MI5 jobs in Manchester for linguists

This opportunity was recently spotted in the local Stockport paper by one of our careers consultants.

You would need:

• Proficiency in any of the following: Arabic (especially North African dialects), Chechen, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish Central (Kurdi, Sorani), Pashto, Punjabi, Somali, Sylheti (with or without Bengali), Tamil or Urdu.
• To be a British citizen aged 18 or above
• A good command of written and spoken English

Salary: £21,500
Closing date to request an application pack: 29th June 2009
Closing date for applications: 6th July 2009
More details of the job and benefits and the link to apply.

When applying to an employer like MI5 discretion is important, they ask that you only discuss your application with your partner or immediate family.

It is interesting that MI5 chose to advertise in a free local paper, this is a lesson to us all to check the papers that come through the front door before recycling them!