Intelligence Operations Specialist (Counterintelligence)

Full Job Description

This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence-Intelligence Analysis, Office of Counterintelligence (OCI).

As an Intelligence Operations Specialist (Counterintelligence), you will function as a counterintelligence (CI) officer, conducting CI briefings, assessments, inquiries, and supporting CI operations and investigations.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience for the GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as ALL of the following: Conducting counterintelligence (CI) activities, including briefings, debriefings, inquiries, assessments, and/or counterintelligence operations with minimal supervision; AND Applying counterintelligence directives, policies, and procedures.

Specialized experience for the GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as experience in ALL of the following: Conducting counterintelligence activities, OR related intelligence and/or investigative activities; AND Applying intelligence or counterintelligence directives, policies, and procedures.

Specialized experience for the GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as ALL of the following: Conducting research in support of, or otherwise assisting in the conduct of counterintelligence activities, OR related intelligence and/or investigative activities; AND Applying intelligence or counterintelligence directives, policies, and procedures.

OR You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related.

OR You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience.

Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

(*Note: If you are qualifying using education and you are within 9 months of graduating you may tentatively qualify.

However, you must graduate and/or meet all qualification requirements prior to being appointed to the position.) The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service..

One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé. Major Duties:

Pursuant to 50 USC 3024 (v), and with concurrence and consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, this position is being established in the excepted service as an element of the Intelligence Community within the Department of the Treasury.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13.

If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As an Intelligence Operations Specialist (Counterintelligence), you will: Prepare finished Intelligence Information Reports.

Conduct CI collection activities via debriefings, liaison, open source and classified source research.

Conduct briefings and debriefings of Treasury personnel who travel to foreign countries and/or interact with foreign nationals. Receive and assess information to determine CI relevance.

When appropriate, coordinate information with the FBI or other federal agencies for further assessment and or investigation.

Serve as a CI investigator for reports of CI anomalies or allegations of espionage. Document investigative activity by preparing detailed written reports.