Cultural Liaison/Interpreter Lead

Cultural Liaison, Afghan Services

Provide professional and expert cultural, interpretation and translation support to our Afghan client base.

Compensation & Benefits:

Estimated Starting Salary Range for Cultural Liaison, Afghan Services:

•  $80,000.00- 85,000.00
•  Pay commensurate with experience.
• Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided.  
• Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

 

Cultural Liaison, Afghan Services Responsibilities Include: 

• Serves as a Senior Linguist and Cultural Advisor 
• Advises and assists appropriate government personnel regarding the preparation of reports, papers, and other documents for senior leadership including sensitive documents. 
• Serves as a cultural liaison in interactions with government officials on policy issues, protocol matters, appropriate lines of communication, and historical context. 
• Maintains communication with government officials and their staffs as well as other key religious, cultural, civil society, and non-governmental contacts, in accordance with local norms, in order to improve the influence and access of U.S. government officials. 
• Listens to, transcribes, translates, and synopsizes content of real-time oral communication. 
• Transcribes from media, but not limited to audiocassettes, videocassettes, or digital media, and types in Dari, Pashto and English. 
• Prepares typed English translations from all source media. 
• Performs quality control reviews of completed translation and transcription work by others. 
• Interprets oral conversations consecutively and simultaneously. 
• Identifies areas of potential improvement in current office operations. 
• Follows up to ensure that approved recommendations are successfully implemented.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

 

Cultural Liaison, Afghan Services Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field of study, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Level 4/5 in English is required. 
• Ability to manage time sensitive projects that require extensive coordination across program and organization lines. 
• Ability to take decisive action and speak with authority the Front Office in obtaining consensus on operational requirements. 
• Ability to interact effectively with individuals in garnering cooperation and support for key planning, operations, and management initiatives in the assigned program area. 
• Advanced understanding of diplomatic, U.S. and Afghani protocol. 
• Level 4/5 in Dari and Pashto is required. 
• Equivalent to that of a ‘university level’ or ‘clear idiomatic command’ of the language(s). 
• Must be able to transcribe by rendering the spoken word of a language(s) into the written form of the same language(s), save the result on a computer and/or in printed format. 
• Must be able to transcribe written notes in English, but may include, to a lesser degree, other language(s) as described herein. 
• Must be able to translate the spoken or written word of one language(s) into the written form of another language(s), save the results on a U.S. government-owned computer and/or in printed format by using the computer, keyboard, and Microsoft Office suite of software programs. 
• Must be able to interpret spoken words orally and simultaneously or consecutively from the target language(s) into English, or to rend spoken words from English into the target language(s). 
• Must be able to review a translation or transcription conducted by someone other than the individual performing the original translation, transcription, or the quality control review of the specified original work in order to attest to the accuracy of the final work. 
• Must be able to prepare a comprehensive summary by providing a typed, concise, and accurate synopsis of oral or written communication containing the identity of the speakers or correspondents, and all locations and events mentioned that pertain to the subject of the communication. 
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively in a multi-disciplinary team environment under considerable stress and with minimal supervision. 
• Advanced understanding of Afghani and American cultures and ability to assist U.S. diplomats in working within Afghani cultural norms.  
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

 

Company Information:

Cherokee Nation System Solutions (CNSS) is a part of Cherokee Federal – the division of tribally owned federal contra