Intelligence Specialist

Duties

This Position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601

If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.

If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.

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Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:

• The primary purpose of this position is: To serve.as an Intelligence Analyst for the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC), analyze all source intelligence information and prepare intelligence products.
• Continually monitors key world events and potential contingencies to anticipate short-notice requirements for intelligence support.
• Conducts in-depth research; evaluates both classified and unclassified information; analyzes and fuses multi-source information from all intelligence disciplines to satisfy a broad range of customer requirements.
• Manages and produces intelligence products for unit personnel in garrison, deploying force packages during pre-deployment preparation, and commanders and senior leaders to support decision-making.
• Assists the JECC Foreign Disclosure Officer by reviewing and preparing classified military information and controlled unclassified information for disclosure or release to foreign governments and/or international organizations.
• Monitors JECC intelligence activities to ensure compliance with applicable laws, Executive Orders, Intelligence Community (IC) and DoW policies, regulations, and directives.
• By direction or in the absence of the J2 Director, performs duties and acts on his or her behalf in the full range of intelligence matters.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• Selectee might be required to successfully complete a two-year trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status.
• Must obtain/maintain Critical Sensitive TS/SCI clearance
• WORK SCHEDULE: Full Time
• OVERTIME: Occasionally
• TOUR OF DUTY: Flexible
• FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA): Exempt
• FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: Situational telework may be authorized based on operational requirements, contingent upon Agency and Supervisor approval.
• Incentives may be authorized
• This is a KEY position. In the event of a crisis situation, the incumbent, or a designated alternate, must continue to perform until relieved by proper authority
• This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GG-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GG-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to:

• Performing complex, all-source intelligence analysis by researching, evaluating, and fusing multi-source information to produce finished intelligence products for decision-makers.
• Managing the intelligence production process, including creating products in various formats, disseminating them to consumers, and coordinating with other Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of War (DoW) intelligence organizations.
• Applying knowledge of U.S. laws and national policies related to intelligence activities, such as those governing Intelligence Oversight or the foreign disclosure of classified information.
• Utilizing structured analytic techniques and data-informed methods to enhance the rigor and transparency of intelligence analysis.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. It is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

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ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Additional information

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will may be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Other priority consideration programs will continue under their current operating procedures.

Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative.

All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.