Command Linguist

CACI International•Doral, FL

5d•$75,200 - $158,100•Onsite

About The Position

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 the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Haitian Creole language skills

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.
Accompany USSOUTHCOM leaders on OCONUS travel supporting the principal with interpretation services during engagements with foreign senior leaders. Likewise, support engagements when hosting foreign dignitaries at USSOUTHCOM Headquarters and during virtual engagements.
Be on-call for critical conversations with foreign leaders. Ensure that the USSOUTHCOM leader fully understands the literal and nuanced meanings of the foreign leader’s statements or interrogatives.
Accompany USSOUTHCOM 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.