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Tzotzil Linguist

Mission Essential

bronx, ny, United-States Full-time June 11, 2026
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Vacancy Description

Position: Tzotzil Linguist

Location: Bronx, NY

Language Requirement: 2+ ILR level

*If you are not local we will provide a flight and rental car. Some meals and incidentals are also available.


Position Description:

We are excited to announce new opportunities supporting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services I (HHS I) in providing critical language services to unaccompanied minors in refugee programs. We are seeking linguists who speak Kaqchikel at an Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Level 2 + or higher.


About ILR levels:

The Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale is the U.S. government standard for measuring language proficiency. It ranges from Level 0 (No Proficiency) to Level 5 (Native or Bilingual Proficiency).

• ILR Level 2+ (“Professional Working Proficiency”) indicates that a linguist can speak, understand, read, and write the language with sufficient accuracy and fluency to parti...

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