Pashto Dari Cultural Advisor

Description
CLGT Solutions, LLC dba CLOVEHITCH is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business focused upon providing professional solutions in the areas of training and talent acquisition.

CLOVEHITCH is currently seeking Pashto Dari Cultural Advisors who will perform language-related services including interpretation, translation, and transcriptions services to support the Department of State’s Afghanistan Affairs Unit. These positions are located abroad in multiple countries.

Principal Duties & Required Skills

Advise on culturally appropriate customs to broach sensitive topics that bear success on various policy decisions.Liaise between foreign high-level government officials and Afghan diaspora.Interpret questions and responses during interviews, ensuring all parties understand the intended meaning of the instructions, questions, and overall conversation.Read documentation and verbally translate the meaning back in the targeted language. Translate policies and regulations.Perform other duties as required.
Education & Experience RequirementsMust be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.Must be native or full professional-level proficiency in Pashto, Dari, and English.Must have and maintain a Secret Clearance.Must have a valid driver's license. Must be knowledgeable of culture, economic, geopolitical, and military issues of Afghanistan and other countries in the surrounding region. Must have knowledge of medical terminology in all languages, such as vocabulary related to illnesses, family medical history, shot/vaccination records, etc.Must have knowledge of legal terminology in all languages, such as vocabulary related to immigration processing. Must have knowledge of online media and social networking platforms and translating between English and Farsi.Must have basic typing skills and be familiar with MS Office.Must be willing to go through, and pass, medical screening.Must be willing to work abroad.

Work Environment
These positions will require the willingness and ability to live and work abroad. Work locations could include Qatar or Germany, depending on position availability.

Physical Demands
This position may require frequent walking, standing, speaking, or sitting and typing. 

This position will require the willingness and ability to be screened medically for deployment based upon the Department of State’s policies and procedures regarding medical requirements.

Position Type & Hours of Work
This is a full-time position, with operations occurring 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Shift work will be required. A standard week will generally consist of 6 workdays, averaging 10-12 hours each.

Travel
This position will require travel.


CLOVEHITCH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.