Job opening: Intelligence Research Specialist
Salary: $73 572 - 114 634 per year
Published at: Mar 06 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
ATF is a law enforcement agency in the U.S. Department of Justice that protects our communities from violent criminals/criminal organizations, illegal use/trafficking of firearms, illegal use/storage of explosives, acts of arson/bombings, acts of terrorism, and illegal diversion of alcohol/tobacco products. We partner with communities, industries, law enforcement, and public safety agencies to safeguard the public through information sharing, training, research, & technology. Visit www.atf.gov
Duties
This position is located under the Office of Field Operations in Newport News, Virginia.
Qualifications
To qualify for the GS-11, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-9.
GS-11 - You qualify if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience, performing the following duties: Must meet 3 out of 5 specialized experiences defined below:
Collecting, analyzing, and/or disseminating intelligence information; using a variety of intelligence-gathering methods including link analyses, visual investigative analyses, crime mapping, and telephone toll record analyses to support investigative operations;
Extracting, compiling, and/or analyzing factual information based on requests from special agents;
Presenting briefings on a variety of intelligence topics to other law enforcement and intelligence agencies and organizations;
Maintaining and modifying computerized intelligence databases to generate statistical and relational reports;
Producing intelligence reports based on a review of data from various sources.
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In lieu of specialized experience you may qualify for the GS-11 with a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a degree in a field of study related to this position such as social sciences, criminal justice, business and public administration, behavioral sciences, and sociology or other field of study that provides them with knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
OR
LL.M., if related
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Combination of education and experience. This will be calculated using your resume and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application.
To qualify for the GS-12, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-11.
GS-12 - You qualify if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience, performing the following duties: Must meet 3 out of 5 specialized experiences defined below:
Using a variety of intelligence-gathering methods including link analyses, visual investigative analyses, crime mapping, and/or telephone toll record analyses to support investigative operations;
Facilitates the investigations conducted by federal/state local agencies or task forces;
Serve as a technical consultant to management officials on intelligence issues affecting local/state and/or federal agencies;
Utilize judgement and experience in intelligence operations;
Conducts long-range planning in assigned area of responsibility considering actual and potential problems and presents findings to supervisor or senior intelligence research specialist.
Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level GS-12.
Please do not cut and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP). The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a Veteran Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.
Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume.
Education
This position does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Office of Field Operation
99 New York, NE
Washington, DC 20226
US
- Name: Janelle McDowell
- Phone: 847-354-3873
- Email: [email protected]
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