Collection Operations Manager
About The Position
The Collection Operations Manager will collaborate with collection requirements managers, analytic elements, and consumers to ensure HUMINT collection operations have the necessary focus and guidance to maximize time and resources allocated. This role involves applying intelligence collection systems and capabilities to inform intelligence collectors and consumers of collection developments and relevancy through a range of products. The manager will collaborate across the IC to understand consumer intelligence needs and gaps to optimize developing collection operations tailored to the requirements of the customer. Additionally, the role requires working with collectors and all-source analysts to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of multi-INT collection against requirements, executing collection plans and strategies to generate reliable intelligence relevant to consumer needs, and managing large amounts of data. This includes ensuring data consistency, producing visualizations, and developing models to report findings. The manager will also assist with developing methods and criteria to evaluate whether collection requirements have been satisfied, using measures of effectiveness and measures of performance. Producing feedback of findings, identifying collection gaps, related trends, and opportunities, assessing collection options, testing assumptions, and producing judgments, recommendations, and solutions to refine collection are key aspects of this position. The role also involves producing analyses identifying gaps in collections methods, and modeling future intelligence collection scenarios. Finally, the manager will conduct, develop, produce, and present programs of instruction in specified collection operations TTPs, and related or supporting processes for various HUMINT and technical intelligence operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred, with four (4) years of experience as a HUMINT Collection Manager or another agency equivalent
- Previous experience with HUMINT automated systems
- Knowledge of intelligence oversight and security guidelines pertaining to HUMINT reporting
- Excellent written communication, research, and analytic skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills for preparing, presenting, and communicating complex topics using available multimedia software and applications
- Experience in managing research and coordination for projects
- Experience in instructing and interacting with small groups on data and information requirements and coordination tasks preferred
- Detailed knowledge of DIA, NSA, CIA, DEA, FBI, and Departments of Treasury and State programs and products highly desired
- Specialized training from any intelligence collection and analysis school or certification or graduate of in-residence basic HUMINT Collection course a plus
- Current active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph
Nice To Haves
- Experience in instructing and interacting with small groups on data and information requirements and coordination tasks
- Detailed knowledge of DIA, NSA, CIA, DEA, FBI, and Departments of Treasury and State programs and products
- Specialized training from any intelligence collection and analysis school or certification or graduate of in-residence basic HUMINT Collection course
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with collection requirements managers, analytic elements, and consumers to ensure HUMINT collection operations have the necessary focus and guidance to maximize time and resources allocated
- Apply intelligence collection systems and capabilities to inform intelligence collectors and consumers of collection developments and relevancy through a range of products
- Collaborate across the IC to understand consumer intelligence needs and gaps to optimize developing collection operations tailored to the requirements of the customer
- Work with collectors and all-source analysts to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of multi-INT collection against requirements
- Execute collection plans and strategies to generate reliable intelligence relevant to consumer needs
- Manage large amounts of data, ensure data consistency, produce visualizations, and develop models to report findings
- Assist with developing methods and criteria to evaluate whether collection requirements have been satisfied, using measures of effectiveness and measures of performance
- Produce feedback of findings, identify collection gaps, related trends, and opportunities; assess collection options, test assumptions; produce judgments, recommendations and solutions to refine collection
- Produce analyses identifying gaps in collections methods, and models future intelligence collection scenarios
- Conduct, develop, produce, and present programs of instruction in specified collection operations TTPs, and related or supporting processes for various HUMINT and technical intelligence operations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
