Intelligence Research Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located in the National Firearms Trafficking Center, National Security Section and other various divisions and branches within the Office of Intelligence Operations located in Washington, DC performing work in the collection, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, and dissemination of information on conditions, trends, and forces in foreign and domestic areas that directly or indirectly affect the national security.
Major duties
The major duties of the Intelligence Research Specialist position include, but are not limited to, the following: Serves as a senior IRS, a subject matter expert for the most complex illegal national and international criminal and gang activity related to firearms, as well as explosives, arson, other criminal activity, and law enforcement intelligence operations. Collects, evaluates, analyzes, and extracts information from various sources involving raw intelligence, and compiles it into useful, finished analytical products, reports, and correspondence. Updates long-range estimates, trends, updates collection procedures and databases to show projections and status of assigned national and international firearms and drug trafficking programs. Provides briefings to the field division and or Headquarters staff on results of independent research and long-range projects pertaining to a wide variety of criminal activities, intelligence reports, and procedures to improve law enforcement intelligence programs.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume. Specialized experience must include all of: Collecting, evaluating, analyzing various types of intelligence data and/or disseminating intelligence information using a variety of intelligence-gathering methods to support investigative operations; AND Preparing and presenting briefings on a variety of intelligence topics to other law enforcement and intelligence agencies and organizations; AND Utilizing advanced computer operations, intelligence collection and storage to maintain intelligence collection databases; AND Reviewing data and producing intelligence reports from various sources. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.
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