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Pashto & Dari

Pashto & Dari

CompanyLeidos
LocationReston, VA, USA
Salary$89700 – $162150
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Strong verbal and written communications skills
  • Ability to coordinate effectively with various offices and agencies in the US Intelligence Community
  • Excellent operational judgment
  • Ability to respond quickly to high priority data with minimal supervision
  • Ability to accurately translate reports/texts in electronic and hard-copy formats
  • Ability to capture geopolitical, regional, ethnic, and cultural elements in text
  • Good understanding of one or more regional dialects
  • Ability to interpret accurately, including consecutive and occasional simultaneous interpretation
  • Excellent English-language written communication skills for preparing reports
  • Ability to identify and accurately summarize factual points and abstract concepts
  • Mastery of reference materials and computer skills, including MS Office
  • Excellent English-language verbal communication skills for giving briefings
  • Knowledge of domestic and foreign travel requirements and familiarity with customer travel policies and procedures
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and operate in a fast-paced environment
  • Good communication and customer service skills
  • Ability to successfully process high volume travel requirements

Responsibilities

  • Perform a full range of activities in processing materials or participating in situations requiring a general professional capability
  • Accurately translate reports/texts in electronic and hard-copy formats
  • Capture intended implications and nuances in translations
  • Interpret accurately, including consecutive and occasional simultaneous interpretation
  • Review audio or internet materials and transcribe with high degree of accuracy and expression
  • Identify and accurately summarize factual points and abstract concepts
  • Triage documentation to isolate pertinent and nuanced information
  • Attend and pass all sponsor related training as a requirement of employment
  • Support the contract 24/7 when on travel

Preferred Qualifications

  • Linguists who are proficient in multiple languages are strongly desired
  • Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree