| Company: | Glevum Associates, LLC
Washington DC, DC |
| Job Location: |
All Counties in DC |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Department: | Management - Afghanistan |
Description: |
Join our team of social scientists, research analysts, and statisticians who conduct research and analysis for US Government and commercial clients. Glevum specializes in research in developing and transitioning countries, where our work is used to support capacity building and sustainability, democratization initiatives, and socio-cultural intelligence for military personnel.
Glevum is currently seeking Cultural Advisors to provide cultural advise, guidance, insight and interpreter and translator services in Afghanistan.
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Duties: |
Key responsibilities will include:
• Prepares idiomatically correct and technically accurate translations of critical, sensitive, and unformatted material; material will be written by an for subject matter experts on a wide range of highly complex scientific, technical,, and military subjects
• Writes and speaks in clear concise grammar and pronunciation in the Target language and English
• Demonstrates in depth familiarity with the culture, economics, history and societal/ethnic/ tribal aspects of Afghanistan
• Conducts accurate translations and summarizations of material
• Provides idiomatic translations of non-technical material using syntax and expression to and from the target language and English
• Read and translates handwritten material
• Scans and processes material, utilizing target language for critical and essential elements of information
• Tailors language to fit audience
• Counsel, persuade, negotiate, and represent point of view
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Qualifications: |
Requirements:
• U.S. citizenship
• Proficient in translating and analyzing verbal and written Dari or Pashtu
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred
• Must be able to deploy to Afghanistan and be willing to be subject to a government security investigation.
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