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Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. 

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

Experience in translating, interpreting, or other work requiring the use of English and the other language; or a combination of work (that required English and the other language) and training at the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Service Institute, or comparable training.

IN ADDITION, this position requires the following additional specialized experience:

• Translates and summarizes from English into Spanish, a wide variety of documents, types, and subjects, in a variety of formats, for example, diplomatic correspondence, laws, memoranda, speeches, position papers, training materials, presentations, and technical and financial documents. Self-reviews translations for accuracy, completeness, grammar, spelling, consistency, formatting, and terminology, and register.
• Self-reviews translations for accuracy, completeness, grammar, spelling, consistency, formatting, and terminology, and register. Reviews and edits translations prepared by staff and contractor colleagues and provides feedback on proposed changes.
• Researches terminology and subject matter encountered in translation assignments using dictionaries and reference works, and online glossaries, terminology databases, Internet search engines, and consultations with subject matter experts.
• Experience using computer-assisted translation tools such as SDL Trados Studio, MemoQ, WordFast, Déjà Vu, OmegaT or equivalent.

THE FOLLOWING SELECTIVE FACTOR IS REQUIRED:

Must have experience in translation of English to Spanish

The following are examples of work in the required language that may have provided the required abilities: translator; interpreter; librarian or information specialist required to make abstracts, screen, index, and scan material; in various languages; intelligence analyst working in more thane one language; writer or editor working in more than one language; language-related duties at an international organizational work, such as the Peace Corps, World Bank, United Nations, business, or other organizations; or professor, teacher, or instructor work at the high school or college level that required use of the foreign language and focused on translation.

**ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE TESTED BY THE AGENCY FOR PROFICIENCY ON A PASS/FAIL BASIS PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT.**

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position