JOB DESCRIPTION: Maritime Analysts collect, analyze, and consolidate maritime safety of navigation information to populate maritime navigation databases in order to disseminate standardized data, products and services. They also promulgate worldwide navigational warnings, provide quality assurance for maritime products, generate mission-specific datasets, and respond to queries from national and international cust

Duties

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This announcement is specifically for an NGA External Disability Recruitment Hiring Event through the NGA Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Hiring Program. This announcement is for external applicants only (non-NGA employees).To be considered applicants MUST submit a resume for a job announcement marked "Disability Recruitment Hiring Event" in NGA Candidate Gateway (CG) by 11:59PM EST on September 3. Applicants must be able to demonstrate Schedule A Disability or Veteran 30% or more Disabled Status when requested. Applicants selected for an interview will be notified via email on September 12. The email will contain a link to record an interview by 11:59PM EST on September 16. Specific details for the event will be provided within the email invite.All applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of application. Applicants must be eligible and able to meet the agency's conditions of employment, to include NGA fitness for employment standards, Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information), Polygraph, Drug Testing, Two Year Probationary Period, and Direct Deposit Requirement. NGA does not guarantee any applicant the extension of an official offer of employment; however, NGA will be screening all employment applicants against its current and future manpower requirements. Selected applicants will be considered for the Agency's Hiring Pool. Selected candidates must be willing to relocate in support of mission requirements.

Requirements

• Security Investigation

Qualifications

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement: 1. Demonstrated familiarity of hardcopy and digital charts.2. Demonstrated familiarity of multiple navigation modalities (celestial, visual, radar, electronic, piloting or voyaging planning).3. Demonstrated experience identifying or analyzing process improvements.EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited state or federal maritime academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, or the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. -OR- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a degree in Astronomy, Cartography, Engineering, Geography, Mathematics, Meteorology, Navigation, Physics, or other subjects related to marine navigation and operations. Education must include successful completion of U.S Merchant Marine Third Mate's License requirements from the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center. -OR- B. Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience as a crew member aboard U.S. commercial or military vessels while serving in a navigational capacity. Experience must include Officer of the Deck Underway Qualifications from the U.S. Military or proficiency in multiple navigation modalities (celestial, electronic, visual, radar, piloting, voyage planning, etc.) using NGA or NOAA navigation products. -AND- LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: U.S Merchant Marine Deck License credentials issued by the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center; or specific navigation designations/qualifications, which include but are not limited to, Officer of the Deck (OOD) Underway, Navigator (NAV), Assistant Navigator (ANAV), Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Marine Deck Officer (880A1), and Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW).PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT: Distinguish principal colors and shades/hues of principal colors; Near visual acuity of 20/60 or better with or without corrective lensesDESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired: 1. Proven ability to communicate ongoing work and findings to various audiences through reports and briefings.2. Demonstrated familiarity of safety of navigation, products and services (charts and publications).3. Rudimentary experience with database management to include manipulating data in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS).4. Demonstrated experience utilizing an Electronic Charting & Display Information System (ECDIS) Electronic Nautical Chart (ENC) or Digital Nautical Chart (DNC).

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Mailstop: S44-HDR 7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: Recruitment
• Phone: 571-557-1999
• Email: [email protected]