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INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Secretary of the Navy Offices (SECNAV)
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$113,356 - $147,365
per year
Type
Full Time
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GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves gathering and analyzing intelligence on threats like terrorism, espionage, and crimes to support naval investigations, including managing sources and producing reports for decision-makers.
It requires working in a high-stakes environment in Key West, Florida, for the Navy's criminal investigative service.
A good fit would be someone with experience in intelligence analysis and handling confidential sources who thrives in secure, operational settings.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent, focusing on analyzing counter-terrorism, counterintelligence, or criminal intelligence issues
- Experience with source handling and Human Derived Intelligence (HDI) collections
- Ability to plan and execute intelligence collection assignments in assigned areas
- Skills in spotting, assessing, and managing U.S. and non-U.S. sources with access to foreign intelligence
- Proficiency in initiating collection strategies and developing human source networks
- Capability to brief high-level personnel, debrief sources, and produce timely, high-quality intelligence reports
- Experience maintaining liaison with internal, external agencies, operational forces, and allied governments
Full Job Description
You will serve as an INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST for the NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE.
GG-13: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GG/GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing and evaluating complex counter-terrorism, counterintelligence, and/or criminal intelligence issues (e.g.
political, social, cultural, geographic, or technical issues), and also experience with source handling, and operations/Human Derived Intelligence (HDI) collections.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Additional qualification information can be found from the following DON DCIPS policy website: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Naval%20Intelligence%20Activity/Chapter%205%20-%20Employment%20and%20Placement.pdf Major Duties:
- You will plan and carry out all assignments necessary to collect needed intelligence information in his/her assigned area of responsibility.
- You will spot, assess, and handle U.S. and non-U.S. citizens who have access to foreign intelligence information that can address national and service-specific collection requirements.
- You will initiate collection strategies and formulates collection operations to develop human source network in order to target specific requirements and topics.
- You will prioritize sources with the potential for yielding high quality information based on own knowledge of assigned area of responsibility and outstanding intelligence requirements.
- You will brief high-level managers and other key personnel. Debriefs sources, gleaning maximum amount of reportable intelligence information.
- You will produce a high volume of professional quality reporting in a timely and accurate manner. Determines dissemination to consumer base.
- You will maintain liaison with personnel within the Service, outside intelligence agencies, operational forces, and allied governments as appropriate to discuss collection requirements and projects.
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