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Command Linguist
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An Interpreter or Translator uses language and communication skills to convert words and concepts from one spoken language to another, or from spoken language to sign language. Works with written information and texts to create translations that are accurate and capture the style and nuance of the original text.
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Job Description
Job Title:
Command Linguist Job Category:
Intelligence Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required toStart:
Secret Employee Type:
Regular Percentage of Travel Required:
Up to 25%Type of Travel:
Local •The Opportunity:
Serve as the Command Linguist and Interpreter for the US Southern Command Headquarters Team and command suite. Provides interpretation and translation services for Senior Leaders and Foreign Liaison Officers during engagements with high-level partners in Spanish and Brazilian-Portuguese. Travel is extensive in theSOUTHCOM
area of responsibility.Responsibilities:
Provides interpretation services for the Combatant Commander, Military Deputy Commander, Civilian Deputy Commander, the Senior Enlisted Advisor, Foreign Liaison Officers, and others, in Spanish and/or Portuguese (Brazilian) to English. AccompanyUSSOUTHCOM
leaders on OCONUS travel supporting the principal with interpretation services during engagements with foreign senior leaders. Likewise, support engagements when hosting foreign dignitaries atUSSOUTHCOM
Headquarters and during virtual engagements. Be on-call for critical conversations with foreign leaders. Ensure that theUSSOUTHCOM
leader fully understands the literal and nuanced meanings of the foreign leader's statements or interrogatives. AccompanyUSSOUTHCOM
Senior Leaders at social events (formal and informal) where there will be engagements with foreign leaders. Perform simultaneous and consecutive interpretation during these events and at ceremonies. Maintain sophisticated vocabularies related to a wide array of topics such as foreign affairs; military operations/strategies; security assistance and cooperation; logistics; science, technology, and innovation; information technology; and other germane topics. Translate documents for the Command Group and the Foreign Liaison Officer Branch, as required. Work together as a member of a team of interpreter/translators in the HQ. Assist the Command suite to fulfill its administrative tasks such as TMTs, individual training, filing, preparing correspondence, etc. Support the Foreign Liaison Officer Branch by facilitating the integration of the Foreign Liaison Officers into the staff functions of the Command.Qualifications:
Required:
- Previous experience being an interpreter for a mid- or senior-level principal or group.
- Current Secret security clearance but be eligible for a Top Secret/Specialized Compartmented Information clearance.
- At least 2 years' experience working with or on the OSD or Joint Staff, a Service Staff, CCMD or Operational Staff, a Defense Agency Staff, or an NGO/IGO Staff.
- Experience working with the military and familiarity with the military lexicon.
- The ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing in English as well as either Spanish or Brazilian Portuguese.
- At least an Associate's degree in a related discipline such as, but not limited to, linguistics, Spanish, Portuguese, history, or area studies.
- A current Tourist Passport with an expiration date more than 6 months away.
Desired:
- Haitian Creole language skills -