Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist (Group Supervisor)

Drug Enforcement Administration • Phoenix, AZ

8h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the DEA, Phoenix Division Office, Intelligence Group 2 (Phoenix/HIDTA) in Phoenix, Arizona. The role involves planning, organizing, and directing the activities of assigned groups to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and to meet DEA customer needs. The specialist will research, interpret, analyze, and apply guidelines, policies, and regulations. Key responsibilities include analyzing and integrating data from multiple sources to assess relevance and significance of developments in intelligence research and operations for a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). The position also entails planning and directing intelligence collection, cataloging, and storage program activities with worldwide implications, providing expert technical direction and advice on research scope, data collection, database architecture, resources, liaisons, objectives, and security considerations. Additionally, the role involves developing and presenting briefings, advice, and assistance to high-level management in government-wide intelligence operations to promote intelligence program goals.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Background and/or Security Clearance
• Drug testing designated position.
• Polygraph required.
• Mobility Agreement Required.
• Successful completion of a one-year supervisory probationary period is required (unless already completed).
• May be required to testify in court during career as an Intelligence Research Specialist.
• Applicants applying for the GS-14 must have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-13 grade level.
• Specialized experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations.
• Qualifying experience must demonstrate: providing direction and leadership to a multi-agency staff engaged in the collection, analysis, evaluation, production, and dissemination of drug law enforcement intelligence in support of drug law enforcement activities; ability to manage intelligence requirements and extensive expertise in developing intelligence collection plans and in support of strategic, operational and tactical requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If an applicant is currently, or has been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, applicants must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office listed in this announcement.
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and directs the assigned groups' activities.
• Ensures the work of the HIDTA group employees complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets DEA customer needs.
• Researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies proper guidelines, policies, and regulations.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and integrates data from multiple sources to access its relevance and determine the significance of developments in a broad field of research or operations for a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
• Plans and directs intelligence collection, cataloging and storage program activities for an intelligence program with major geographical scope worldwide implications.
• Provide expert technical direction and advice regarding the scope of problems to be investigated in a broad field of intelligence research, date to be collected, intelligence database architecture, potential resources, required liaisons, objective sought, and security considerations to be observed.
• Develops and presents briefings, advice and provides assistance to the highest levels of management of government-wide intelligence operations for the promotion and implantation of intelligence program goals.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

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