Cultural Mission Support Specialist (Part Time, On-Call)

About the role

CACI is hiring a Cultural Mission Support Specialist for a part-time, on-call, long-term assignment. The specialist provides assistance and guidance to US Military leadership on cultural, religious, linguistic and geopolitical information, supports intelligence by attending engagements and giving feedback to the Command, and trains military personnel on national and local affairs in African partner nations. The role requires up to 50% travel outside the continental US.

Key responsibilities

• Provide written and oral translation or interpretation of designated languages in the AFRICOM Area of Operations, potentially in hostile or austere locations, and give objective analysis to help shape engagement strategies.
• Advise Command personnel on how local culture affects military and civilian operations and review Military Operations products to reduce mission risk.
• Advise on civil-military operations in the context of partner nation traditions, heritage and customary law, and facilitate liaison between partner nation entities and US military teams.
• Take part in working groups on local customs, translate training materials between languages for US and partner nation personnel, and support key leader meetings and missions.

Required profile

• Fluency in English and Arabic (North African dialect preferred).
• Current TS/SCI security clearance.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.
• Experience using social media tools relevant to North or West African audiences and ability to research foreign communicators and their audiences.

Desired qualifications

• 2 years of cultural mission support experience supporting the Department of Defense.
• 1 year on a military staff or supporting element of a deployed headquarters.
• 1 year briefing and preparing written products for senior leaders.
• Additional North or West African languages, such as Berber dialects and Hausa.

What we offer

• Proposed pay range of $90,300 to $189,600, depending on location, contract category, experience and skills.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education and time-off benefits.
• A flexible time-off benefit and access to learning resources.