Foreign Language Interpreter
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Job Description:
The FBI is seeking individuals proficient in Spanish, Persian-Farsi, Pashto - Afghani, Arabic, Ukrainian, French, Haitian Creole, Somali, and Hindi who are interested in being contract linguists. Contract linguists are self-employed and provide valuable services, though they are not employees. At the FBI, contract linguists use their foreign language and culture expertise to support investigations into counterintelligence threats, corruption cases, espionage, cybercrime, human trafficking, and other offenses. Your work could provide valuable intelligence that might help prevent terrorist activity and save American lives.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Convert texts or audio recordings from a foreign language into English language.
- Accurate interpretation during interviews, training sessions, or visits from foreign dignitaries helps to ensure that all parties involved are able to effectively communicate and convey their message.
- My knowledge of different cultural practices and behaviors can assist investigators in identifying patterns or red flags that may be relevant to an investigation.
- Elaborate on the measures put in place to maintain the confidentiality of the documents.
- Support special agents in conducting a variety of interrogation techniques.
- The role involves being stationed at a field office, but there may occasions where travel is requested to other field offices or legal attachs to aid in case management.
Key Requirments:
To apply for the contract linguist job, certain criteria must be fulfilled:
- The FBI's Foreign Language Test Battery necessitates attaining qualifying grades that exhibit your language mastery.
- The prerequisite for this position is to be a natural-born citizen of America.
- The position requires the attainment of Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Clearance as a prerequisite.
- Obliged to journey as per the job needs.
- All applicants seeking employment with the FBI are subject to the agency's Employment Eligibility standards.
The Department of Justice is committed to creating a work environment where every individual feels valued and respected, regardless of their race, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender or ability, and where diversity is celebrated as an essential component of our success in serving the American people.