Intelligence Specialist

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The Naval Intelligence Community spans across many organizations that provide direct support to the Navy, Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard and various Joint and Fleet Commands. Gain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Navy relative to the broader Intelligence Community and work side by side with your fellow companions throughout the DOD and various other intelligence agencies.

Serve as N2 Senior Intelligence Specialist at the GG-14 grade level and provides technical expertise on highly complex analysis, evaluation, collection, interpretation, or dissemination of information and/or products relative to an assigned area(s) on political, economic, social, cultural, physical, geographic, technical or military conditions for one or more foreign countries. This position is in Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, VA.

The President has ordered a government-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the hiring freeze. Although we are moving forward with the consideration of candidates, we will not make a selection for this vacancy announcement unless and until the position is no longer subject to the hiring freeze.

Duties

Serve as the N2 Senior Intelligence Specialist within the Operations Analysis Division's Targeting and Plans Branch, providing leadership and expert guidance to the planning, analysis, and application of a full-range of methodological tools and approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of complex analytical issues and incorporate insights and findings into well-crafted, in-depth intelligence products.

Provide guidance and direction to junior analysts, and reviews their intelligence products. Leads team(s) on special projects or studies of considerable scope and depth critical to the resolution of intelligence issues and problems; interprets complex legislative, regulatory, and policy guidance to prepare recommendations for management.

Provide recommendations concerning analytical priorities and level of resources to commit to projects.

Represent the Command's position as senior intelligence subject matter expert at inter-agency and international meetings and on national working groups.

Plans, researches, develops, coordinates, and communicates in-depth analyses of complex and significant national, regional, and/or global issues for senior leadership and with key components in the military, intelligence community (IC), and inter-agency.

Travel Required

50% or Greater

May be required travel to perform temporay additional duty assignments for up to 180 days both inside and oustide CONUS.

Relocation Authorized

No

Job Requirements

Job Requirements

Key Requirements

You must be a US Citizen.

Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. www.sss.gov

Selectee must be determined suitable for federal employment.

Selectee may be required to successfully complete a trial period.

Selectee is required to participate in the direct deposit pay program.

Selectee may be required to successfully complete a polygraph examination

See Other Information section for additional requirements.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GG-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties such as: 1) Develop, and implement strategies and mitigation initiatives to address gaps and shortfalls in collection and analytic capabilities across the command; 2) Provide expert guidance to the planning, analysis, and application of a full-range of methodological tools and approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of complex analytical issues; 3) Develop and implement strategies for gathering intelligence or historical information in support of command interests and objectives.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: http://archive.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/IORs/gs0100/0132.htm

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

As part of the application process, you must complete and submit an occupational questionnaire. To preview this questionnaire and determine if your experience matches the required skills for this position, click the following link: View Assessment Questions

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating and/or appointment eligibility.

Selectee must complete a Special Background investigation and receive a favorable adjudication by a determining authority. A Top Secret security clearance is a requirement of this position and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Failure to obtain and maintain this required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a position offer or removal. If you possess a security clearance, please indicate the level and termination date in your resume.

Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the applicant fails to report to the scheduled drug test appointment. Incumbents of drug testing designated positions will be subject to random testing. Drug test results will be provided to the employing activity/command.

All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statute, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service. Non-DCIPS applicants selected for a DCIPS position must acknowledge in writing, prior to actual appointment to the DCIPS position, that the position for which he or she has been selected is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must also acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS position. This acknowledgement is necessary as movement between the excepted service and competitive service may be limited if the employee does not possess competitive status.

Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.

Security Clearance

Top Secret/SCI