Counter Transnational Organized Crime Ops Support Spec

Joint Activities • Miami, FL

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About The Position

Join the United States Southern Command, providing direct support to a four-star unified Combatant Commander. The organization is compact, and its staff works with senior leadership representatives of inter-service, inter-agency, and public and private international partner organizations. Its work contributes to the United States’ relationships with South and Central American nations and peoples.

The position coordinates operational resources and supports counterdrug and counter transnational organized crime operations. It reviews orders for compliance with Department of Defense directives, monitors ongoing operations and shortfalls, manages division resources, and assesses systems and capabilities against operational needs.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience coordinating operational force and resource requirements with military components, interagency partners, and partner-nation organizations for counterdrug and counter transnational organized crime missions.
• Experience applying Department of War and Joint planning guidance to review deployment, planning, and execution orders for operational support.
• Experience analyzing operational activities, capability gaps, and program information to prepare reports, recommendations, and briefings for senior leaders.
• Applicants must meet at least one of the listed employment authority categories and provide supporting documentation.
• Applicants who held a General Schedule position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET/Special Sensitive security clearance and access, process, use, and safeguard classified National Defense information.
• Must hold a U.S. Passport and be eligible for an Official U.S. Passport.
• Must pass required urinalysis testing and participate in the Department of Defense and Department of the Army immunization program, including required live vaccinations.
• Must be able to deploy within the United States Southern Command area of responsibility on less than 24 hours’ notice when directed, and be available for short-notice recall.
• Must be available for infrequent international travel, including to austere environments; travel may be up to 20%.
• May be required to work nonstandard hours, including rotating shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, and scheduled or unscheduled overtime.
• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Education cannot substitute for the required experience; qualification must be based on experience alone.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Must complete a one-year probationary period, during which the agency evaluates fitness and whether continued employment advances the public interest.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operational resource requirements with command components, joint task forces, and country teams to support efforts to stop and disrupt illegal trafficking.
• Validate deployment and execution orders to ensure forces supporting counterdrug and counter transnational organized crime operations comply with Department of Defense directives.
• Oversee ongoing counterdrug and counter transnational organized crime operations to support timely reporting and response to operational shortfalls.
• Manage division resources for budgets, travel, training, conferences, property accountability, and information technology requirements.
• Validate system requirements and prioritize radar, surveillance, and information-sharing capabilities based on operational needs.

Benefits

• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable regulations and an agency determination that a move is in the Government’s interest.
• Recruitment, retention, or relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement is included in salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed