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Supervisory Language Training Specialist (Language Training Supervisor): U.S. Department of State, the Foreign Service Institute

Would you like to use your fluency in another language to help strengthen and improve the United States' relationship with other countries? Would you like to work with the Foreign Service Officers who represent the United States abroad? Then this may be the job for you!

You will be a Language Training Supervisor (LTS) in the U.S. Department of State, at the Foreign Service Institute. The Foreign Service Institute is recruiting a Supervisory Language Training Specialist for Southeast Asian languages.

In your position as Language Training Supervisor you will:
--Manage and direct a portion of the Southeast Asian language training program, including courses which vary widely in length, frequency, and the number of Language and Culture Instructors (LCI's) and students supervised.
--Recruit, train and develop Language and Culture Instructors to teach the languages and cultures of Southeast Asia.
--Develop and monitor language training program(s) to bring students to high levels of language proficiency.
--Manage groups of instructors and students whose political, cultural and religious differences make coordination and counseling efforts interesting and challenging.
--Design new courses and make extensive revisions in existing training courses.
--Become certified to administer and score official proficiency tests.

The Foreign Service Institute is the Federal Government's primary training institution for officers and support personnel of the U.S. foreign affairs community, preparing American diplomats and other professionals to advance U.S. foreign affairs interests overseas and in Washington.

Requirements:
--United States Citizenship
--Professional Proficiency or higher in a Southeast Asian language (Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Lao, Malay, Tagalog, Thai, or Vietnamese)
--Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.

Salary: $ 73,100.00 - 113,007.00 (starting salaries vary and may be based in part on superior academic achievement and/or previous work experience).
Location: Arlington, VA.
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted December 9 -- December 30, 2009.

Contact Information: (703) 302-6813, Maria Garza
FSIJobApplications@state.gov

To Apply: For the detailed vacancy announcement and information on how to apply, go to www.usajobs.opm.gov and search for announcement *FSI-2010-0027 *in the "What" field. In order to receive full consideration for the position, please read and follow the instructions carefully.
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