Linguist Supervisor

Overview

SOSi is seeking a Linguist Supervisor to join our team overseeing the Linguists in support of our customer.

Essential Job Duties

  • Be the main liaison between SOSi Headquarters Program Management Office (PMO), SOSi personnel, and government officials.
  • Serve as SOSi’s authorized representative for technical and administrative performance of all services require by the Field Division, District, Regional, or post of duty office they support.
  • Be the single point of contact (POC) for the assigned location through which all government engagement and communications shall be conducted.
  • Must be capable of satisfactorily fulfilling all the functions and duties described herein for Analytic Linguists.
  • Effectively and efficiently plan and organize the various duties.
  • Assign Linguists to monitor real-time oral telecommunications and/or written communication intercepts.
  • Assign Linguists to transcribe, translate, and validate completed work.
  • Be accountable for daily work assignments and products.
  • Ensure that the Contractor’s QC Plan is implemented and fully operational.
  • Ensure that each Linguist completes their work assignments(s) prior to the end of their shift.
  • Oversee daily activity to ensure that all tasks are being properly executed.
  • Maintain records of work production, evidence control, and other administrative records as required by the customer.
  • Prepare and present to SOSi, the COR, or his /her designee, a quarterly schedule detailing adequate manpower coverage for each shift for the forthcoming quarter.
  • Maintain time and attendance records for all Contract personnel.
  • Monitor, recording, translating, transcribing, and synopsizing content of real-time oral and/or written communication.
  • Transcribe from storage media, including but not limited to audio cassettes, video cassettes or other digital media and typing in both the required foreign language and English.
  • Prepare typed English translations and /or transcriptions from other source media.
  • Perform QC review(s) of completed work.
  • Validate the accuracy of completed translations and transcriptions.
  • Appear in court when subpoenaed to testify.
  • Interpreting oral and/or written conversations, concurrently and/or simultaneously.

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with a major in Spanish from an English-speaking college or university or bachelor’s degree with a major in English from a Spanish-speaking college or university OR a minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
  • At least three (3) years of supervisory experience that demonstrates oral and written communication skills, organizational skills and administrative management skills.
  • Must have experience that demonstrates an ability to effectively manage people and resources to satisfy project objectives and ensure completion of assigned tasks.
  • Must have excellent command of the English language and the ability to provide clear, concise, oral, and written communications.
  • Must possess the skills necessary to listen and comprehend a foreign language with native or near-native ability, and to follow accurately the basic elements of conversation, whether written or verbal.
  • Must possess the skills necessary to read and comprehend foreign languages with a native or near-native ability and to read and understand various text-types.
  • Must have the ability to comprehend slang and colloquial expressions in a foreign language and translate them into English.
  • Must possess a sufficiently broad vocabulary in English that paraphrasing or explaining is unnecessary.
  • Must have the ability to work well under pressure to meet specific deadlines.
  • A minimum of 40 wpm typing/word processing skill and have managerial presentation skills.

Work Environment

  • Normal office working conditions.
  • Requires periods of non-traditional hours including consecutive nights or weekends when necessary.
  • May require ability to lift/and or move objects or packages of up to 25 lbs.
  • May require up to 25% travel in support of assigned tasks and responsibilities.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.