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Form of workSpecialized Skills Officers conduct and support CIA operations by leveraging technical skills in specialized military fields, media and communication, crisis management, or technology development. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications
- Personal integrity
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills (verbal and written)
- Action- and results-oriented
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as work independently
- Flexibility, adaptability, and commitment to the mission of the CIA and the Directorate of Operations
- Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation
- Competitive Specialized Skills Officer applicants have knowledge and/or experience in any one of the following categories:
- Social media, marketing, advertising, public relations, issue advocacy, crisis communication, or technology development
- Business, finance, r legal fields
- Military psychological operations and/or civil affairs
- Merchant Marine/Commercial Maritime industries and/or military nautical experience
- Commercial and/or military diving and underwater experience
- Military aviation career fields such as:
- Pilot (fixed wing, rotary wing, manned/unmanned)
- Navigator
- Flight engineer
- Crew chief/mechanic
- Maintenance
- Avionics technician
- Mission sensor operator
- Forward air controller
- Para-rescue
- Special tactics squadron
- Aviatin foreign internal defense
- Counterintelligence experience
- 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
