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Tri-Service / Joint
Senior Non-Commissioned Officers
Code: DEF-LING

Defence Linguist

Cleared linguist providing language support to operations, intelligence and diplomatic activity.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • foreign language proficiency
  • • interpretation
  • • translation
  • • cultural awareness
  • • intelligence support

Responsibilities

  • • interpret in operational settings
  • • translate written intelligence material
  • • advise on cultural context
  • • support liaison with allies
  • • maintain language qualifications

Equipment

  • • secure IS
  • • language reference tools

Typical Clearance

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Cleared language and intelligence support is highly sought-after at MoD, FCDO and the intelligence community.

Core Transferable Skills

language proficiency
intelligence support
stakeholder liaison