Case Officer

Summary

Case Officers clandestinely spot, assess, develop, recruit, and handle non-U.S. citizens with access to foreign intelligence vital to U.S. foreign policy and national security decision-makers.

Duties

• As a Case Officer for the CIA, you will focus on clandestinely spotting, assessing, developing, recruiting, and handling non-U.S. citizens with access to foreign intelligence vital to U.S. foreign policy and national security decision-makers.
• You will be expected to build relationships based on rapport and trust using sound judgment, integrity, and the ability to assess character and motivation.
• Case Officers spend most of their careers serving in multi-year assignments in a variety of overseas locations.
• As such, all Case Officers must be able to be medically cleared for world wide deployment.
• All Case Officers address a highly diverse and dynamic set of intelligence requirements on country- and region-specific issues, as well as transnational issues such as counterterrorism, counter proliferation, and cyber.
• All DO officers are hired at an entry level and train as they are expected to work – as one team.
• DO officers are hired into one of two programs: the Clandestine Service Trainee (CST) program or the Professional Trainee (PT) program.
• A CST has three or more years of professional experience, while a PT has less than three years of professional experience.
• DO officers begin their careers learning the foundations of operations via classroom training, practical exercises, and on-the-job experience gained through a series of interim assignments.
• Based on the program into which each applicant is hired, the number of interim assignments will vary.
• As part of the program, some DO officers will be expected to: Operate a motor vehicle without second-party assistance in daytime and nighttime conditions; Traverse uneven terrain, to include climbing and descending staircases, over fixed minimum distances and.
• In varying weather conditions; Work non-traditional or erratic schedules; Make reasoned decisions under time constraints.
• This position requires a 5-year Contract Term Agreement.

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (applicants within one year of earning a four-year degree will be considered); there is no preferred major or program of study (degrees from foreign academic institutions are accepted, but you are responsible for obtaining and providing CIA with a credential evaluation from an accredited firm confirming that the foreign degree is the equivalent of a Ba/bs and/or Ma/ms degree conferred by a U.S. college or university) At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale is preferred

Required Documents

Prepare the documents below before applying. Always confirm the exact requirements on the official announcement, since they vary by position:

• This usually includes your resume and any documents named in the official announcement, such as transcripts, an SF-50, or a DD-214 where applicable.
• Review the announcement for the exact list before applying.