Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
"Abteilungsleiter Fachstruktur"
English translation:
Abteilungsleiter Fachstruktur (Departmental and project manager)
Added to glossary by
Alison Schwitzgebel
Oct 15, 2004 13:49
19 yrs ago
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German term
Helen
"Abteilungsleiter Fachstruktur"
German to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
This is a term often used in company announcements regarding changes in staff. The person given this title is a 'head of department', but has no HR responsibilities, e.g. approving vacation, etc. Until now, customers have asked us to leave the term in German, maybe putting an explanation in parentheses, but I feel this is an unsatisfactory solution, as it is not going to mean anything to an English native speaker. Any suggestions?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | Departmental project manager |
Alison Schwitzgebel
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| 3 +1 | Head of Organisational Structure |
Daniela Wolff
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| 3 | Director of Reorganization |
Dr. Fred Thomson
|
Proposed translations
9 days
Alison Schwitzgebel
France
France
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
France
Words that work
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, Germanic(Other) to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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German term (edited):
Abteilungsleiter Fachstruktur
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Departmental project manager
Are they a departmental manager, in charge of a certain project? I do think that if this is a company-specific term (I can't find any relevant hits on the Web for it) then it may well be best to leave it in German, with a gloss translation in parentheses.
Other ideas: Departmental and project manager, department/project manager.
HTH
Alison
Other ideas: Departmental and project manager, department/project manager.
HTH
Alison
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the suggestion. I will pass it on. I think we may have to go for the explanation in parentheses option in the end. There is just no snappy, compact translation for this term that also gets in the idea that this person does not have HR duties. "Departmental and project manager" is a close definition, though."
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German term (edited):
Abteilungsleiter Fachstruktur
Head of Organisational Structure
Declined
Only a suggestion
1 day 12 hrs
Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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43
German term (edited):
Abteilungsleiter Fachstruktur
Director of Reorganization
Declined
or: Director of Company Reorganization
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