Departmental Requirements Officer - Washington, DC

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Washington, DC

About The Position

PotomacWave is seeking a Departmental Requirements Officer (DRO) to support a Federal client in Washington, DC. The role assists with planning and organizing integrated GEOINT collection requirement strategies and campaigns using national and theater assets against nuclear and energy-related targets worldwide. The DRO works with discipline-specific and all-source collection requirement managers to develop departmental, multidisciplinary collection strategies, including templated approaches and focused ad hoc methods. The position provides GEOINT collection management and requirements analysis, submits requirements through national-level systems, and develops and presents collection-management strategies. It includes coordination with Departmental, Intelligence Community, national, and military partners; representing the Department on collection-requirements working groups; evaluating collection effectiveness; and maintaining related websites and databases. The role analyzes departmental and analyst needs to identify intelligence requirements and assess their relationship to information gaps. A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and relevant GEOINT collection-requirements or operations-management experience are required. Candidates need an active DOE Q or Top Secret clearance. GIMS certification is preferred; training may be completed within the first six months of employment if the candidate has a strong collection-requirements-management background. Selection may be conditional on successfully completing a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination. Salary range: $60,000–$86,000.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related discipline.
At least five years of experience in the desired collection-requirements discipline (GEOINT) or operations management at the tactical, strategic, or national level; alternatively, at least three years of professional experience with a related master’s degree.
Collection-requirements background and understanding of the National Intelligence Priority Framework (NIPF), relevant National Collection Directives, and report generation and dissemination.
Training and working knowledge of discipline-specific collection-requirements, evaluation, and tasking systems used by originators.
Knowledge of and skill in applying technical collection-planning concepts, principles, practices, laws, regulations, methods, and techniques, including U.S. person reporting issues.
Knowledge of the full spectrum of Intelligence Community collection capabilities and accesses, including the strengths and weaknesses of specific sources and agencies in a discipline.
Knowledge of the missions and functions of Intelligence Community agencies specializing in various collection disciplines.
Ability to establish and maintain effective mission execution and interdepartmental and interagency coordination of the Department’s collection requirements, training, and tools.
Experience supporting a collection-requirements portfolio and understanding customer requirements, with demonstrated ability to measure departmental information gaps and collection-strategy effectiveness.
Successful completion of a discipline-specific training program.
Active DOE Q or Top Secret clearance.
Successful completion of a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination may be a condition of selection.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of MASINT collection and systems.
Experience writing, reviewing, and submitting MASINT collection requirements.
Experience with or knowledge of GIMS.
GIMS certification; certification may be obtained within the first six months of employment for a candidate with a strong collection-requirements-management background.

Responsibilities

Provide GEOINT collection management and requirements analysis for assigned target areas.
Plan and organize DOE GEOINT collection requirements efforts using systematic campaigns against nuclear, science, technology, counterintelligence, and energy-related targets worldwide.
Submit GEOINT requirements through national-level requirement systems.
Collaborate with collection-requirements managers across the Intelligence Community, giving and receiving effective feedback as part of a diverse team.
Develop and present intelligence collection-requirements management strategies and approaches.
Build, establish, and maintain relationships with national, Departmental, Intelligence Community, and military partners.
Represent the Department on intelligence collection-requirements subcommittees and working groups.
Assess the effectiveness of GEOINT collection.
Write, review, and submit national, theater, and source-directed GEOINT collection requirements, including website and database updates.
Analyze Departmental and analyst needs to identify functional and cross-functional intelligence requirements and evaluate their relationship to and performance against information gaps.