Court Interpreter/Translator (Various Languages) — Massachusetts - Torden - Massachusetts

Torden is seeking qualified language professionals to provide Translation, Interpretation, and other Linguist Services in support of the Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR). Support is on an as-needed basis and requires interpreters with flexible schedules. Interpreting services include simultaneous or consecutive court interpretation services in support of DoJ litigation or operations or escort interpretation to assist foreign officials.

Translators shall be proficient in translating all manner of materials and possess extensive subject knowledge, in keeping with the broad range of subject matter. Transcription services include transcribing recordings of interviews, phone calls, testimony, etc., which may be in audio or video recording format, into text.

Language requirements include, but are not limited to: Portuguese, Spanish, Albanian, Arabic,Armenian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Creole, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, Estonian, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kinyarwandan, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Moldovan, Norwegian, Pashtu, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdi, Vietnamese, Yiddish

There are three positions categories which Torden is seeking to fill:

Reviewer/Editor/Certifier

Essential Job Duties:
Source Material review and summarization

Provide quality control review of translated documents

Transcription of foreign language material

Provide on-the-spot gist and summaries of foreign documents into English

Qualifications:
Must possess a broad academic and/or experience background

Must have minimum of 5 years of specific language experience within last 10 years

Must possess superior skills in English and editing

Must be U.S. citizen

Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office Suite

Personnel are subject to the security clearance requirements

Current SECRET clearance is preferred

Translator

Essential Job Duties:
Provide full, technically and linguistically accurate rendition of source materials. Source materials may contain legal, business, public administrative, medical, scientific, historical, financial, geographical and military terminology and concepts, including those dealing with technology as used in the sciences (chemical, physical, cyber, etc.). The specialized terminology used to express concepts in any of the given subject areas vary considerably from everyday usage in any of the target or source languages in question.

Qualifications:
Must have minimum of 2 years of experience in all phases of language translations

Must have passing scores on language/translation tests of the FBI, other Government agencies, or qualified professional organizations

Must be U.S. citizen

Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office Suite

Personnel are subject to the security clearance requirements

Current SECRET clearance is preferred

Interpreter

Essential Job Duties:
Provide the verbal rendering of speech from the target language and English and vice-versa.

Interpreters shall be proficient in performing simultaneous, consecutive, and escort interpretation defined as follows:

Simultaneous interpretation requires the interpreter to speak almost contemporaneously with the speaker whose words are being interpreted, without any pauses since both interpreter and speaker are talking at virtually the same time.

Consecutive interpretation requires pauses on the part of both the interpreter and the speaker: the speaker will utter a sentence, phrase or thought, and then the interpreter will usually signal for the speaker to pause so that the interpreter can translate what was just said.

Escort interpreting requires an interpreter to accompany a non-English-speaking visitor as he/she conducts official business with the U.S. Government.

Qualifications:
Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience in language interpretation (i.e. consecutive, simultaneous)

Specialized training in the interpreting field and/or extensive experience in court or legal environments

Must possess passing scores on language/interpreting tests of the FBI, Department of State, other Government agencies, or qualified professional organizations

Ability to speak English and target language fluently, including high to low levels of language register, regional colloquialisms and slang with clear and intelligible pronunciation

Ability to preserve the tone and emotional level of the speaker, as well as manage the delivery, speed and length of the statement of the speaker

Must be U.S. citizen

Personnel are subject to the security clearance requirements

Current SECRET clearance is preferred

Federal, State, National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators, or Judiciary Interpreters and Translators Certification Examination certification in interpretation is preferred

Experience providing interpretation for Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review court cases is a plus