Supervisory Intelligence Specialist (Operations)

Summary

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence - HUMINT at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

Duties

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• Plans work operations and assignments for subordinate instructional and operational personnel.
• Conducts regular performance feedback sessions to review employee strengths and developmental areas.
• Directs the lifecycle maintenance and evaluation of existing instructional programs and curricula.
• Oversees the development and revision of courseware to maintain compliance with DoD intelligence standards.
• Defines priority intelligence collection parameters aligned with targeted mission requirements.
• Evaluates the reliability and validity of raw intelligence gathered during field operations.
• Synthesizes operational collection data to formulate descriptive and speculative intelligence conclusions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance based on an SSBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• TDY may constitute up to 30% of time CONUS and/or OCONUS.
• Must be willing to work overtime and irregular hours.
• May be required to pass a polygraph examination.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
• Must be willing to work in adverse environmental conditions.
• Must execute a classified information Non-Disclosure Agreement.
• Per DCHE-M, VOL II 3301.002, must be a graduate of at least one Category I certifying HUMINT course.
• May require extended (TDY) or worldwide deployments once every 60 months within CONUS and/or OCONUS.
• Operational assignments may require participation in the DOD/DA Immunization program, to include live vaccinations as required by DOD/DA policy.
• Operational assignments may require the incumbent to be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) or clothing such as boots, goggles, gloves, and other safety equipment as required.
• Pre-employment physical is required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command

Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as:

1. Serving as a team lead, lead instructor, or first-line supervisor directing daily tasks, reviewing instructional work, and mentoring junior personnel; and
2. Leading the development and revision of courseware, lesson plans, and practical training exercises for advanced intelligence or HUMINT disciplines; and
3. Participating in active operational intelligence pre-mission planning, vehicular/foot field movements, and drafting after-action intelligence summaries; and
4. Delivering technical presentations regarding course execution to internal stakeholders and updating training scenarios with field lessons learned.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-13).

Progressively responsible experience is that which has included intelligence-related research, analysis, collections and /or operations. This experience should have included intelligence analysis and/or production, intelligence collection and/or operations, counterintelligence, or threat support directly related to the position to be filled. This experience should demonstrate: Knowledge of intelligence processes, cycle and organizations; Knowledge of and/or ability to use research tools such as library holdings, photographs, statistics, graphics and maps; Knowledge of the systems, procedures and methods of analyzing, compiling, reporting and disseminating intelligence data; and/or Knowledge of organization(s) for and methods of collecting and analyzing intelligence data.

Selective Placement Factor: Must be a graduate of at least one Category 1 certified Human Intelligence (HUMINT) course. Applicants must include a copy of completed training certification or documentation to support successful completion of a Category 1 certified HUMINT course. Failure to submit the required documentation will result in an ineligible rating.

Education

NOTE: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

• This position requires a 2 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance based on an SSBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI) security clearance.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• This is an Intelligence (General) Career Program position aligned under the Operational Support Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Student Loan Repayment is not authorized.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/[redacted]2-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information

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