Staff Operations Officer SME

***This position requires an active TS/SCI clearance w/Counterintelligence or Lifestyle polygraph or be willing to take a polygraph exam***

Cherokee Preting is seeking a highly skilled Staff Operations Officer SME (SOO) with expertise in intelligence operations to join our dynamic team. As a primary liaison between the customer's Headquarters Staff and operational units, you will play a crucial role in coordinating and advising on Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations.

Compensation & Benefits: 

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $140,000-$160,000. Pay commensurate with experience.

Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Staff Operations Officer SME Responsibilities Include: 

• Support home station and deployed operational elements by providing operational research, analysis, and advice in furtherance of the customer’s objective to acquire intelligence
• Utilize customer-specific databases to conduct research and to write summaries, reports, official correspondence, and guidance 
• Provide thorough and knowledgeable briefings to the customer
• Assist with the implementation of Intelligence Community directives and procedures legally required to facilitate operational requirements
• Draft comprehensive written reports for direction and guidance of current/future operations
• Provide substantive feedback and evaluation of HUMINT operations, and ensure operations are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies and in compliance with Intelligence Oversight requirements
• Develop and/or contributes to the development of Operations Orders and Concepts of Operations, ICD-304 operational and coordination cables, and other official communications
• Coordinate with analysts to ensure the provision of intelligence support packets, production reviews, targeting packets, counterintelligence reviews to support Senior or Annual Review Panels, and support asset validation
• Assist the customer in the maintenance of required Asset Management files using appropriate classified systems to ensure complete source dossiers are maintained in accordance with regulations
• Collaborate with reports officers and intelligence analysts to improve collection efforts and achieve operational benchmarks set by the customer
• Supports pre-mission training events for force provides; and plans, manages, and executes Staff Mission Briefs
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Staff Operations Officer SME Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested: 

• Current TS/SCI with a Counter-Intelligence Scope or Lifestyle polygraph or be willing to take a polygraph exam
• Bachelor’s Degree required. Education requirement can be substituted by an additional six (6) years of full-spectrum HUMINT collection experience 
• Must be a certified HUMINT collector and have graduated from a recognized certification course
• Must have completed at least two (2) operational assignments as a HUMINT core collector
• Must have completed at least one (1) staff assignment (minimum of two (2) years) managing/overseeing HUMINT collection operations at the Major Command, Theater Special Operations Command, Army Service Component Command or Geographic Combatant Command level, or other Intelligence Community collection agency
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience planning and conducting controlled HUMINT collection operations and providing strategic perspective, guidance, and oversight of HUMINT operations
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience performing headquarters-based operational case management, managing the collection of foreign intelligence, and working with counter-intelligence programs
• In-depth understanding of advanced HUMINT operational techniques, HUMINT authorities, collection processes, the HUMINT operational cycle, Intelligence Oversight, and the Intelligence Cycle
• Working knowledge in the areas of national-level Special Operations Forces and Special Operations intelligence functions and capabilities, or national-level Intelligence Community functions and capabilities communications systems and administrating Asset Risk Management System (ARMS)
• Expertise utilizing classified Intelligence Community-approved cable 
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in researching, building, staffing, and presenting information briefs and decision briefs to audiences at the rank equivalent of O-5/GS-14 and above. 
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, as well as to establish and maintain a strong customer-focused working relationship
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and must have a working knowledge with Microsoft Project and Microsoft SharePoint. Proficiency with standard commercial software applications (e.g., web browsers, Windows) is also expected
• Valid US passport required
• Must be able to pass all pre-deployment requirements including a medical, dental, psychological, background, credit, and security screens as deemed necessary to be considered deployable.
• Must be able to obtain all required immunizations deemed necessary by the contract
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

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