Arabic Linguist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level security clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Candidate must successfully undergo and pass a language assessment in the four main categories: speaking, listening, reading, and writing in both native tongue and English.
• Excellent command of the English language and have the ability to provide clear, concise, oral and written communications.
• Skills necessary to listen to and comprehend a foreign language with native or near-native ability, and to follow accurately the basic elements of conversation, whether written or verbal.
• Skills necessary to read and comprehend a foreign language with a native or near-native ability, and to read and understand various text-types.
• Ability to comprehend slang and colloquial expressions in a foreign language and translate them into their English equivalent.
• A sufficiently broad vocabulary in English that paraphrasing or explaining is unnecessary.
• Ability to work well under pressure to meet specific deadlines.
• A minimum of 40 wpm typing/word processing skills.
• Ability to understand the specific tasks being processed and produced.
• Ability to effectively understand face-to-face speech with sufficiently broad vocabulary that paraphrasing, or explanations are unnecessary.
• Arabic, Bengali and Chinese Cantonese Linguists language fluency is required with verification of language skills.

Nice To Haves

• Major or study in the appropriate foreign language preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring, organizing, categorizing, translating, transcribing, interpreting, performing quality control, and validating services.
• Monitoring varying numbers of communication intercepts during any given shift.
• Listening to oral and/or electronic communication intercepts or other digital media in English and in foreign languages and provide an immediate oral summary in English, followed by a hand-written or typed summary in English in a specified format.
• Reviewing the summary for accuracy.
• Operating equipment such as recording and playback equipment, televisions, computers, digital T2S2 systems and/or other equipment as required.
• Preparing a summary of each intercept to include a hand written or typed synopsis (gist) in English that is grammatically correct; date and time of recording; and other relevant information.
• Correctly identifying the conversant(s) through use of a voice library and/or from the context of the conversation.
• Entering the summary into a digital medium when required.
• Signing all gists, summary logs, or documents that are prepared.
• Digitally initialing all files, transcripts, translations or other work products, which is to be witnessed by another person as may be required.
• Maintaining a list of slang words and codes used by the conversants for the duration of the communications intercept.
• Preparing digital copies for storage for all intercepted communication.
• Performing administrative duties related to the above duties, such as arranging log sheets, gists, and/or summaries into binders and/or file folders; copying and assembling related paperwork and reporting.
• Understanding the specific tasks being processed and produced.
• Understanding and complying with all Court regulations concerning minimization procedures.
• Preparing an English translation and/or transcription from a variety of English or foreign language source exhibits including audio and video cassette; recorded conversations; facsimile documents; handwritten and/or typed materials such as legal documents, diaries, computerized printouts; computer disks; personal paper; maps; charts; ledgers; and notes.
• Correctly identifying the conversant(s) through use of a voice library and/or from the context of the conversation.
• Typing all transcripts unless instructed to hand write a transcript.
• Typing in the foreign language, in English or both verbatim, free of typographical errors, and without the omission of a word or words.
• Utilizing a format closely resembling the original document if the original document is a source document such as a map, chart or other type of written information.
• Utilizing correct grammar and punctuation in all English transcripts.
• Entering a file title that is a combination of the intercept identification number, the call number, and any other unique identifier prescribed by the government customer onto the printed transcript.
• Performing administrative duties related to the tasking, such as arranging gists and/or summaries into binders and/or file folders; copying and assembling related paperwork.
• Orally and consecutively interpreting a foreign into English and English into a foreign language.
• Making notes of the interpretation and provide notes to the Linguistic Supervisor or COR, as requested.
• Validating a transcript by comparing the completed transcript and/or translation to the source media to ensure that the final work is verbatim, and that the translation presents a true rendering in English.
• Signing a statement on the final document attesting to the accuracy of the final work.