporate communications, policies, procedures, reports, presentations, website and digital content, newsletters, governance documents, marketing materials, training resources, membership communications, and technical sport documentation.
- Ensure translations accurately reflect the intent, tone, context, and technical meaning of the original content.
- Provide on-site bilingual communications support at national events, competitions, camps, and meetings as required.

Translation and Department Support

- Provide support as needed in coordinating the organization's translation workflow, prioritizing requests, tracking deadlines,



and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality translations across all departments.
- Provide support as needed in generating and maintaining translation project schedules and reporting metrics, tracking volume, turnaround times, service levels, and resource utilization to support organizational planning and continuous improvement.
- Alongside Manager, maintain and continuously improve translation resources, including terminology databases, style guides, glossaries, and translation memories to ensure consistency across all organizational communications.
- Contribute as a member of the Communications department through participation in team meetings, content planning, communications initiatives, and organizational projects.
- All other duties as required.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

- Completion of post-secondary education in a translation program is required.
- One to two years of professional experience in English/French translation is preferred, with experience in a sport, non-profit, or communications setting being an asset.
- Certification with the Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council (CTTIC), or member in positive standing of the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ).
- Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to work on a variety of projects simultaneously and work comfortably in a deadline-driven and fast-paced work environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, taking initiative to move projects forward.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain high performa

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