Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist (Unit Chief)

Drug Enforcement Administration

• $100K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of specialized experience in drug law enforcement intelligence at the GS-13 level or higher.
  • Proven leadership in managing multi-agency teams for intelligence collection and analysis.
  • Experience in preparing and delivering briefings to high-level officials and foreign dignitaries.
  • Strong background in research and analysis of complex drug trafficking issues.
  • Ability to navigate and assess unforeseen developments in intelligence operations.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and direct staff activities in drug law enforcement intelligence collection and dissemination.
  • Oversee operations of an intelligence program with global implications.
  • Initiate and evaluate comprehensive research and analysis programs.
  • Prepare and present briefings on complex drug trafficking issues to various stakeholders.
  • Manage administrative and human resource functions for supervised staff.
  • Establish performance expectations and guidelines for team members.
  • Testify as an Intelligence Research Specialist when required.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for federal employees.
  • Access to a range of family benefits.
  • Eligibility for relocation incentives based on position difficulty.
  • Potential for telework agreements with supervisory approval.
Full Job Description
Summary

This position is located in the Office of Intelligence Programs (NI), Diversion Intelligence Section, Diversion Intelligence Unit 2 (NISE), Arlington, VA.

Duties

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As a your typical work assignments may include:

  • Plans and directs the activities of staff in the collection, evaluation, production and dissemination of drug law enforcement intelligence.
  • Oversees and plans the operations of an intelligence program with worldwide implications. Assesses unforeseen developments, new phenomena, and difficulties encountered.
  • Initiates, plans, and evaluates broad and comprehensive research and analysis programs, procedures, and policies.
  • Prepares and presents briefings to high-level federal, state, and local law enforcement representatives and to foreign dignitaries in regards to difficult, complex, and controversial drug trafficking issues.
  • Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised.
  • Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff members.
  • May be required to testify during career as an Intelligence Research Specialist.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Background and/or Security Clearance.
  • Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
  • Polygraph required
  • Mobility Agreement
  • Successful completion of a one-year supervisory probationary period is required (unless already completed).


Qualifications

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility

Applicants applying for the GS-14 must meet the following requirements:

Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-13 grade level. Specialized experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following:

GS-14: Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 Federal grade level performing such duties as providing direction and leadership to a multi-agency staff engaged in the collection, analysis, evaluation, production, and dissemination of drug law enforcement intelligence in support of drug law enforcement activities; and performing preliminary research, analysis and evaluation of raw intelligence data for segments of large research projects and studies.

Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Additional information

For reasonable accommodation at the Drug Enforcement Administration, please contact the Human Resources office listed in this announcement.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If an applicant is currently, or has been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, applicants must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office listed in this announcement.

Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Division/Office listed in this announcement. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

Relocation Incentives may be considered and approved if the DEA has determined that the position is likely to be difficult to fill in the absence of an incentive and funding for such an incentive is available.

If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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