Summary

This position is located in the Translating Division, Office of Language Services, Bureau of Administration (A/PRI/LS/T), Department of State (DOS). The Office is responsible for providing interpreting, translating, and other language services to the Department, other government agencies, and the White House.

Duties

• As a second level manager, the employee is responsible for using supervisors to assure work is performed properly; exercising significant responsibilities in advising higher ranking officials; ensuring reasonable equity among branches.
• Exercises significant responsibilities in dealing with, advising, and negotiating with officials within the Department, throughout the USG, and private firms carrying out contracted work.
• Oversees resource allocation, manpower utilization, and adherence to quality and productivity standards. Reviews official translations into English from one or more languages (and/or vice versa).
• Ensures high-quality translation services, managing large-scale translation tasks for critical events, and overseeing recruitment, testing, and management of both staff translators and external contractors.
• Manages the review and certification of bilingual or multilingual treaties and international agreements, in collaboration with relevant legal and departmental offices, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• This position requires the applicant to pass a Language Proficiency Test.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/

• Experience leading a team of translators and managing translation projects.
• Experience communicating effectively with internal and external customers at all levels to meet organizational goals and resolve issues.
• Experience in using data and analysis as management reporting and decision-making tools.
• Experience in strategic planning, e.g., developing organizational objectives that improve efficiency and effectiveness in work processes by applying technology.
• Experience with translation practices and technology to lead major initiatives designed to introduce new technology and tools in support of translation programs; Experience using computer-assisted translation tools and translation management systems.
• Experience with contemporary US foreign affairs and international relations.

• Must have experience in translation of Foreign Language(s) into English and English into the Foreign Language(s).

• Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others;
• Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;
• Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;
• Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and
• Capacity to "see the job through."

• For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov.
• If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

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1. Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate a basic level of the required competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) for the position.
2. Well Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate proficiency in some but not all of the required competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities) for the position.
3. Highly Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must fully demonstrate proficiency in all of the required competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) for the position.

• Ability to think strategically.
• Knowledge of translation technology.
• Ability to prioritize, plan and organize your work.
• Skill in translating one or more languages into English language.
• Ability to apply the principles, techniques, and practices of translating through a self-tailored translation methodology to produce a finished translation.
• Skill at comparing English and foreign-language versions of treaties and international agreements and at drafting a memo citing substantive and non-substantive differences between the two.