Chinese Linguist/Interpretation - Part-time
Overview: p style="margin: 0in;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;"SOSi is seeking Chinese linguists for engagements in East Asia on a part-time basis. Each engagement will require a week to two and half weeks of support, with work taking place in Northern Virgina area and overseas. In this role you will integrate into a customer team to provide primarily oral language interpretation support in formal meetings and an office setting. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English and Chinese and be able to engage with client personnel to understand and further mission. /span/p Responsibilities: ullispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Read, write, and speak Chinese at a fluent or native level./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Provide interpretation support primarily in an office setting, including formal meetings. Support could include simultaneous or consecutive interpretation while preserving the nuance of speaker and terminology./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Leverage knowledge of foreign affairs, military affairs, international security, and regional security issues and the associated vocabulary to provide high-quality support./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Participating in prep and after-action meetings and typing up notes related to engagements./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"This position requires travel on an at least quarterly basis with 30-60 days’ notice./span/li/ul Qualifications: ullispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"This position requires an existing security clearance at the Secret level (minimum) to TS/SCI (preferred) level. This security clearance requires U.S. citizenship./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Minimum of 5 years of experience in interpretation./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Candidates must possess native or near native competency in Chinese. Competency will be determined by standardized language exams which must be completed as part of the application process. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Candidate must be familiar with the culture, media, and linguistic nuance of Chinese. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Candidates must possess excellent English written and verbal communication skills. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Candidates must maintain a valid US passport and be able to travel on an at least quarterly basis with 30-60 days’ notice./span/li/ul Preferred Qualifications: ul style="margin-top: 0in;"lispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Recent standardized language testing scores, ideally within two years./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Familiarity to fluency in Taiwanese./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Foreign Affairs, International Politics, Military History, Chinese Studies, Interpretation, or similar./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Experience in the US intelligence, military, or cryptographic communities./span/li/ul Working Conditions: ulli style="color: windowtext;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Travel required. Overseas travel will originate from Northern Virginia area. Physical presence in the Northern Virigina area for several days pre and post travel to participate in meetings and prepare documents is required./span/lili style="color: windowtext;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"No possibility of remote work./span/li/ul Overview: p style="margin: 0in;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;"SOSi is seeking Chinese linguists for engagements in East Asia on a part-time basis. Each engagement will require a week to two and half weeks of support, with work taking place in Northern Virgina area and overseas. In this role you will integrate into a customer team to provide primarily oral language interpretation support in formal meetings and an office setting. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English and Chinese and be able to engage with client personnel to understand and further mission. /span/p Responsibilities: ullispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Read, write, and speak Chinese at a fluent or native level./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Provide interpretation support primarily in an office setting, including formal meetings. Support could include simultaneous or consecutive interpretation while preserving the nuance of speaker and terminology./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Leverage knowledge of foreign affairs, military affairs, international security, and regional security issues and the associated vocabulary to provide high-quality support./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Participating in prep and after-action meetings and typing up notes related to engagements./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"This position requires travel on an at least quarterly basis with 30-60 days’ notice./span/li/ul Qualifications: ullispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"This position requires an existing security clearance at the Secret level (minimum) to TS/SCI (preferred) level. This security clearance requires U.S. citizenship./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Minimum of 5 years of experience in interpretation./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Candidates must possess native or near native competency in Chinese. Competency will be determined by standardized language exams which must be completed as part of the application process. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Candidate must be familiar with the culture, media, and linguistic nuance of Chinese. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Candidates must possess excellent English written and verbal communication skills. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Candidates must maintain a valid US passport and be able to travel on an at least quarterly basis with 30-60 days’ notice./span/li/ul Preferred Qualifications: ul style="margin-top: 0in;"lispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Recent standardized language testing scores, ideally within two years./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Familiarity to fluency in Taiwanese./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Foreign Affairs, International Politics, Military History, Chinese Studies, Interpretation, or similar./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Experience in the US intelligence, military, or cryptographic communities./span/li/ul Working Conditions: ulli style="color: windowtext;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Travel required. Overseas travel will originate from Northern Virginia area. Physical presence in the Northern Virigina area for several days pre and post travel to participate in meetings and prepare documents is required./span/lili style="color: windowtext;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"No possibility of remote work./span/li/ul Apply Job! Apply to this Job