Foreign Language Instructor

Other Agencies and Independent Organizations – Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, District of Columbia Other $85,546 – $133,142 Closes Sep 29, 2026

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

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Required Documents

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