Linguist Supervisor

Nationwide, Nationwide, USA

Part-time

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Clearance Requirement:
Tier II

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Normal office working conditions.

• Requires periods…