New Century US is actively recruiting for Arabic Linguists. This Position is located in Baghdad, Iraq.
New Century US is a leading global provider of police and military capacity building services primarily for the Department of Defense and Department of State. We work to train and mentor foreign security forces that are supporting U.S. military and foreign policy objectives. These services include development of doctrine, skills transfer (mentoring, advising, training), institutional capacity-building, and other tailored security solutions. New Century US focuses on building capacity on the local and national level.
Position Description:
- An excellent command of the English language (S4/R4) with the ability to provide clear and concise oral and written communication.
- Ability to understand basic elements of speech in a standard dialect. Standard dialect refers to the listening
- skill that is the ability to understand the essentials of all speech in a standard dialect including technical discussion within a special field.
- Skills necessary to read and comprehend Arabic with native or near-native ability, and to read and understand various text-types.
- Ability to comprehend slang and colloquial expressions in Arabic language(s) and translate them into their English equivalent.
- Effective understanding of face-to-face speech with sufficiently broad vocabulary that paraphrasing or explanations are unnecessary.
- Ability to work well under pressure to meet specific deadlines.
- Basic typing/word processing skills of at least 30 wpm.
- Ability to understand requirements necessary to perform specific tasks being processed and produced.
Preferred Qualifications
- Must possess SECRET personnel security clearance.
- Undergraduate Degree Preferred: Major Study – the appropriate foreign language(s) from an English-speaking college or university, English from a college or university in the other country, or translating or interpreting where English and the foreign language(s) were prerequisites.
- Two or more years experience in translating, interpreting, or other work requiring the use of English and Arabic or a combination of work (that required English and Arabic languages) and training at the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Service Institute, or comparable training institute
To Apply:
- Visit the careers section on our website www.newcenturyus.com
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