Korean Translator (Interpreter) with Security Clearance

Company: MultiLingual Solutions Inc.
Location: Rockville
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

MLS is seeking Top Secret-cleared, full-time Korean linguists to support a US federal agency in Bethesda, Maryland. We are seeking candidates who possess the ability to work independently, as well as in a team, to provide on-site interpretation, translation services, and cultural advisory services in support of operational and support requirements. Detailed duties and responsibilities are as follows: Qualified linguists must: --- Have at least an associate's degree or 2 years of college.--- Have experience working in or with the military.--- Fluently read, write, speak, and understand English.--- Score at least a 3/3/3 (Listening, Reading, and Speaking) in Korean as measured by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) or the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT).--- Obtain a score of at least 3/3/3 (Listening, Reading, and Speaking) in English as measured by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) or the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT).--- Native proficiency in the Designated Target Language is preferred.--- Be able to provide comprehensive linguist support.--- Function as an integral number of a team of highly-trained professionals.--- Conduct consecutive, accurate translation and summarizations of material, while maintaining their integrity and meaning. Duties and Responsibilities: --- Provide direct translation services in support of liaison operations, intelligence collection, interrogations, and other force projection operations.--- Provide the cultural and ethnic context of conversational engagements, and provide information to the supported officers regarding the cultural and ethnic significance of statements, conversations, situations, documents, etc.--- Provide effective and accurate real-time interpretation between English and Korean, including colloquial, military, and slang words/phrases that may alter meaning.--- Attend meetings and provide real-time interpretation support to the government officers engaging with various foreign nationals, and to participate in relevant pre-mission planning and post-mission analysis/debriefings.--- Provide cultural familiarization and intercultural awareness advisory support.--- Understand all styles/forms of speech in the target language and English and have a strong sensitivity to sociolinguistic and cultural references.--- Conduct consecutive interpretations during in-person and telephonic engagements.--- Write effectively in most formal and informal exchanges.--- Quickly visually scan and process a large amount of material for critical and essential elements.--- Understand speech in a standard dialect, including inferences and emotional overtones, while rarely having to ask for paraphrasing or explanation.--- Facilitate tailored language to fit an audience to counsel, persuade, negotiate, and/or represent a point of view based on Government guidance. Scheduling: --- Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day. May be required to work more than eight hours per day based on mission requirements.

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