SummaryAbout 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 with the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Associate Chief of Staff, G-3 Force Management Division, Plans Branch located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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- Direct headquarters-level planning initiatives to integrate new intelligence technologies and operational concepts into theater command force structures.
- Deliver executive-level briefings on Mission Area Analysis (MAA) and Force Management Analysis Reviews (FORMAL) to senior Army leadership to defend command force requirements.
- Coordinate command input into the Army Command Plan and Army 2030/2040 Force Design to ensure intelligence capabilities meet strategic transformation objectives.
- Integrate force structure requirements into the Total Army Analysis (TAA) and PPBE processes to align organizational requirements with Program Objective Memorandum (POM) funding constraints.
- Conduct deliberate and crisis action planning to provide specialized intelligence force support for joint and contingency operations.
- Negotiate complex force structure and policy modifications with HQDA and external DoD activities to secure stakeholder consensus for command positions.
- Execute supervisory personnel management responsibilities, including performance management, professional development, and organizational structure reviews.
- Manage division workflow by establishing priorities, assigning projects, and reviewing the analytical work of subordinate intelligence and force management personnel.
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Conditions of employment- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- 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.
- All INSCOM employees may be subject to extended TDY or worldwide deployments during crisis situations to perform mission essential functions as determined by management.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on a T5 (or equivalent level) investigation with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
- Travel will be required (CONUS/OCUNUS) less than 25% of the time.
QualificationsAs part of the assessment process, your resume will be evaluated using a competency-based method. This structured evaluation measures your qualifications, experience and skills against the core competencies required for the position. Final scores will determine whether you are referred to the Hiring Manager for further consideration.
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.
- 10-Point Other Veterans' Rating
- 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
- 5-Point Veterans' Preference
- Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee
- Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
- Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
- Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)
- Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
- Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30%
- Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
- Prior Federal Service Employee
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
- Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
- United States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position
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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes Managing, developing, and implementing force structure changes (i.e. drafting, revising, and validating authorization documents such as Tables of Distribution and Allowances (TDA), Modified Tables of Organization and Equipment (MTOE), or Joint Table of Allowances (JTA); Leading coordination efforts and serving as a technical advisor to senior military and civilian leadership to brief force structure changes, secure concurrence on Force Design Updates (FDUs), and reconcile critical resource shortages; and Exercising technical oversight and conducting rigorous reviews of completed command plans, manpower studies, and organizational requirements to ensure strict compliance with force management policies, staffing guides, and HQDA timelines.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS/GG-13).
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.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Collection Disciplines
- Force Management
- Partnering
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.
EducationThis job does not have an education qualification requirement.
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/Sensitive Compartmented Information(TS/SCI) security clearance.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- This is a(n) Intelligence Career Field position.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay.
- 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.
- Recruitment, retention, and/or relocation incentive, and advance in-hire rates may be authorized when determined to be in the best interest of the government.
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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.
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