Foreign Language Instructor
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations – Central Intelligence Agency
Summary
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.
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 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.
- Furthermore, new employees may qualify for a lump-sum hiring bonus.
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
How You Will Be Evaluated
For more information, please visit: https://cia.gov/careers/.
Required Documents
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About this role
The Foreign Language Instructor position with the Other Agencies and Independent Organizations is based in Washington, District of Columbia. Foreign Language Instructors provide CIA officers with the foreign language skills and cross-cultural savviness needed to live and work abroad. The role pays $85,546 to $133,142 per year.
Day to day, the work involves 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. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.
Who should apply
Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what federal service experience this Foreign Language Instructor position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this Foreign Language Instructor position with the Other Agencies and Independent Organizations in Washington, District of Columbia, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.
How competitive it is
The posted pay of $85,546 to $133,142 per year places this in a competitive but attainable range for qualified applicants. Based in Washington, District of Columbia, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings. The announcement closes on September 29, 2026, and federal postings can close early once enough applications arrive, so applying promptly is wise.
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