INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST.

About the Role

You will advise leadership on sensitive activities oversight matters, operational concerns, and strategic initiatives impacting the U.S. Navy. This includes conducting service equity reviews of Department of War (DoW) component plans, ensuring timely staffing and coordination with Naval Intelligence Activity (NIA) leadership and The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop sensitive activities plans, conduct due diligence assessments, enhance Open-Source/Human Intelligence sensitive activities capabilities, and evaluate then draft service equity reviews of other components' plans.
• Support formal inspections and compliance evaluations of Navy units engaged in sensitive activities.
• Perform operational and technical assessments of current and proposed sensitive activities.
• Prepare executive-level correspondence, including desk notes, action memorandums, staff packages, and briefing materials related to sensitive activities programs and initiatives.
• Facilitate communication between senior leadership and subordinate commands, ensuring operational requirements and concerns are elevated to appropriate Navy leadership levels.
• Maintain awareness of enterprise-wide Department of War (DoW) initiatives, transformation efforts, and emerging guidelines affecting Navy sensitive activities programs.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Failure to do so may result in the withdrawal of an offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. Random testing will be conducted thereafter.
• Must acknowledge in writing acceptance of an appointment in the DCIPS (excepted service) which does not confer competitive status, prior to appointment.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position may require a 2-year DCIPS Trial Period.
• Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence scope polygraph examination.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS, including remote or isolated sites. Must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

This position has a Selective Placement Factor: Candidates must be a graduate of one of the following courses:

• DoD Advanced Planners Course
• DoD Advanced Technicians Course
• DoD Due Diligence Course

In addition to the Selective Placement Factor, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS/GG-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties:

• Develop new or modified work methods, organizational structures, data collection and analysis, and production of reports and briefings.
• Develop and apply analytical tools and methods to assess the status, effectiveness, and efficiency of a variety of processes, including Due Diligence.
• Conduct command-level analyses and evaluations related to Intelligence Community and acquisition community processes and/or intelligence activities, intelligence-related activities, or sensitive activities.
• Author, edit, review, and present professional correspondence, visual products, and briefings to leadership for information and consideration.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.