UK Intelligence Agency Linguist

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom MI5 Full time
About the Career Path

If you are a highly skilled Mandarin language specialist looking for a challenging and rewarding career, we encourage you to apply for this role. As a UK Intelligence Agency Linguist, you will play a vital role in protecting the UK by using your language skills to identify nuances, seek out key information, and contextualise data.

With a strong motivation and commitment to work for the UK intelligence agencies, you will be responsible for translating and interpreting materials, as well as working on operational projects that require linguistic and cultural expertise. The successful candidate will enjoy a starting salary of £38,000 - £45,000, plus the possibility to qualify for additional language allowances once in role.

Our diverse and inclusive working environment offers a range of benefits, including 25 days' annual leave, public holidays, and a cycle to work scheme. We value talent and commit to developing our employees to help them thrive in their roles.

We welcome applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce, and offer a range of training opportunities to help our employees develop their skills and knowledge.



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