INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST - Springfield, IL, United States - Department of the Air Force

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    Description
    Duties As an INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (TITLE 32), GS , you will develop, plan and manage the intelligence l training and readiness program, ensuring that it meets the requirements set forth in applicable policy and regulations and produces trained and qualified Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division (ISRD) personnel ready to augment MAJCOM deployable AOCs worldwide at the operational level of war
    Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list:


    • Ensure certification and evaluation programs adhere to Training and Standardization and Evaluation regulations and policies.
    • Coordinate training requirements with Gaining Command, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA), Air Combat Command (ACC), Numbered Air Forces (NAFs), and National-level intelligence agencies to ensure intelligence training topics and operations are aligned with emerging AOC requirements.
    • Provide input on performance evaluation, career guidance, and technical assistance to full-time and traditional intelligence personnel.
    • Ensure that an annual training plan is developed to train AIS personnel in their AOC positional duties and facilitate the accomplishment of all training requirements.
    • Commit personnel to missions and special exercises, including coordinating with outside agencies, under the general direction of the unit commander
    Represents the unit in making agreements and commitments within the scope of assigned functional area of expertise.


    • Provide intelligence-specific inputs, describing training objectives for intelligence personnel and required intelligence-related topics for Operations, Communications, Resources, and Support personnel, to the overall AOG training program.
    • Recognized as an organization expert within functional assignment.
    • Exercise responsibility as primary advisor to the AIS Commander or Senior Intelligence Officer (SIO) on AOC/ISRD Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), to include AOC and intelligence systems.
    • As a recognized expert among the intelligence operations specialists of the group, exercise technical oversight over the training program and represent the AIS Commander in conferences and coordination activities as required.
    • Serve as the unit lead for developing concepts and TTPs for distributed operations and reach back in accordance with Management Transformation and Consolidation PAD 07-13, and performs the specialized AOC/ISRD duties associated with distributed mission operations and reach back requirements.
    • Develop and refine TTPs and concepts of operations (CONOPS) to resolve unprecedented intelligence problems and develop experimental approaches and solutions.
    • Forecast long and short-term training shortfalls and determine their potential impact on AOG combat capability.
    • Participate in the development of the briefs for presentation to unit members, focusing on the integration of intelligence processes and products into the Air Tasking Order (ATO) production, execution, and combat assessment cycle.
    • Develop, plan and manage the AIS training program for augmentation of the Gaining Command AOC
    Requirements Conditions of Employment


    • This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement
    This is required prior to the effective date of placement

    If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.


    • Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
    • Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
    • Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
    • Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
    • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
    • This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968
    An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.


    • Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
    • Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Special Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
    • Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
    • Recruitment and relocation incentives may be available for this position
    Qualifications


    AREA OF CONSIDERATION:
    The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S
    Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence:


    • The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.
    • The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees.
    • The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible.
    • The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership.
    • The FIFTH area of consideration will U.S
    Citizens

    Military Grades:
    Officer/Enlisted - May not exceed the rank of Lt Col


    GENERAL EXPERIENCE :
    MUST - possess experience, education, or training which demonstrates administrative, professional, investigative, or technical work requiring the ability to deal effectively with others, to collect, evaluate and organize pertinent facts; experience preparing clear and concise written reports


    SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE :
    GS-12 Level - MUST possess the specialized experience, which includes 1-year equivalent to the next lower-level GS-11, developing and recommending policy, organizing and carrying out specific programs, evaluating and recommending changes in methods of intelligence operations; experience in administrative, investigative, or technical work which required the applicant to deal effectively with others; experience collecting, evaluating and organizing pertinent facts and to analyze and prepare clear and concise reports

    Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g.

    , professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social)
    Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment
    You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience
    Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words
    You may refer to position descriptions, i.e
    the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered
    In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below
    Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained
    This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position
    Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify
    For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone
    No substitution of education for experience is permitted for this occupational series and grade
    Additional information


    • If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ).
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    How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above
    Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement
    If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience
    If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position
    If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration
    Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):


    • Decision Making
    • Developing Others
    • Organizational Awareness
    • Planning and Evaluating
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