Junior Intelligence Collection Manager

Essential Job Functions

• Receive, evaluate, prioritize, and manage intelligence collection requirements in support of operational and strategic objectives.
• Assess intelligence collection resource availability, capabilities, and capacity to support mission requirements.
• Research, develop, coordinate, monitor, and assign intelligence collection requirements across multiple intelligence disciplines.
• Develop and implement Multi-INT collection strategies to address intelligence gaps and support comprehensive intelligence production.
• Design collection plans and recommend operational approaches based on mission objectives, available resources, and collection priorities.
• Evaluate operational courses of action and provide recommendations regarding collection feasibility, effectiveness, and associated risks.
• Utilize technical collection systems and Intelligence Community capabilities independently and collaboratively to satisfy intelligence requirements.
• Audit collected intelligence reporting to determine effectiveness, identify collection gaps, and recommend adjustments to collection strategies.
• Collaborate with all-source analysts to identify new and emerging intelligence requirements.
• Continuously update and refine collection plans based on changing operational priorities and intelligence reporting.
• Submit and manage collection requirements supporting: Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT), Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT).
• Plan, coordinate, and synchronize collection support for both Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) operations.
• Conduct research and analysis of ongoing operations using all-source intelligence to support collection planning.
• Cook with legal, technical, analytical, counterintelligence, and other government organizations to ensure operational integrity and compliance.
• Provide operational guidance and collection management support throughout the intelligence lifecycle.
• Prepare and deliver intelligence collection briefings, status updates, and operational recommendations to Government leadership.
• Perform additional duties as assigned in support of mission objectives.

  Required Skills

  • Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Intelligence Studies, National Security, International Relations, Political Science, Military Science, Criminal Justice, or a related discipline from an accredited institution; or Four (4) additional years of directly related experience (seven years total) in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
  • Minimum three (3) years of experience conducting intelligence analysis, collection management, or related intelligence operations, with at least a portion of that experience obtained within the past two (2) years.
  • Working knowledge of Intelligence Community (IC) collection management processes and intelligence disciplines.
  • Knowledge of Intelligence Community and Department of Defense classification guidance and security procedures.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Apply Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) classification guidance and handling procedures.
  • Develop, coordinate, and manage intelligence collection requirements across multiple intelligence disciplines.
  • Evaluate intelligence reporting and collection effectiveness to identify gaps, priorities, and opportunities for improved collection.
  • Apply logical reasoning when evaluating and synthesizing information from multiple intelligence sources.
  • Develop structured research methodologies while maintaining compliance with applicable security and information management protocols.
  • Produce timely, accurate, and concise intelligence reports, assessments, studies, collection plans, and briefing materials.
  • Clearly communicate complex operational and intelligence issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Recognize inconsistencies, intelligence gaps, and conflicting information, and recommend appropriate collection actions.
  • Apply structured analytic techniques, including: Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH), Devil's Advocacy, High-Impact/Low-Impact Analysis, Alternative Futures Analysis, Red Team Analysis.
  • Understand intelligence collection capabilities, limitations, collection management processes, and the integration of technical and human intelligence collection platforms.
  • Work independently with limited supervision while collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary intelligence teams.

    Desired Skills

    • Experience supporting the U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), or another Intelligence Community organization.
    • Experience supporting operational planning, intelligence operations, or collection management within joint or service-level environments.
    • Familiarity with intelligence collection management systems and requirements management tools.
    • Experience coordinating multi-discipline collection activities across HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, MASINT, and OSINT.
    • Military intelligence or operational planning experience.
    • Experience supporting deployed operations or joint intelligence centers.