Job at a glance
Foreign Language Instructors provide CIA officers with the foreign language skills and cross-cultural savviness needed to live and work abroad. They also conduct regular language proficiency testing. Major duties: As a Foreign Language Instructor, you will deliver programs that provide intelligence professionals with the Foreign language communications skills and cross-cultural awareness they need to live and work abroad effectively or to perform other language-related duties.
Foreign Language Instructors apply the latest instructional methodologies to meet highly customized student needs. You will also complete a language proficiency testing certification to conduct and rate language proficiency tests in three modalities: reading, speaking, and listening. In addition, you may be asked to provide a variety of language support services worldwide. Foreign Language Instructors have advanced proficiency in at least one of the following languages: BCS (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) Chinese -Mandarin Italian Japanese Russian Spanish Vietnamese In addition to base salary, you can earn annual incentive pay based on the language and your language proficiency.
Foreign Language Instructors who speak multiple languages may also qualify for additional incentive pay in varying amounts. Education: Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields or related studies: Education Foreign Languages Linguistics At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale