Language Specialists
A career as a Language Specialist
Whether you grew up in a multilingual household, you’ve studied languages at university, or lived abroad, there is a role in MI6 for you. You don’t need a degree or interpretation or translation experience – but excellent language expertise and an in-depth understanding of a country’s history, culture, ideology and politics is important.
You’ll use your skills to uncover hidden information in language materials and turn this into accessible and digestible information for other teams. You can expect extensive and structured training and development in language, analysis and communications technologies.
You can create a job alert to be notified about new opportunities as soon as they are posted on our vacancy page.
I found there were plenty of opportunities to expand the scope of my job. I started training as an interpreter, which offered me a new skill set and meant I could get involved in lots of different projects across MI6. I’ve also helped with role playing in training exercises.
What you can expect as a Language Specialist
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立即加入最核心的行动小组
Join a team at the heart of our operations
القيام بالبحوث وبتوفير النصائح عن التقاليد بالعالم العربي ومعارف الثقافة فيه
Research and advise on cultural nuances
对复杂的资料进行翻译和分析
Translate and analyse complex data
ا الترجمة الشفوية المباشرة
Interpret in real time
استفد من مهارتك وخبرتك باللغة العربية للمساهمة في حماية المملكة المتحدة
以语言特长保护英国
Make the most of your language skills to help protect the UK
Language specialists
Eligibility
Nationality
You need to be a British Citizen (if you hold dual nationality then one component will need to be British).
Skills and experience
You don’t need experience or qualifications to be a Language Specialist with us, just active and passive language skills, excellent written English and thorough knowledge of a country's history, culture, ideology, and politics. Essentially, you’ll be passionate about the language and a proficient user – at C1 level – of it in all its forms.
Security vetting
You will need to be willing to undergo security clearance. For more info on this, please see our Vetting page.
Visit our Vetting page
