The Role
Provides Somali-to-English translation, transcription, and consecutive interpretation for a U.S. government agency. The role requires professional ILR Level 3 language proficiency, U.S. citizenship, TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, and extensive worldwide travel, including warzones. When not traveling, the linguist may work from a Northern Virginia office. Duties also include translation review collaboration, cultural and current-events expertise, and meeting mission-driven travel requirements.
Summary Generated by Built In
Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading cyber operations, intelligence solutions and operations, network infrastructure, engineering and business enablement and enterprise operations company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.
We are actively hiring a Travel Only Somali Linguist with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our team. You will be responsible for supporting a government agency and your office with translation, transcription, and/or interpretation services. You will be on 100% travel CONUS /OCONUS and will be responsible for translating documents into English and providing consecutive interpretation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are actively hiring a Travel Only Somali Linguist with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our team. You will be responsible for supporting a government agency and your office with translation, transcription, and/or interpretation services. You will be on 100% travel CONUS /OCONUS and will be responsible for translating documents into English and providing consecutive interpretation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Linguists shall be required to be on the Travel Team/Travel Only program
- Linguists will translate and perform consecutive interpretation
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- US Citizenship
- BA/BS Degree strongly desired
- Candidates must be proficient at a Level 3 on the ILR scale, or an equivalent, signifying "professional performance," in translation, speaking, and listening
- Excellent Target Language and English skills
- Willingness to travel a minimum of 40% of the year to locations worldwide, to include warzones
- When not on travel, this position may require the employee to work in a Northern Virginia office for a standard forty-hour work week
- 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 warzone requirements
- Medically fit 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
The pay range for this position is: $115,000-$180,000
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Professional proficiency at ILR Level 3 or equivalent in translation, speaking, and listening
- Excellent Somali and English language skills
- Willingness to travel at least 40% of the year worldwide, including warzones
- Ability to work in a Northern Virginia office when not traveling
- Teamwork skills
- Ability to give and receive constructive feedback on translation reviews
- Typing speed of at least 45 words per minute in English and Somali
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to qualify on weapons for warzone requirements
- Medical fitness to travel to all areas
- Willingness to travel anywhere and anytime to meet changing mission needs
- Cultural knowledge and current-events knowledge for the area of expertise
- English test score of at least 80%
- Current U.S. passport
- TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
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The Company
What We Do
Acclaim Technical Services is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting U.S. Federal agencies, specializing in intelligence analysis, software engineering, and systems engineering for the defense and intelligence communities.
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