Collections Management Officer

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency•Quantico, VA

About The Position

This position is in the Office of Counterintelligence, Counterintelligence Component, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The Collections Management Officer manages collection requirements, coordinates strategies, and assesses reporting to address foreign intelligence threats to cleared industry, critical technologies, supply chains, and the trusted workforce. The role supports threat-informed security decisions and warfighter readiness. The incumbent translates customer intelligence needs and gaps into actionable collection requirements, develops and coordinates strategies aligned with authorized collection capabilities and available resources, reviews reporting for quality and responsiveness, and assesses collection effectiveness. The position also involves researching intelligence reporting and databases, identifying capability and coverage gaps, providing technical guidance and training, and preparing assessments and leadership briefings. The officer coordinates requirements and reporting feedback with customers and collection partners. This is a full-time DCIPS position in the Excepted Service. The work schedule is flexible, overtime may occasionally be required, and supervisors may approve situational telework on a temporary, case-by-case basis. Permanent change of station is not authorized. The position is drug-testing designated and requires an appropriate security clearance. Selectees may be required to serve a two-year trial period.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must have Counterintelligence (CI) or Human Intelligence (HUMINT) collection management experience.
Must have specialized experience equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG/GS-12 level; generally, one year or more of such experience.
Must demonstrate specialized experience translating customer intelligence needs and gaps into actionable collection requirements.
Must demonstrate experience developing and coordinating collection strategies aligned with authorized collection capabilities and available resources.
Must demonstrate experience reviewing intelligence reporting for quality and responsiveness to validated requirements.
Must demonstrate experience assessing collection effectiveness, identifying capability and coverage gaps, and recommending adjustments.
Must demonstrate experience researching intelligence reporting, customer requirements, and relevant databases.
Must demonstrate experience applying collection-management authorities, policies, and procedures, coordinating with customers and collection partners, and preparing assessments and briefings.
Must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance indicated in the job announcement if selected.
Must comply with the drug screening requirement; a negative test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the start date.
Must meet the Selective Service registration requirement if applicable to males born after December 31, 1959.
Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.

Responsibilities

Manage counterintelligence collection requirements, including developing, refining, validating, prioritizing, registering, and tracking requirements.
Develop and coordinate collection strategies aligned with intelligence requirements, authorized capabilities, and available resources.
Review intelligence information reports and other collection reporting for quality and responsiveness to validated requirements.
Develop and apply measures of effectiveness to assess whether collection addresses intelligence requirements and gaps.
Identify capability and coverage gaps and recommend adjustments to collection requirements and strategies.
Research intelligence reporting, customer requirements, and relevant databases to support collection planning and assessments.
Apply collection-management authorities, policies, and procedures to provide technical guidance.
Coordinate requirements and reporting feedback with customers and collection partners.
Provide training and assessments and prepare written assessments and oral briefings for leadership.
Organize work, set priorities, determine resource requirements, coordinate with other organizations, monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.