Intelligence Operations Specialist - A DETAIL OPPORTUNITY

Full Job Description

The Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice is seeking an Intelligence Operations Specialist for a detail to the Environmental Crimes Section.

This is a non-reimbursable detail opportunity that requires your current supervisor's approval and an agreement between the losing and gaining agencies whereby the lending agency continues paying for your current grade and pay rate at GS-14 or above.

This temporary assignment is expected to end by February 27, 2027.

To qualify for this position at GS-14, you must have at least one year of specialized experience, at or equivalent to, GS-13 analyzing, collecting, and sharing intelligence across teams to identify potential criminal activity.

Note: The following skills are expected : Gap Analysis - Assessing real-time analytic judgments regarding specific crimes and intelligence gaps.

Collection Management - Enhancing intelligence collection capabilities and disseminating raw intelligence.

Domain Analysis - Consolidating information to enhance understanding of threats, gaps, and vulnerabilities. Targeting Analysis - Sharing collection information across teams that identify gaps.

Reports - Reporting raw intelligence through media, documents, and general information to determine patterns.

Highly Desirable: Experience with investigating transnational crime networks, including but not limited to, terrorists networks, CITES, and Lacey Act violations and other natural resources crimes.

Interested candidates should be available to start the detail within approximately one month of selection. ENRD encourages all interested and qualified Federal employees to apply for this position.

Major Duties:

Federal employees who are at grades lower than GS-14 are ineligible. Applicants must receive supervisory approval in their current position prior to applying for this detail opportunity.

The Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) of the U.S.

Department of Justice (DOJ) supports criminal investigations and prosecutions of domestic and transnational pollution and natural resource crimes (e.g., hydrochlorofluorocarbons/hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs/HFCs) smuggling; plant, including timber, and fish and wildlife trafficking; and illegal mining).

These investigations and prosecutions often implicate transnational criminal networks that may be involved in other types of criminal activity.

Thus, DOJ often works collaboratively with both other enforcement agencies and other DOJ components.

This position will be a key part of the Environmental Crimes Section, working with prosecutors to identify potential criminal activity, develop cases, support prosecutions, and support ENRD in broader interagency efforts (e.g., international programming) to combat pollution and natural resource trafficking and related transnational organized crimes.

Work involves advising on, administering, and performing work in the collection, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, and dissemination of information on environmental crimes that directly or indirectly affect national security.