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Job Title: Collection Manager
Location: Washington, DC
Program Overview:
The Collection Manager supports U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Intelligence (OI). The Collection Manager will lead multi-discipline collection planning and execution, translate Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIRs) into actionable tasks, assess collection effectiveness, and drive re-tasking to close intelligence gaps for border security operations.
Job Duties: - Requirements development and planning
- Research, collaborate, and coordinate with all-source analysts and partners to develop/refine collection requirements across INTs.
- Translate priority intelligence requirements and operational needs into prioritized collection strategies, plans, and taskings.
- Determine asset/resource availability and select appropriate collection programs/plans.
- Execution and coordination
- Identify and coordinate collection assets and resources; draft priorities and issue taskings.
- Coordinate with appropriate collection sources/agencies; ensure alignment with enterprise policies and timelines.
- Monitor collection results, provide timely feedback, and re-task to address residual gaps.
- Assessment and performance
- Evaluate efficiency/effectiveness of collection against requirements using Measures of Performance (MOPs) and Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs).
- Produce analyses identifying collection gaps, trends, and opportunities; recommend solutions and refinements.
- Update collection plans; document assumptions, constraints, risks, and mitigations.
- Partnership and governance
- Collaborate with CBP components, interagency, and IC partners to understand consumer needs and optimize collection operations.
- Support enterprise reporting on alignment to priority intelligence requirements; contribute to bi-weekly/monthly status and metrics
Minimum Qualifications: - Active DoD Secret (or DHS equivalent) and ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI if mission requires.
- Bachelor's degree in Intelligence Studies, International Affairs, Criminal Justice, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3+ years of experience in collection management or closely related intelligence operations (DHS, DoD, IC, or law enforcement).
- Demonstrated experience building collection strategies/plans, issuing taskings, and coordinating with collectors and external agencies.
- Proven ability to assess collection performance (MOPs/MOEs), identify gaps, and drive effective re-tasking.
- Strong written/oral communication skills and stakeholder engagement; ability to brief technical/non-technical audiences.
Desired Qualifications: - Experience supporting border security, TCOs, human smuggling, illicit finance, narcotics, CI/CT, or travel/trade targeting.
- Familiarity with DHS/CBP intelligence production standards, PIRs/KIQs management, and enterprise tasking systems.
- Experience working with analysts, GEOINT teams, and data scientists to align collection with analytic workflows and data exploitation.
- Knowledge of structured analytic techniques and risk-based prioritization.
