Linguists -Arabic Kurdish-Sorani Kurdish-Kurmanji

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work as a team.

• Ability to give/receive constructive feedback on translation reviews.

• Ability to type no less than 45wpm in English and in the target language.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

• Must be able to qualify on weapons to meet War Zone requirements.

TRAVEL

ONLY CONUS.

OCONUS.

WZ/CONFLICT

All candidates must have a Federal Government Clearance with polygraph

• Medically cleared to travel to all areas.

• Willingness to travel to meet changing mission needs – “anywhere, anytime.”

• Must have cultural knowledge and be knowledgeable in current events for their area of expertise.

• All candidates must pass the English test with a score of 80% or above.

• All candidates must provide a copy of their current US passport.

• Core hours are 9AM – 2PM; all candidates must be flexible as office hour requirements may vary depending on the Mission

Requirements

• The qualified candidate will be able to translate and perform consecutive interpretation between the target language and English
• Translation work requires attention to detail and must meet high quality
• standards.
• Each linguist is expected to have expertise in a variety of t