INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH SPECIALIST (WATCH OFFICER)

US Treasury, Departmental Offices; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

US Treasury, Departmental Offices, Terrorist and Financial Intelligence - Intelligence Analysis, seeks staff for the Treasury Intelligence Operation Centers. The Intelligence Research Specialist will monitor incoming intelligence and national security information and notify Treasury senior leadership as required.

Requirements specify GS-11 or GS-09 experience, with options to substitute education or combine education with experience.

Qualifications

• One year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at GS-09 level equivalent or higher.
• Experience preparing intelligence assessments in terrorist financing, money laundering, or WMD proliferation.
• Experience with intelligence collection, processing, production, and dissemination principles and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Monitor incoming intelligence and national security information.
• Notify or distribute information to Treasury senior leadership.
• Provide staffing support for the Treasury Intelligence Operation Centers.

Skills

Intelligence collection

Dissemination principles

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

LL.M.

Job description

Specialized Experience

This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorist and Financial Intelligence - Intelligence Analysis. The purpose of this position is to provide staffing for the Treasury Intelligence Operation Centers. As an Intelligence Research Specialist, you will be responsible for monitoring incoming intelligence and national security information and notifying or distributing that information to Treasury senior leadership. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience for the GS-11

you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as AT LEAST ONE of the following:

• Experience preparing intelligence or other assessments in the fields of terrorist financing, money laundering, or Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) proliferation;
• OR
• Experience with intelligence collection, processing, production, and dissemination principles and techniques.
• OR

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, if related;

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

OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 2 years may be combined with 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.

Specialized Experience for the GS-09

you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as AT LEAST ONE of the following:

• Experience assisting with intelligence collection, processing, production and/or dissemination principles and techniques;
• OR
• Experience with basic intelligence concepts or practices.
• OR

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree, if related; OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, if related; or LL.B. or J.D., if related;

• OR
• Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours may be combined with experience.

OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours may be combined with experience.

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.

(*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.)