Employer:Office Of The Secretary Of Defense
Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States
Job Announcement Number:DISL-1413298-MB
Salary Range: $121,956.00 to $183,300.00 / Per Year
Open Period : To Friday, June 19, 2015
Job Summary:
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence provides leadership, guidance, and oversight across the Defense Intelligence enterprise with a focus on intelligence support to the warfighter while meeting the requirements of the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Combatant Commands, the Defense Intelligence Agencies, and the Military Services.
This position is in the Excepted Service under Title 10, Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System. Excepted Service includes all positions in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government which are specifically excepted from the competitive service by or pursuant to statute, by the President, or by the Office of Personnel Management.
As the Senior Advisor for Sensitive Special Operations you will serve as the principal expert for all aspects of sensitive and clandestine special operations.
This position reports to the Director for Defense Intelligence (Intelligence and Security) located in the OUSD(I).
Travel Required :
Not Required
Relocation Authorized:
No
Key Requirements:
You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
Designated and/or random drug testing is required.
You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is not authorized.
Please read the vacancy announcement in its entirety before applying.
Duties:
• Serves as the Senior Advisor for sensitive special operations, supporting Defense intelligence and intelligence-related activities across the DoD. Assists the DDI (I&S) by providing subject matter expertise advice to a staff composed of military and civilian personnel.
• Independently reviews, analyzes, and makes recommendations for sensitive special operations related planning and policy related issues. Tracks and informs Special Operations Forces (SOF) employment, aligns authorities and resources, and provides reporting to meet DoD and congressional oversight requirements.
• Provides technical advice, guidance and expertise concerning sensitive special operations and the interagency coordination of these activities in accordance with ICD-304 and related policies and agreements.
• Prepares the DDI (I&S) to represent USD(I), OSD, and DoD at interagency meetings concerning all aspects of sensitive special operations.
Qualifications Required:
Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQ) – Leading the Intelligence Enterprise: Required for all senior executive positions effective 1 October 2010. This SOCQ involves the ability to integrate resources, information, interests, and activities effectively in support of the IC’s mission and to lead and leverage cross organizational collaborative networks to achieve significant mission results. Inherent to this Standard is a deep understanding of the Intelligence enterprise (or other comparable interagency or multi-organizational environment) and a shared commitment to the IC’s core values. (Include a separate attachment one page maximum per competency)
IC Senior Officers have a responsibility to share information and knowledge to achieve results, in that regard are expected to build effective networks and alliances; actively engage these peers and stakeholders; involve them in key decision; and effectively leverage these networks to achieve significant results. Senior officers are expected to create an environment that promotes employee engagement, collaboration, integration, information and knowledge sharing, and the candid, open exchange of diverse points of view. Candidates assessed against this competency must:
(1) Collaboration and Integration:
•Build, leverage, and lead collaborative networks with key peers and stakeholders across the IC and/or other government/private-sector organizations, or professional/technical disciplines to achieve significant joint/multi-agency mission outcomes.
•Integrate joint/multi-agency activities effectively exercising collaborative plans that realize mutual IC, joint, or multi-organizational goals.
(2) Enterprise Focus: IC Senior officers are expected to demonstrate a deep understanding of how the missions, structures, leaders, and cultures of the various IC components interact and connect; synthesize resources, information and other inputs to effectively integrate and align component, IC, and the United States Government interests and activities to achieve IC-wide, national, and international priorities. Senior officers are expected to encourage and support Joint Duty assignments and developmental experiences that develop and reinforce enterprise focus among their subordinates. Candidates assessed against the component must:
•Understand the roles, missions, capabilities, and organizational and political realities of the intelligence enterprise; apply that understanding to drive joint, interagency, or multi-organizational mission accomplishment.
•Understand how organizations, resources, information, and processes within the IC interagency/multi-organizational environment interact with and influence one another; apply that understanding to solve complex interagency or multi-organizational problems.
(3) Values-Centered Leadership: IC Senior officers are expected to personally embody, advance and reinforce IC core values. Senior officers are expected to demonstrate and promote departmental and/or component values. Candidates assessed against this competency must demonstrate:
• A Commitment to selfless service and excellence in support of the IC’s mission, as well as to preserving, protecting, and defending the Nation’s laws and liberties.
• The Integrity and Courage(moral, intellectual, and physical) to seek and speak the truth, to innovate, and to change things for the better, regardless of personal or professional risk.
• Collaboration as members of a single IC-wide team, respecting and leveraging the diversity of all members of the IC, their background, their sources and methods, and their points of view.
• Promote, reinforce, and reward IC, departmental/component core values in the workforce and ensure that actions, policies, and practices are aligned with, and embody those values.
• Ensure that organizational strategies, policies, procedures, and actions give appropriate focus, attention, and commitment to diversity of people, points of view, ideas, and insights.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. Please limit your written statements to two pages per technical qualification.
1. Expert knowledge, experience, and demonstrated results n sensitive special operations and related intelligence activities.
2. Broad knowledge of DoD; the missions, organizations, and structure of OSD, the Joint Staff, the Military Departments, the CCMDs, and the CSAs; and National and interagency activities that impact and support DoD warfighting requirements.
3. Extensive knowledge and experience concerning special operations and intelligence support to military operations.
All Intelligence executive level positions require Joint Duty credit. Only those candidates who meet the Joint Duty Credit requirement will be eligible to compete/be considered for a senior executive position. Employees will receive joint duty credit for almost any rotational assignment to another Intelligence Community (IC) component and may also be eligible to receive credit for service outside the IC (military, other government, or private sector) as long as the assignment was at the Band 3 (GS 11 to GS 13) level or above and it occurred on or after September 11, 2001. An external candidate, if selected, will be required to immediately apply for Joint Duty Credit.
Note: Employees without Joint Duty credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If selected a waiver would be required prior to final appointment. IC seniors without Joint Duty at the same tier level may lateral into the position if selected without requesting a waiver.
•You must submit a drug test and receive a negative screening before you can be appointed into this DISL position.
•You must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Special Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
•In accordance with the provisions of ICD 601, joint duty assignments will be a prerequisite for promotion to senior civilian rank. To qualify, please provide a copy of your completed Joint Duty assignment SF-50 or an adjudicated IC JD Claims form. More information regarding the Intelligence Community Civilian Joint Duty Program, can be found at: http://www.icjointduty.gov.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Your application will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The Office of the Secretary of Defense Executive Resource Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority. Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by a QRB before appointment can occur.
Benefits:
There are a variety of benefits available to Federal Government employees.
Other Information:
The individual selected will be required to file an ‘Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report’ (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Applications MUST be submitted through USA Jobs. Faxed, mailed, or emailed applications will not be considered.
You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary.
PCS expenses are not authorized.
HOW TO APPLY:
Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States
Job Announcement Number:DISL-1413298-MB
Salary Range: $121,956.00 to $183,300.00 / Per Year
Open Period : To Friday, June 19, 2015
Job Summary:
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence provides leadership, guidance, and oversight across the Defense Intelligence enterprise with a focus on intelligence support to the warfighter while meeting the requirements of the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Combatant Commands, the Defense Intelligence Agencies, and the Military Services.
This position is in the Excepted Service under Title 10, Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System. Excepted Service includes all positions in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government which are specifically excepted from the competitive service by or pursuant to statute, by the President, or by the Office of Personnel Management.
As the Senior Advisor for Sensitive Special Operations you will serve as the principal expert for all aspects of sensitive and clandestine special operations.
This position reports to the Director for Defense Intelligence (Intelligence and Security) located in the OUSD(I).
Travel Required :
Not Required
Relocation Authorized:
No
Key Requirements:
You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
Designated and/or random drug testing is required.
You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is not authorized.
Please read the vacancy announcement in its entirety before applying.
Duties:
• Serves as the Senior Advisor for sensitive special operations, supporting Defense intelligence and intelligence-related activities across the DoD. Assists the DDI (I&S) by providing subject matter expertise advice to a staff composed of military and civilian personnel.
• Independently reviews, analyzes, and makes recommendations for sensitive special operations related planning and policy related issues. Tracks and informs Special Operations Forces (SOF) employment, aligns authorities and resources, and provides reporting to meet DoD and congressional oversight requirements.
• Provides technical advice, guidance and expertise concerning sensitive special operations and the interagency coordination of these activities in accordance with ICD-304 and related policies and agreements.
• Prepares the DDI (I&S) to represent USD(I), OSD, and DoD at interagency meetings concerning all aspects of sensitive special operations.
Qualifications Required:
Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQ) – Leading the Intelligence Enterprise: Required for all senior executive positions effective 1 October 2010. This SOCQ involves the ability to integrate resources, information, interests, and activities effectively in support of the IC’s mission and to lead and leverage cross organizational collaborative networks to achieve significant mission results. Inherent to this Standard is a deep understanding of the Intelligence enterprise (or other comparable interagency or multi-organizational environment) and a shared commitment to the IC’s core values. (Include a separate attachment one page maximum per competency)
IC Senior Officers have a responsibility to share information and knowledge to achieve results, in that regard are expected to build effective networks and alliances; actively engage these peers and stakeholders; involve them in key decision; and effectively leverage these networks to achieve significant results. Senior officers are expected to create an environment that promotes employee engagement, collaboration, integration, information and knowledge sharing, and the candid, open exchange of diverse points of view. Candidates assessed against this competency must:
(1) Collaboration and Integration:
•Build, leverage, and lead collaborative networks with key peers and stakeholders across the IC and/or other government/private-sector organizations, or professional/technical disciplines to achieve significant joint/multi-agency mission outcomes.
•Integrate joint/multi-agency activities effectively exercising collaborative plans that realize mutual IC, joint, or multi-organizational goals.
(2) Enterprise Focus: IC Senior officers are expected to demonstrate a deep understanding of how the missions, structures, leaders, and cultures of the various IC components interact and connect; synthesize resources, information and other inputs to effectively integrate and align component, IC, and the United States Government interests and activities to achieve IC-wide, national, and international priorities. Senior officers are expected to encourage and support Joint Duty assignments and developmental experiences that develop and reinforce enterprise focus among their subordinates. Candidates assessed against the component must:
•Understand the roles, missions, capabilities, and organizational and political realities of the intelligence enterprise; apply that understanding to drive joint, interagency, or multi-organizational mission accomplishment.
•Understand how organizations, resources, information, and processes within the IC interagency/multi-organizational environment interact with and influence one another; apply that understanding to solve complex interagency or multi-organizational problems.
(3) Values-Centered Leadership: IC Senior officers are expected to personally embody, advance and reinforce IC core values. Senior officers are expected to demonstrate and promote departmental and/or component values. Candidates assessed against this competency must demonstrate:
• A Commitment to selfless service and excellence in support of the IC’s mission, as well as to preserving, protecting, and defending the Nation’s laws and liberties.
• The Integrity and Courage(moral, intellectual, and physical) to seek and speak the truth, to innovate, and to change things for the better, regardless of personal or professional risk.
• Collaboration as members of a single IC-wide team, respecting and leveraging the diversity of all members of the IC, their background, their sources and methods, and their points of view.
• Promote, reinforce, and reward IC, departmental/component core values in the workforce and ensure that actions, policies, and practices are aligned with, and embody those values.
• Ensure that organizational strategies, policies, procedures, and actions give appropriate focus, attention, and commitment to diversity of people, points of view, ideas, and insights.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. Please limit your written statements to two pages per technical qualification.
1. Expert knowledge, experience, and demonstrated results n sensitive special operations and related intelligence activities.
2. Broad knowledge of DoD; the missions, organizations, and structure of OSD, the Joint Staff, the Military Departments, the CCMDs, and the CSAs; and National and interagency activities that impact and support DoD warfighting requirements.
3. Extensive knowledge and experience concerning special operations and intelligence support to military operations.
All Intelligence executive level positions require Joint Duty credit. Only those candidates who meet the Joint Duty Credit requirement will be eligible to compete/be considered for a senior executive position. Employees will receive joint duty credit for almost any rotational assignment to another Intelligence Community (IC) component and may also be eligible to receive credit for service outside the IC (military, other government, or private sector) as long as the assignment was at the Band 3 (GS 11 to GS 13) level or above and it occurred on or after September 11, 2001. An external candidate, if selected, will be required to immediately apply for Joint Duty Credit.
Note: Employees without Joint Duty credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If selected a waiver would be required prior to final appointment. IC seniors without Joint Duty at the same tier level may lateral into the position if selected without requesting a waiver.
•You must submit a drug test and receive a negative screening before you can be appointed into this DISL position.
•You must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Special Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
•In accordance with the provisions of ICD 601, joint duty assignments will be a prerequisite for promotion to senior civilian rank. To qualify, please provide a copy of your completed Joint Duty assignment SF-50 or an adjudicated IC JD Claims form. More information regarding the Intelligence Community Civilian Joint Duty Program, can be found at: http://www.icjointduty.gov.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Your application will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The Office of the Secretary of Defense Executive Resource Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority. Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by a QRB before appointment can occur.
Benefits:
There are a variety of benefits available to Federal Government employees.
Other Information:
The individual selected will be required to file an ‘Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report’ (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Applications MUST be submitted through USA Jobs. Faxed, mailed, or emailed applications will not be considered.
You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary.
PCS expenses are not authorized.
HOW TO APPLY:
Your application must be received by Friday, June 19, 2015 .
TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THROUGH USAJOBS: In order to expedite the review of your application, you must submit a complete online application package to include the resume and vacancy questions. To apply online, please select the ‘Apply Online’ button at the bottom of this announcement. Please note: your online resume may not be a complete application. Be sure to carefully read this announcement to see if additional information is required and how it should be submitted.
Please Note: Applications mailed in franked government envelopes will not be considered for this position.
Applicants who fail to submit all information and documents (i.e. a resume, ECQs, technical qualifications, and other qualifications, as applicable) WILL NOT receive consideration for the position.
If you upload your documents using Application Manager, do not fax the same documents. To verify whether your documents successfully uploaded, please wait at least one hour. If you have completed the application process online and were unable to upload your supporting documents, complete the cover page at the following link https://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using the following Vacancy ID and fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144. Faxed documents submitted with missing information will not be processed. The following will prevent your documents from being processed:
•Not using the special cover page mentioned above.
•Missing incomplete, or invalid Vacancy Identification Number.
•Missing or incomplete Social Security Number or name.
If you are unable to apply online, you must fax the completed 1203FX (please only complete questions 1-8) form along with your complete application to 1-478-757-3144. The form 1203FX form will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission. The form can be found at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf. The complete Application Package (containing the required documents) must be received no later than 11:59 Eastern Standard Time on Monday, June 02, 2014. If you cannot complete the application process using one of the options identified in the “How to Apply” section, please contact our office for alternate application procedures.
How to Apply
TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THROUGH USAJOBS: In order to expedite the review of your application, you must submit a complete online application package to include the resume and vacancy questions. To apply online, please select the ‘Apply Online’ button at the bottom of this announcement. Please note: your online resume may not be a complete application. Be sure to carefully read this announcement to see if additional information is required and how it should be submitted.
Please Note: Applications mailed in franked government envelopes will not be considered for this position.
Applicants who fail to submit all information and documents (i.e. a resume, ECQs, technical qualifications, and other qualifications, as applicable) WILL NOT receive consideration for the position.
If you upload your documents using Application Manager, do not fax the same documents. To verify whether your documents successfully uploaded, please wait at least one hour. If you have completed the application process online and were unable to upload your supporting documents, complete the cover page at the following link https://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using the following Vacancy ID and fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144. Faxed documents submitted with missing information will not be processed. The following will prevent your documents from being processed:
•Not using the special cover page mentioned above.
•Missing incomplete, or invalid Vacancy Identification Number.
•Missing or incomplete Social Security Number or name.
If you are unable to apply online, you must fax the completed 1203FX (please only complete questions 1-8) form along with your complete application to 1-478-757-3144. The form 1203FX form will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission. The form can be found at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf. The complete Application Package (containing the required documents) must be received no later than 11:59 Eastern Standard Time on Monday, June 02, 2014. If you cannot complete the application process using one of the options identified in the “How to Apply” section, please contact our office for alternate application procedures.
How to Apply