It appears that even a translator can be a civil servant in Germany. Here are just 2 in-house, German-English translator positions available now:
In-house translator position available at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Berlin. Read the full job description on their website.
In-house translator position available at the Federal Office of Justice in Bonn. Read the full job description here.
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Indeed. An American high school student friend of mine does this with the Wirtschaftsministerium here in Berlin. Last I heard he loves the job.
I see that the Ministry of Finance needs a proofreader for the German in the job notices too….