JOB SUMMARY

In this exciting 11-week paid placement, your language skills and cultural knowledge will make a real impact on our operations. Day to day, develop your understanding of language as you analyse, transcribe, and translate audio and written materials. Some of these materials may be technical or specialised in nature, giving you a chance to master new skills in a unique field, but it doesn’t stop there.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Flexible working: due to the nature of the 11-week programme, we are unable to offer flexible working. Full time attendance is 36 to 37 hours per week with some specific hourly attendance required e.g. for training courses. You will be notified of these occasions well in advance.

ABOUT US

GCHQ and MI5 are part of the UK’s Intelligence Services. We work together to safeguard Britain’s people, interests, and businesses from various threats at home, overseas, and online, including cyber-attacks, espionage, terrorism, and organised crime. Working across our vital missions, you’ll deliver impact at the heart of national security, all within a supportive and inclusive environment that allows everyone to thrive.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

Open to UK nationals only.

THE ROLE

Here, your influence extends beyond language. Your cultural understanding will be invaluable as you collaborate with customers and partners, providing context for your team. You may even have the chance to draft Intelligence reports and conduct research using a variety of tools. With specialist tools at your disposal, you’ll uncover valuable insights to present to your team. Your work will be unique, varied, and far from average. Surrounded by colleagues, who share your passion for languages, this role offers you the chance to make a real impact.
We have limited spaces in London, Cheltenham, Manchester and Scarborough, so we’d encourage you to be open and flexible with your application.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BRING FORWARD THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ROLE FROM THE ORIGINAL CLOSING DATE ONCE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THIS AND SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we aim to ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who best meet the essential minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview, if it is practical for us to do so, (this is known as the Offer of an interview). To secure an interview for this role, the minimum criteria (in order of application process) are:

• Demonstrate a motivation for applying to work for MI5 or GCHQ as a language specialist.
• A demonstrable high level of Russian by achieving a pass in our language tests.
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to problem solving, being self-motivated, and able to engage with others