Job Opportunities Title:
Intelligence Analyst - DC Fusion Center

Post Date
10/19/2017

Expiration Date
10/28/2017

Details:
This position is located in the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (DC HSEMA), Washington Regional Threat Analysis Center (WRTAC). The mission of DC HSEMA is to support and coordinate homeland security and emergency management efforts, ensuring that the District of Columbia’s all-hazards emergency operations are prepared to protect against, plan for, respond to, and recover from natural and man-made hazards. DC HSEMA assumes the continuity of government during and following major disasters. The mission is accomplished in partnership with District, federal, and regional agencies, as well as many private sector organizations.

This position provides intelligence support and information dissemination to members of local and federal homeland security agencies throughout the District of Columbia, National Capital Region (NCR), and other similar centers in the United States. The work involves the collection, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, and dissemination of information on political, economic, social, cultural, physical, geographic, or scientific conditions, and trends and forces in domestic areas that directly and indirectly affect the security of the NCR.

-Communicates regularly and effectively (orally and in writing) with a range of international, federal, state, local, private sector, academic, non-governmental (NGO), and professional association entities. Provide rapid response to ad hoc requests from decision makers (e.g., special intelligence analyses or personal briefings). Provides deconfliction services for first responders.

-Assists in the development of analytical tools and methodologies to fill present gaps and address future gaps. Assist in determining and defining essential elements of information required and the most effective method for collection efforts. Helps to plan, coordinate, and conduct the collection and analysis of strategic and tactical intelligence.

-Maintain continuous liaison with diverse homeland security organizations, states, regional operational watch centers, and national intelligence community organizations. Maintain an in-depth understanding of foreign and domestic terrorist threats facing the District of Columbia.
-Provide technical support to the District of Columbia’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Program (DCIPP), including the development of private sector cooperation strategies.

-Assists in planning and establishing short and long-range collection requirements, and initiates new administrative procedures in fusion intelligence collection. Assesses unforeseen developments, new phenomena, and difficulties encountered and recommend changes in direction and approach.
-Ensure customer/stakeholder understanding of their role in the intelligence cycle and the importance of information-sharing. Anticipates customer/stakeholder intelligence needs through the identification of intelligence gaps associated with terrorism threats.

-Maintains awareness of key customer/stakeholder information needs through both direct contact and research. Identifies and prioritizes intelligence gaps and communicates them to customers/stakeholders. Cultivates and maintains a current and thorough understanding of assigned subject matter, to include awareness of other agency activities related to assigned subject matter portfolio.

-Reviews reported tips and leads for threat information and situational awareness, including determining location, activity, and reporting trends. Assist in exploring anomalies, new developments, and trends that threaten the security of the NCR.

Compares and contrasts new data with information already in intelligence databases; seeks corroborative data; assesses individual pieces of information in the context of broader assessments or operations; and disseminates significant intelligence, as appropriate.

Ideal Candidates must have
-Thorough knowledge of law enforcement, criminal intelligence, counter-terrorism, and other federal and local intelligence agencies through the National Capital Region (NCR) and other similar centers throughout the United States.

-Thorough knowledge of homeland security and emergency management policies, procedures. Ability to apply relevant laws, statutes, and regulations associated with the overall mission.

-Thorough knowledge of the intelligence process to include the intelligence cycle and intelligence from a criminal or defense community. Thorough knowledge of operational planning in law enforcement, emergency management, and fire service under emergency circumstances. Thorough knowledge of law enforcement as it relates to the intelligence process.

-Ability to research, synthesize, and analyze large amounts of data from diverse, sometimes conflicting, sources of information from international, federal, state, local, private sector, academic, NGO, professional association, and other relevant entities. Ability to extract issues of particular relevance to the NCR from international and national terrorist events.

-Ability to work cross-programmatically in a team environment and to navigate varying cultures of federal and state/local partners. Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of colleagues from disparate disciplines.

-Excellent oral and written communication skills to understand and articulate customer/stakeholder information needs, as well as anticipate and proactively address unarticulated information needs, and to prepare and present recommendations, conclusions, and solutions regarding complex issues based on analysis and evaluation, including the preparation and presentations of reports, proposals, etc.

-Performs other related duties as assigned.

The incumbent is subject to work call-back to support critical or emergency situations and subject to work night and weekends hours, contingent upon organizational need.

Duration of Appointment: This is a Term Appointment Position. Not to Exceed (NTE) thirteen (13) months.

Collective Bargaining Unit (Union): This position is in a collective bargaining unit, and you may be required to pay an agency service fee through direct payroll deduction.

Salary is $76,000 to $97,000.


Qualifications:
Qualification
This position requires previous working experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
General experience is one (1) year of progressively responsible experience, which was equivalent to at least a one (1) grade below, which demonstrates the ability to:
1. Analyze information and intelligence to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions.
2. Plan and organize work in a fast-paced environment.
3. Communicate effectively orally and in writing. Preparing and presenting recommendations, conclusions, and solutions regarding complex issues based on analysis and evaluation.
Such experience may have been gained in analytical, investigative, or other responsible work. Experience must be functional and relevant in public safety issues. Experience in public safety research, regulations, legislative decisions, or other responsible work may be qualifying as long as it provides evidence of the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) necessary to perform the duties of the position to be filled.
Specialized experience directly related to the line of work, preferably with the US intelligence, fusion center, and/or law enforcement communities is preferred.
Experience in a general clerical nature (typing, filing, routine procedural processing, maintaining records, or other non-specialized tasks) is not credible.

Licensures, Certifications and other requirements
Incumbent must possess or be able to acquire and maintain a SECRET level security clearance from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Education
A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in a field of study related to terrorism/counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, fire/emergency medical services, emergency management, public health, cyber security, law enforcement, or related field required. or A Master’s degree in a related field of study can be substituted for experience, requiring three years of the experience above with a Master’s degree.

Work Experience
Minimum of four (4) years of experience working as an intelligence analyst or in a relevant analysis function, preferably with the US intelligence and law enforcement communities is required or A Master’s degree in a related field of study can be substituted for experience, requiring three years of the aforementioned experience with a Master’s degree.
Work Environment
Incumbent may be required to work in an environment with limited access to personal electronic devices and limited natural lighting


Comments:
Apply through DC HR - https://careers.dc.gov and it is job posting number 1416

Employer:
District of Columbia Government

Address:
2720 Martin Luther King Jr AVE SE

Email:
elizabeth.horsley@dc.gov

Website:
https://careers.dc.gov