This position is within the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS), Intelligence & Analysis (I&A), Intelligence Enterprise Program Office (IEP). The candidate will assist senior IEP staff with coordinating, promoting, and aligning programs and initiatives that integrate and manage DHS intelligence programs, projects, and activities.

Requirements

• Must be able to hold a TS/SCI Security Clearance.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) and is covered by the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Drug-Free Workplace Program.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH SPECIALIST AND INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, GS-0132-09 General characteristics GS-9 intelligence research specialists and intelligence operations specialists have continuing responsibility for a less complex geographic or functional area, or perform, on a recurring basis, a variety of tasks for a more complex project. They work under the guidance of a senior specialist. The primary emphasis at this level is on factfinding and analysis rather than on interpretation. Nature and scope of the assignment GS-9 intelligence research specialists analyze, assimilate, and evaluate all available intelligence information relating to their assigned area of responsibility. They are responsible for selecting new and pertinent material for the files and for recognizing the need to call to the attention of their superiors important new information which may suggest the necessity for further examination or study. They prepare (1) finished studies of factual data, which may be complete in themselves, or (2) assigned portions or contributions to larger studies, statistical compilations, or intelligence publications. Characteristically the finished intelligence which they produce does not require projection of data or estimates of probability. GS-9 intelligence operations specialists fill requests for intelligence information levied on their own organization by other intelligence organizations. Some Intelligence Operations Specialists GS-9 carry out liaison functions with other intelligence organizations with respect to individual problems which are not expected to offer complications. They prepare collection instructions, guides, and manuals for use by collection activities and organizations, and participate in the review and evaluation of the collection process. Independence of operation and judgment Intelligence research specialists and intelligence operations specialists follow standard work procedures independently. Judgment is exercised in adapting basic intelligence techniques to particular situations and in evaluating validity and pertinence of data and reports. GS-9 employees are expected to complete most assignments without assistance from supervisors; assistance and advice are available on problems and major changes in approach are approved prior to being undertaken. The supervisor keeps informed on problems and progress and reviews completed work for completeness and validity of data, compliance with instructions and procedures and for adequacy of results. Personal work contacts GS-9 employees maintain contacts with personnel in their own organization on a routine consultative or working basis. They work with their counterparts in other intelligence organizations in securing and validating information, in checking judgments and conclusions, and in resolving mutual and individual problems. Nature and scope of commitments None. Skills and knowledges required Both the intelligence research specialists and the intelligence operations specialists require a good knowledge of the basic technical or operational aspects of their basic subject-matter assignments, a familiarity with intelligence techniques and sources, and an understanding of current organization policies and attitudes. INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH SPECIALIST AND INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, GS-0132-11 General characteristics GS-11 intelligence research specialists and intelligence operations specialists are experienced in intelligence techniques and are responsible for projects and activities within a specifically defined geographical or functional area of responsibility. They prepare parts of more complex studies or reports which include all aspects related to their specifically-defined geographic or functional area. GS-11 employees are responsible for the evaluation and interpretation of their findings. They participate in interagency committees and meetings as representatives of their organization within their assigned area. Nature and scope of the assignment GS-11 employees apply (and modify, if necessary) established intelligence practices to specific problems which involve many variables. They prepare basic-descriptive and current-reportorial intelligence reports, collection manuals, and instructions to field collectors in their assigned area of responsibility. They evaluate incoming reports and information. They arrange for and participate in the briefing and debriefing of attaches and others returning from, or undertaking, foreign travel, assuring that all interested parties are represented and that all essential points are covered. Some GS-11 intelligence operations specialists advise on potential information sources within and outside the intelligence community. They review collection requirements and direct these requirements to the proper collection activity applying a knowledge of organization for and methods of collecting intelligence data. They serve as liaison representatives with officials of government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Typically the analyses and evaluations of GS-11 employees are based upon material which they have developed to a point of substantial completion and which they have validated satisfactorily for the purpose for which it is being used. When they perform analyses and evaluations involving the use of data with significant gaps or data that are not satisfactorily validated, their interpretations and projections are developed under the guidance of senior specialists. Independence of operation and judgment GS-11 employees establish their own work routines. They receive special assignments and policy guidance from the supervisor. Assistance is received in conferences during which the supervisor outlines assignments and objectives, suggests lines of approach, and identifies potential elements of difficulty. Contributions to major projects are reviewed for conformance to format, coherence and consistency, soundness of treatment and interpretation, and fulfillment of the requirements for which the project was instituted. GS-11 employees exercise judgment in determining method of attack, techniques to be used, and manner of presentation of results. Background information, experience, and advice are available from senior staff members. Personal work contacts GS-11 employees maintain contacts with their counterparts in other intelligence organizations to keep abreast of current developments, to resolve problems, to eliminate duplication, and to provide free flow of information on matters of intelligence interest. They participate on a working level in interagency conferences and meetings concerned with coordination and planning of projects and establish mutual working relations with their counterparts. GS-11 employees perform liaison functions with other organizations. At this level they are not the major official channel of communication between the organizations but they are responsible for effective presentation of each organization's needs in specific cases and for establishing harmonious working relations with their counterparts. Nature and scope of commitments When representing their areas of responsibility on committees, conferences, and at meetings, GS-11 employees are usually empowered to make agreements and commitments in accordance with previously received instructions which are binding within the scope of their own assignments. Continued in education.

Education

Skills and knowledges required
Additional skills and knowledges required at GS-11 are a thorough knowledge of their subject matter and a working knowledge of conference, briefing, and interpretive techniques; for the intelligence operations specialist, a complete knowledge of specialized intelligence, collection, and dissemination techniques and sources, and the ability to produce instructions and manuals with a minimum of direction; and for the intelligence research specialist the ability to analyze and evaluate raw data in his geographical or functional area in order to produce finished intelligence reports under general supervision.

INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH SPECIALIST AND INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, GS-0132-12
General characteristics
GS-12 intelligence research specialists and intelligence operations specialists are recognized as expert technicians with responsibility for the most complex, difficult, or (as occasion may warrant) most strategic assignments in a given area of responsibility. They have increasing responsibility in projecting data for estimates of future situations. They give professional guidance to their juniors; and advise higher level officials and groups working on specific problems related to their area of responsibility.

Nature and scope of the assignment
GS-12 employees establish methodology for problems which do not appear to be susceptible to treatment by generally accepted methods. They undertake long-range planning in their own work area, considering actual and potential problems, and present findings and recommendations to superiors and policy-makers. They brief superiors, planners, and policy-makers on all aspects of their work assignments.

In addition to assignments characteristic of GS-11, GS-12 employees prepare finished intelligence reports (basic-descriptive, current-reportorial, or speculative-estimative), collection plans and manuals, and guides for field collectors. They review and evaluate incoming intelligence reports and information, collection plans, and programs. Typically, in performing this work, employees are faced with significant gaps in data or data that are difficult to validate.


GS-12 employees develop and project data, draw conclusions, and estimate probabilities based upon their knowledge of current and past intelligence situations, and an understanding of the significance of conditions and trends in their areas of specialization.

Independence of operation and judgment
GS-12 employees perform duties without specific instructions; they receive supervision through conferences and discussions with higher-level official. Factual and analytical content of work is generally accepted as accurate. Projections of data and future trends are reviewed for soundness of interpretation and estimates. Review of completed work is in terms of methodology and approach.
Judgment and ingenuity are required in the interpretation of data and adaptation of techniques, criteria, and methodologies.

GS-12 specialists continually study trends and changes in their
subject-matter field, and are thoroughly familiar with technical guides and publications, workloads, and priorities.

Personal work contacts
GS-12 employees carry out personal coordination and liaison with counterparts and colleagues throughout the intelligence community and using agencies. They frequently represent their organization in working groups and committees. They travel to other areas or countries to explain the needs of their organization or to give expert assistance in their field of competence. They give professional guidance and technical assistance to juniors in their own and other intelligence organizations, and serve as coordinators of projects jointly undertaken with other organizational units.

Nature and scope of commitments
GS-12 employees are recognized as experts of their organizations within their functional or geographical assignment. Frequently they represent their activity as experts in their area of responsibility.

Skills and knowledges required
GS-12 intelligence research specialists must have expert specialized knowledge in their own subject-matter field and the ability to apply facts and estimates derived from numerous sources to a variety of problems having different technical aspects. Intelligence operations specialists must have a broad background and comprehensive experience in intelligence techniques and operations and the ability to apply this knowledge to problems having different collection or distribution aspects. Both research and operations specialists must use a broad understanding of political, military, and economic affairs and history and a broad knowledge and understanding of different peoples and areas in estimating and forecasting future situations.

INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH SPECIALIST AND INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, GS-0132-13
General characteristics
GS-13 intelligence research and operations specialists differ from those of GS-12 in the following respects: They provide consultant service or monitor projects in interrelated geographical or functional fields; their assignments are in terms of general objectives; their technical decisions are authoritative; and they are generally recognized as the organization's experts in their field; supervision received is administrative in nature; review of their work is for timeliness and appropriateness.

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Contacts

• Address IC-DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis 3801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 US
• Name: DHS INTEL ICAG Support
• Email: [email protected]