Job Listing: Intelligence Operations Specialist

Duty Locations

 1 vacancy - Salem, OR

Defending America’s Freedom!  This mission of serving and protecting our nation is carried out every day by the dedicated men and women of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  Consider becoming part of a Department that offers rewarding opportunities to contribute to such a noble mission.  We seek applicants from all backgrounds. Our careers call for individuals with creativity, initiative, decision-making ability, and expertise in areas of management, science, law enforcement, intelligence, security, engineering, budget, and information technology, to name a few.

Primary Purpose:  To serve as an intelligence liaison with a State and Local Fusion Center (SLFC) in order to represent DHS at the fusion center; facilitate coordination and synchronization between the SLFC and DHS

This announcement has been amended to show a duty location of Salem, OR.

Major Duties

Organization:  This position is located in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, State and Local Program Office.

Primary Purpose:  To serve as an intelligence liaison with a State and Local Fusion Center (SLFC) in order to represent DHS at the fusion center; facilitate coordination and synchronization between the SLFC and DHS

Specific Duties:

Plans and formulates policies, practices, procedures, approaches, and strategies to provide outreach, advisory services, training, and a variety of coordination that will maximize beneficial partnership and the exchange of Intelligence information between the SLFC and DHS.
Works with State and Local government partners to create an information-sharing environment that serves stakeholders' information needs and builds interoperability horizontally and vertically by serving as an interface in sharing information between State and Local governments and the National Intelligence/Law Enforcement community. 
Provides processes to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies consistent with terrorist operational tactics from incident reporting originating from state and local law enforcement officials.  
Establishes and promotes regular reporting from SLFC partners.
Educates SLFC personnel in how their reporting will aid the Federal Community with assessing threats in real time and assists in the development of information exchange and growth of DHS knowledge databases.
Ensures that the specialized SLFC training needs are met through consideration of risk factors pertaining to state population; population density; border risk; critical infrastructure; terror, port, Immigration, economic, and hazardous materials risk; and iconic value, UASI Grant Funding, and State Grant Distribution.
Delivers training for specific analytic, reporting and law enforcement skills needed within the fusion center.  


Assesses, in cooperation with State and Local officials, the training needs of individual locations and acts as a coordinator/facilitator to deliver training.

How to Apply

Applications may be emailed to: staffingresumes@dhs.gov

Applications may be faxed to: 202-357-8162

You may also submit your resume for this job online by selecting the 'Apply Online' button at the bottom of this announcement. Please note: your online resume may not be a complete application. Be sure to carefully read this announcement to see if additional information is required and how it should be submitted. You will need to log on to access your existing resumes or to create a new one and then submit it for consideration.

All application materials must be submitted online, emailed, or faxed. Mailed or delivered applications will not be considered. If you need assistance in emailing or faxing your application, please call Xiya Li at 202-357-8283.

All application materials must be received by midnight, Eastern time of the closing date of this announcement.  Failure to provide complete information may result in not receiving consideration for this position.  Please do not submit original documents you may need in the future.  Applications will become part of the staffing case file and will not be returned.

Status applicants applying to announcements open to all U.S. citizens, who wish to be considered under both competitive and merit promotion processes, must submit 2 applications and clearly label each to indicate, “Competitive” and “Merit Promotion”.  If upon receipt this distinction is not clear, the applicant will be considered under merit promotion processes only.  If one application is received, it will be considered under merit promotion only. Note: Applicants selected from a Competitive certificate may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period.

SUBMIT:

Resume or OF-612 “Optional Application for Federal Employment' or any other written format you choose. Whatever format you use, however, should contain the information requested at the end of this announcement.

Narrative statement addressing the evaluation criteria listed above.

SF-50 indicating competitive status (based on current or prior Federal service) or SF-50 indicating eligibility for competitive service appointment (e.g., TSA employees must provide proof of permanent TSA appointment); SF-50 indicating the current or highest previous grade level held in the Federal service; and performance appraisal from status applicants and applicants eligible for competitive service appointments.

DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty MUST be provided in order to receive veterans preference or establish Veterans Employment Opportunity Appointment eligibility.  If DD-214 is not available at time of application candidate MUST submit other proof of honorable discharge. If selected, candidate MUST provide the DD-214 prior to entering on duty or as soon as practicable.  (Failure to provide the DD-214 may impact your employment.)

Please be sure to include the following information in your application (incomplete applications may not be considered for the position):

Contact Information:
Xiya LI

Phone: 202-357-8283

Fax: 202-357-8162

Email: staffingresumes@dhs.gov


Or write:
Department Of Homeland Security
DO NOT SEND MAIL
700 13th Street NW; Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005

US

Fax: 202-357-8162


What To Expect Next:

If you choose to apply online, you may log in to your USAJOBS account to track the status of your application.

The process of consideration of applicants may take several weeks.  You will be informed of the outcome via e-mail.

For more information, please read OPM's OF-510, 'Applying for a Federal Job' (.pdf)