Cultural Advisor: Regional Insight & IW Support

CACI International Inc; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

CACI International Inc is seeking a part-time Cultural Advisor to provide critical regional, cultural, linguistic, and socio-political expertise for national security missions. You will advise planners and leadership, shape operations in information environments, and ensure culturally informed, linguistically accurate engagement with target audiences.

The role emphasizes analytical communication, deployment readiness, and collaboration with experienced professionals to influence complex

Qualifications

• Secret Clearance.
• 3–10+ years of cultural/linguistic support to US military operations or USG.
• Minimum language test scores of 4/4/4 or higher in English and Farsi, Dari, Pashto, or Arabic depending on location.
• Demonstrated expertise in Iranian culture, politics, and regional dynamics.
• Valid U.S. passport with at least one year remaining.
• Ability to brief and present to small and large groups.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work in a deployed environment and support extended or shift-based schedules.

Responsibilities

• Advise operational planners on Iranian culture, politics, social media, regime influence, religious groups, ethnic groups, and influential voices.
• Support OIE and IW planning by assessing cultural resonance, linguistic nuance, symbolism, and risk.
• Translate, interpret, transcribe, and analyze oral and written materials for reports, data, and briefings.
• Advise on population demographics and behavioral drivers to improve OIE/IW effectiveness.
• Integrate cultural insights into operational assessments to guide planning and leadership.
• Support key leader engagement.
• Research source-language materials and produce command-level planning products.
• Monitor traditional, digital, and social media for trends and produce synthesis reports and geopolitical analyses.
• Analyze key actors and relationships and identify culturally credible pathways supporting planning.

Skills

Secret Clearance

Microsoft Office

Briefing to groups

Tools

MS Office

Job description

CACI International Inc is seeking a part-time Cultural Advisor to provide critical regional, cultural, linguistic, and socio-political expertise for national security missions. You will advise planners and leadership, shape operations in information environments, and ensure culturally informed, linguistically accurate engagement with target audiences.

The role emphasizes analytical communication, deployment readiness, and collaboration with experienced professionals to influence complex