Tongan Analytic Linguist

Metlang; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical insurance

401k retirement account

Sick time (1 hour per 40 hours)

Vacation days (up to 10)

Federal holidays (11)

Job summary

Metlang is a veteran-owned provider supplying interpretation, translation, and monitoring services to the law enforcement community nationwide. The Tongan Analytic Linguist role focuses on monitoring, transcribing, translating, interpreting, and analyzing source material to support investigations into narco-trafficking, counterfeiting, terrorism, and fraud.

Roles are on-site with competitive weekly pay and benefits including major medical insurance, a 401k, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Clear, concise written and spoken English and Tongan.
• Experience summarizing, translating audio and text in real time.
• Prior interpreting and translating experience in a law enforcement setting.
• Ability to prioritize tasks with attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and terminology in English and Tongan.
• Typing speed exceeding 40 words per minute.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a team.
• Willingness to travel and work rotating schedules.
• Candidates must pass language tests or provide prior test results.
• Federal Clearance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor conversations or texts and type summaries in English.
• Transcribe spoken language into written form.
• Translate between Tongan and English as needed.
• Interpret orally, consecutively or simultaneously.
• Analyze information to support investigations.

Skills

English language

Tongan language

Typing speed

Microsoft Office

Ability to travel

Rotating schedule availability

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Metlang is a veteran owned provider of interpretation, translation, and monitoring services to the law enforcement community nationwide. Since 1990, Metlang has been the nation’s leading provider of interpretation, translation, and monitoring services to the United States Department of Justice nationwide. We employ experienced bilingual professionals withadvanced or expert level foreign language fluency in over 100 languages and dialects.

Tongan Analytic Linguists are responsible for monitoring, transcribing, translating, interpreting, and analyzing source material assisting law enforcement with their investigations into narco-trafficking, counterfeiting, terrorism, fraud and money laundering. Metlang offers rewarding project-based employment on-site. We take pride in building long-term relationships with our employees while providing outstanding benefits and competitive weekly pay. The Tongan Analytic Linguist position offers $40.05 per hour, major medical insurance (pending eligibility), 401k retirement account, 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked (or as per local requirements), up to 10 paid vacation days, and 11 paid federal holidays.

Primary Functions and Responsibilities:

• Monitor: To listen to or read foreign language communications, then subsequently type summaries into the English language.
• Transcribe: To render the spoken word of a language into the written form of the same language.
• Translate: To render the spoken or written word of one language into the written form of another language.
• Interpret: To translate orally either consecutively or simultaneously from source language to target language.
• Analyze: To examine methodically and in detail the constitution of information for purposes of explanation and interpretation.

Requirements:

• Clear, concise, effective written and spoken communication skills in English and Tongan
• Experiencesummarizingand translatingaudio and text, including slang and colloquialisms, in a real time manner
• Demonstrate prior interpreting andtranslating experience in a law enforcementsetting
• Adequately prioritize tasks while demonstrating attention to detail and organization skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, social media, text message terminology in English and Tongan
• Typing abilities to exceed 40 words per minute
• Capable of adapting well under pressure and functioning cohesively in a team environment
• Availability to work a rotating schedule
• Candidates must pass writing, reading, listening, and speaking language tests in English and Tongan o r provide prior test results as required by contract
• Federal Clearance a plus
• Availability to work full time locally and travel outside your area for extended periods of time required

Applicants selected will be subject to a Government security background investigation and must meet eligibility and suitability requirements.

Physical Demands:

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the Tongan Analytic Linguist job. They include the ability to talk, hear, see, sit for extended periods of time, use hands and fingers to handle and manipulate keys on a keyboard or telephone pad, stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, or crouch. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the Tongan Analytic Linguist Position.

Metlang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran or disability.

At Metlang LLC/Metropolitan Interpreters and Translators, Inc., we are committed to maintaining an environment of Equal Opportunity. If you need a reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact our Human Resources Department at: 1-800-421-0303 for further assistance.