- Committee Officer for local sports club, town Christmas market planning committee and allotment and gardening group
- Keen tennis player
- Keen gardener and allotment holder
- Keen reader
Stephen Hubbard
Ware,United Kingdom
Summary
Accomplished Fee-Paid Translator delivering precise French to English translation services. Manages complex documentation and collaborates with peers to uphold quality standards, contributing to effective communication and project success. Develops terminology glossaries to ensure consistency across projects.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Joint Owner
AJ's Pet Store
Ware, Hertfordshire
04.2024 - Current
- Jointly run family pet shop covering stock management and ordering duties.
- Support key strategic business decisions during critical economic climate conditions.
Fee-Paid Translator
Various Agencies
London
01.1988 - Current
- Provided full French to English translation services.
- Rewrote original materials in target language, maintaining meaning by carefully following sources.
- Assisted in developing a glossary of terms for technical translations, standardising language for future projects.
- Collaborated with a team of translators on large projects, effectively managing time to meet tight deadlines.
- Analysed and reviewed peer translations, contributing to a collaborative and quality-focused work environment.
- Proofread and edited translated documents, guaranteeing high accuracy and consistency across texts.
- I translated complex documents including ECHR judgements, tax returns, legal documents, immigration casework
Civil Servant
Ministry of Justice
London
04.2008 - 03.2024
- Team leader delivering time-critical, accurate ministerial briefings and draft responses.
- Develop key government initiatives to improve prison and probation service delivery.
Civil Servant
Home Office
London
03.1987 - 03.2008
- Business Continuity Lead for an entire Department during a time of heightened terrorist activities
- Facilities Managment, including contract and lease negotiation and managing physical moves of over 300 people to extremely tight deadlines
- Criminal Policy Development including Anti-social Behaviour Order and Sex Offender registration
- Efficiency Review lead for business critical areas of the Home Office
- Business Assurance Coordinator and Project Manager for development of Home Office financial management system
- Policy Advisor, Race Relations Unit
- Team Lead, Accounts Department, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
Retail
Various
London
10.1985 - 03.1987
- Support daily retail operations, assisting customers and restocking merchandise as needed.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Modern Languages and Economic Studies
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne1985
A-Levels - O and A Levels
Richard Hale School
Hertford1981
Skills
- stock management
- ordering
- policy writing
- business continuity
- time management
- translation services
- critical thinking
- efficiency review
- Team building and training
- Time-management
- Leadership excellence
- Team Leadership
Interests
Timeline
Joint Owner
AJ's Pet Store
04.2024 - Current
Civil Servant
Ministry of Justice
04.2008 - 03.2024
Fee-Paid Translator
Various Agencies
01.1988 - Current
Civil Servant
Home Office
03.1987 - 03.2008
Retail
Various
10.1985 - 03.1987
Bachelor of Arts - Modern Languages and Economic Studies
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
A-Levels - O and A Levels
Richard Hale School