Functionele medewerker

English translation: functional staff (members)

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Dutch term or phrase:functionele medewerkers
English translation:functional staff (members)
Entered by: Kitty Brussaard

03:35 May 29, 2016
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Onbepaald
Dutch term or phrase: Functionele medewerker
Het betreft een vragenlijst over het functioneren van employees in een organisatie. De mensen die de vragenlijst invullen worden onderverdeeld in: direct leidinggevende, peers, medewerkers, functionele medewerkers, en de employee zelf.

Op het internet kan ik van alles vinden over een 'functioneel leidinggevende', maar niet over een 'functionele medewerker'. 'Funtioneel' wordt soms gecontrasteerd met 'operationeel' en 'hiërarchisch', maar altijd vanuit het oogpunt van de leidinggevende. Het blijft voor mij onduidelijk wat 'functioneel' betekent in verband met een medewerker, een gelijke dus.
Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 05:15
functional staff (members)
Explanation:
In the absence of more detailed context, I think this would be the safest option. See also my D-box entry.

This term would also apply if your text is about roles in a project organisation structure ('matrix organisation'). See for instance http://tinyurl.com/j2rg9py and http://tinyurl.com/zhzl8b6.

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Functional Staff
▲ Include functional staff members who support line and general managers, such as
accountants for finance, marketing assistants or sales agents for marketing, and
computer programmers or technicians for MIS.
http://www.virtueventures.com/files/mdbl-chapter7.pdf

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Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Local time: 13:15
Grading comment
Hartelijk dank Kitty en ook de anderen die meegedacht hebben.

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Summary of answers provided
3 +2functional staff (members)
Kitty Brussaard
4specialist
Alexander Schleber (X)


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
specialist


Explanation:
The original text is a little bit confusing in itself --> "medewerkers" ... "en de employee zelf" ?? In German they call that "doppelt-gemoppelt". Oh well, in the list only a specialist or expert is missing. I would opt for specialist(s), since there are usually more of those than experts in every organisation.

Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 13:15
Does not meet criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kitty Brussaard: Specialisten vind je in principe ook 'in de lijn'. Het gaat hier m.i. juist om medewerkers uit bedrijfsfuncties (afdelingen) die 'naast de lijn' zijn geplaatst (d.w.z. adviserende/ondersteunende staffuncties, al dan niet op centraal niveau).
11 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
functionele medewerkers
functional staff (members)


Explanation:
In the absence of more detailed context, I think this would be the safest option. See also my D-box entry.

This term would also apply if your text is about roles in a project organisation structure ('matrix organisation'). See for instance http://tinyurl.com/j2rg9py and http://tinyurl.com/zhzl8b6.

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Note added at 9 uren (2016-05-29 13:06:59 GMT)
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Functional Staff
▲ Include functional staff members who support line and general managers, such as
accountants for finance, marketing assistants or sales agents for marketing, and
computer programmers or technicians for MIS.
http://www.virtueventures.com/files/mdbl-chapter7.pdf

https://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={18E4E...


Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Local time: 13:15
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 84
Grading comment
Hartelijk dank Kitty en ook de anderen die meegedacht hebben.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: Was thinking along these lines (operational <-> functional) and of Cornelia's question. I mean, all employees are functional, whether functional or not. :-) I agree with Alexander's 'doppelt-gemoppelt'.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Barend.

agree  philgoddard: This means different things to different organisations.
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil. And indeed, it's as vague - or if you wish generic - as the source term.
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