**This position is contingent upon contract award**
Amentum has an upcoming opportunity for a Theater Linguistics Manager to join the team in support of the United States Army Europe (USAREUR). This program will provide linguist support services required for the U.S. Forces deployed as part of the Multinational Brigade-East (MNBG-E), United States Army
Europe (USAREUR) KOSOVO Force (KFOR). These required services include the logistics management and linguist support necessary to interpret, translate, and transcribe information. Position to be located in Kosovo.
Essential Duties:
- Applies expertise in Albanian, Serbian and Macedonian languages & dialects, and ethnographical breakdown of the AO to advise the Program Manager in assigning linguists to the appropriate mission area tasks.
- Observes linguist interpreting activities; inspects, edits and proofreads translated documents in to/from target language to/from English.
- Assists Quality Control Manager of translation/ transcription products and interpretation services including the accurate meaning, context, and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation in both English and the target languages.
- Recruits, tests, trains and advises new linguists helping to build a linguist labor force with the capable of meeting the needs and demands of peacekeeping troops.
- Researches and develops testing and assessment methodology for local dialects and languages spoken in Kosovo and Macedonia as required.
- Maintains linguist reference library; archives reoccurring translated documents; collects, researches, develops standardized terminology and abbreviations (i.e. military terms) for use in translating documents program wide and disseminates to linguists.
Minimum Requirements:
- College Master’s degree in translating/interpreting, linguistics or related subject, English, Serbian Language and Literature or Albanian Language and Literature
- OR Bachelor’s Linguist degree in translating/ interpreting, linguistics or related subject, English, Serbian Language and Literature or Albanian Language and Literature plus 5 years’ experience as an interpreter or translator or English or foreign language instructor
- C2/C2/(CEF Scale) in English, Albanian, and Serbian. Must have scores in all three languages to qualify.
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