Job Requirements
Jordan
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
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Job Description
Position Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Provide subject matter expertise on Iranian culture, politics, social media, regime influence, religious groups, ethnic groups, and influential moderate voices.
- Support efforts related to countering extremist activity through cultural, linguistic, and regional analysis.
- Provide support to key leader engagement events conducted in the USCENTCOM AOR with U.S. and allied partners.
- Translate, interpret, transcribe, and analyze oral and written materials, including reports, data, briefings, media, and conversations.
- Provide written and oral translations while preserving the meaning, tone, intent, and context of the original source material.
- Conduct media analysis and cultural advisement to support actionable intelligence and operational products.
- Provide interpretation between Farsi and English in operational, briefing, and working group environments.
- Research source-language materials and produce command-level information papers.
- Support USCENTCOM, interagency, and coalition working groups as an Iranian cultural advisory SME.
- Provide objective, unbiased, and logical cultural advisement to military and government stakeholders.
- Support document exploitation, transliteration, transcription, translation, and interpretation requirements.
- Maintain familiarity with specialized terminology, regional customs, symbolism, traditions, and cultural context throughout the CENTCOM AOR.
- Work extended hours and support operational requirements as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility .
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Bachelor's degree in Political Science, International Studies, Anthropology, Communications, or a related field from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience .
- Additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- Minimum of 5 years of prior experience supporting U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. government agencies .
- Recognized subject matter expertise in Iranian culture, politics, regime influence, social media, religious groups, ethnic groups, and regional dynamics.
- Minimum language testing scores of 4/4/4 or higher in English and 5/5/5 in Farsi dialect .
- Willingness and ability to deploy for 180 to 365 days to Camp Xiphos, Jordan.
- Valid U.S. passport with at least one year remaining before expiration .
- Ability to meet Jordanian visa requirements.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong listening skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to brief and present to small and large groups.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work in a deployed environment and support extended or shift-based schedules.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Information Operations, MISO, or related operational units in the Middle East or Southwest Asia.
- Additional language capability in Dari, Pashto, or Arabic at comparable proficiency levels.
- Recent regional experience, residence, or travel related to Iran or the broader CENTCOM AOR.
- Experience working with USCENTCOM, interagency, coalition, or deployed military teams.
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