INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

1. Ensures decision makers (US and Partner Nation) have a high degree of informational fidelity and understanding of target, situation and available assets to affect execution.

2. Establishes and maintains direct liaison and coordinates with senior level officials at national-level agencies to ensure intelligence and operational requirements are satisfactorily planned and processed in support of the Ambassador's Country Plan and Command guidance.

3. Maintains an understanding of respective interagency entities In Order to assess, analyze, and interpret emergent operational issues.

4. Develops relationships with US and foreign law enforcement agencies to enable strategic, operational, and analytical support which will aid the broader national security.

5. Recommends resource allocation or re-allocation during execution of singular and multiple simultaneous missions and coordinates with resource provider for execution.

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide
• Top Secret/Special Sensitive clearance is required for this position. The employee is required to possess and maintain a Top Secret/Special Sensitive as a condition of employment. Clearance cannot be waived for position.
• Travel and relocation expenses will be paid
• Recruitment and/or Relocation is authorized. Completion of a 36 month service agreement is required.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Position is a Testing Designated Position, and incumbent is subject to random drug testing
• The employee is required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends and/or holidays and is subject to short- or no-notice recall to duty for emergency situations or exercises.
• position is subject to uncommon tours of duty and/or shift work, or may be required to work overtime.
• May routinely be required to work holidays, weekends, and non-standard hours to support military operations.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• This is a KEY position IAW AFI 36-507. Duties of this position are essential to the accomplishment of wartime/contingency operations. Incumbent must be removed from their military recall status.
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• Incentive for prior non-federal work experience or active-duty uniformed service for determining leave accrual rate is being offered.
• 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Administrative and Management Positions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level (or equivalent in other pay systems) in the federal service in which equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience is experience which has been gained by integrating planning, coordinating, operating, intelligence and other strategic capabilities with multiple interagency and partner nations for executing operations to Counter Threat Networks by establishing mutually supporting relationships.

To view additional qualification information, click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/miscellaneous-administration-and-program-series-0301/

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1.Ability to coordinate planning, operations, and intelligence support among the command. components. US Embassy country team, Partner Nations and US drug Law Enforcement Agencies and develop plans and orders in support of agency objectives.

2. Knowledge of agency doctrine and of the command's mission. functions, goals, objectives, and