Counterintelligence Specialist

Duties

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Intelligence, Insider Threat and Counterintelligence Services Division (ITCSD), located in Washington, DC. This position is non-reimbursable and will be used to staff an intelligence specialist position within the Counterintelligence Services Branch. This is a one-year non-reimbursable position with the option to extend an additional year.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a current permanent Federal employee
• Must have supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment. DHS 250-2 Application Form under "required documents" section.
• Must NOT have any pending/outstanding disciplinary actions
• Must have achieved a minimum of "meet expectations/proficiency" on latest performance appraisal/evaluation
• Must be currently at the grade level of the detail. *No Temporary Promotion Opportunity*
• The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.
  
  

Qualifications

Qualifications required:

• Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, counterintelligence priorities and information to both cleared and uncleared personnel. Able to express counterintelligence concepts and threats to a variety of audiences to ensure threats are identified and mitigation measures are well-considered and logically sound.
• Ability to plan, organize, and execute counterintelligence support activities to include briefings, debriefings, and writing of counterintelligence assessments. Must be able to accomplish mission requirements in a timely manner.
• Ability to plan, organize, develop, coordinate, and represent the branch in briefings with both internal and external senior stakeholders to inform them of the progress of important initiatives to ensure the success of OI's counterintelligence priority objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:

It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this Joint Duty assignment opportunity announcement.

Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated based on your resume.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:

• Job Title (Include series and grade of Federal Job)
• Duties (Be specific in describing your duties)
• Name of Federal agency
• Supervisor name, email, and phone number
• Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
  
  

Education

EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution for this position.

Additional Information

• DHS does not offer any additional benefits beyond that which the Federal employee is already receiving.
  
  

If the position requires a security clearance, employees must have a SECRET or TOP SECRET clearance to placement AND must maintain that level of clearance while performing in the position.

Selected applicants for a JDA are requested to fulfill the items below during the JDA:

• Complete the DHS Training Course 15 days prior to the arrival to the JDA.
• Complete the DHS Joint Duty Assignment Progress Plan to include:
• Phase 1: Establish assignment objectives within the first 30 days of the JDA.
• Phase 2: Complete a self-assessment of the duties performed at the mid-point of the JDA.
• Phase 3: Complete a final review within the last 30 days of the JDA.