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 7th Signal Command (Theater) G2 Section in Fort Meade, MD.

Duties

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• Performs personnel management functions, including the technical and administrative supervision of the G2 staff, reviewing performance appraisals, and recommending selections for key civilian positions.
• Evaluates employee performance, sets performance standards, provides counseling, and implements disciplinary actions.
• Participates in the planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating of G2 programs, and conducts internal organizational planning for structure, missions, functions, and staffing.
• Provides authoritative and highly technical evaluations of current Army and DoD intelligence and security policies and procedures; recommends and negotiates changes on behalf of the command.
• Develops and presents the G2's strategic plans to the command's Commanding General (CG) and subordinate command intelligence security activities.
• Establishes G-2 intelligence, security, and counterintelligence objectives and priorities, and provides oversight and direction for security programs such as Personnel Security (PERSEC) and Information Security (INFOSEC).
• Consults with staff to stay advised of progress, renders guidance on problems, and provides expert direction for analytical agenda.

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.
• 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.
• Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) on a pre-appointment and periodic basis.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a T5 (or equivalent) investigation.
• Requires Temporary Duty (TDY) travel up to 5% of the time.
• Must be willing and able to work flexible schedule, to include occasional shift work, weekends, and holidays.
• Designated Mission Essential: May be required to report for or remain at work during inclement weather or when operations are disrupted, as mandated by management.
• May be required to take a counterintelligence scope polygraph examination, if required for Special Access Program.
• Designated Key Position: This position has been identified as being a Key Position under the provisions of AR 690-11, Use and Management of Civilian Personnel in Support of Military Contingency Operations.

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; 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:

1. Managing intelligence and security programs (such as personnel, information, and communications security) to ensure organizational compliance with defense regulations and operational objectives;

2. Planning and evaluating short- and long-term intelligence operations, project milestones, and mission requirements to align operational capabilities with organizational strategic goals;

3. Formulating and justifying program budgets, staffing requirements, and operational resource allocations to secure necessary funding and support for ongoing mission execution before resource advisory bodies;

4. Advising and briefing senior leadership and external defense or interagency stakeholders on complex intelligence assessments and policy matters to guide executive decision-making and build operational consensus.

Specialized experience is progressively responsible intelligence-related security work directly related to the position being filled. Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector or in another government agency as long as it was at a level at least equivalent to the next lower band in the series.

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 TS/SCI security clearance.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• 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 General Intelligence Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances MAY be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.

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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