About Us Deaf Connect is the largest whole-of-life service provider for Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing Australians, with offices across Queensland and NSW, as well in Adelaide, Melbourne and Darwin.
We stand with the Deaf community to build capacity and influence social change while paying respect to history, culture and language.
We offer an attractive benefits program including:? Salary packaging, enabling you to make huge savings on tax and maximise your pay? Flexible working arrangements? Discount membership to gyms and facilities throughout Australia? Free annual flu vaccinations? Free comprehensive online learning portal? Financial support to learn Auslan and gain nationally recognised qualifications through our own Registered Training Organisation? Free financial wellness support through our default super fund? About The Role As a key member of the Translations Service Team, the Translations Project Officer will collaborate with team members and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth and efficient translation projects.
This role supports the Translations Project Coordinator and team in managing project timelines, tracking progress, and delivering high-quality outputs.
Working under the Translations Project Coordinator's guidance, the Project Officer will contribute across various areas of accountability, with a primary focus on delivering Auslan-based video content that meets organisational quality standards.
This role is critical in ensuring that the organisation's externally funded projects meet their objectives and deliverables.
Main responsibilities of the role include: Assign, schedule, and track content to be translated to Translators, following rostering and content load procedures.
Provide support, feedback and advice to translators or teams of translators on content, terminology, tone, context or other focus areas as needed.
Facilitate feedback between project team and stakeholders or funders.
Assist with developing processes and frameworks to streamline video production in line with existing tools and resources.
Provide input into project planning and scoping of Auslan based video content including estimations on time to complete work.
Regularly review Auslan video-based content against established standards and provide feedback.
About You In your application, let us know if you have these key skills and experience: Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across teams and with a wide range of stakeholders in implementing and coordinating the development of Auslan based videos.
Sound communication skills and an ability to collate and present information and recommendations.
Experience with project tracking, administration, and attention to detail.
Fluency in Auslan and knowledge and understanding of the Deaf community, its language and culture.
You should also let us know if you have these other great skills: Relevant qualifications in administration and/or project management.
Basic experience with video editing platforms and managing cloud-based files.
Relevant experience in the use of Auslan for translation and education purposes.
Knowledge of the Deaf and hard of hearing sector.
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