Kurdish Linguist – Interpretation - Travel
$70,562–$146,553 year
On-siteReston, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Conduct consecutive translation and interpretation between Kurdish (Sorani or Kurmanji) and English in conference settings, individual meetings, and war/conflict zones. Gist, summarize, and transcribe Kurdish from printed, electronic, or audio/visual material into idiomatically correct English while leveraging expertise in culture, media, technology, politics, and military issues. Utilize Microsoft Office and SharePoint, maintaining workflow management and quality control standards. Perform part-time on-call work across CONUS, OCONUS, and conflict zones during travel, including extended hours up to 11 daily and non-traditional schedules. Maintain a security clearance and passport, with flexibility for night and weekend coverage.
Required Qualifications
- Kurdish (Sorani or Kurmanji) Linguist
- 100% of work will be performed on a travel basis
- Read, write, and speak Kurdish-Sorani or Kurdish-Kurmanji at a fluent or native level
- Provide consecutive translation/interpretation back and forth between Kurdish and English in a variety of settings, including conference settings and individual meetings
- Gist, summarize, and transcribe Kurdish from printed, electronic, or audio/visual material into clear, understandable, and idiomatically correct English
- Leverage knowledge of culture, media, technology, politics, and military issues to provide high quality translations
- Use a variety of computer programs including Microsoft Office products and SharePoint
- Must be able to learn new tools and applications specific to the customer
- Part-time on call work to support travel: CONUS, OCONUS, and war/conflict zones
- U.S. citizenship
- Fully adjudicated TS/SCI (with poly) security clearance
- Bachelor's Degree completed in the United States OR in country of language skill
- Minimum of three years of experience in translation support
- Native or near native competency in Kurdish
- Minimum of 2+ on Kurdish Interpretation exam
- Minimum of 4/4/4 on Speaking/Listening/Reading exam
- Familiar with the culture, media, and linguistic nuance of Kurdish
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in workflow management and quality control to ensure all requests are triaged and products are properly gisted/summarized and edited
- Experience with word processing (including typing at least 45 words/minute)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Ability to learn additional programs and applications as needed
- Maintain a passport
- Secure medical clearance
- Core hours are 9AM to 1PM
- Flexibility for night and weekend coverage during travel
- Extended hours, up to 11 hours per day
- Non-traditional schedules, including nights and weekends
- Carry a firearm
Desired Qualifications
- Existing, in-scope TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
- Expertise or training related to counter-proliferation, counter-terrorism, cyber, economics, geospatial, law, military, narcotics topics
- Experience with media monitoring
- Experience writing reports and terminology management for consistency translations
- Degree in linguistics, international affairs, or foreign languages
- Experience in the US intelligence, military, cryptographic, or law enforcement communities
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