Intelligence Research Specialist (LIC) - Military Veterans
at Drug Enforcement Administration
TOUGH WORK. VITAL MISSION. Challenge yourself! You have the power to help combat drug trafficking. Be a part of DEA! It's tough work, but a vital mission. Whatever your background or expertise, your work at DEA will be tremendously rewarding because it will have a daily impact on national security and the quality of life of all Americans.
As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. This Intelligence Research Specialist (Liaison Intelligence Coordinator) position is located in the Intelligence Division, Office of National Security Intelligence (NN), Intelligence Community Integration Section (NNI) in Chantilly, VA - which will support the Special Operations Division (SOD) & the Office of Special Intelligence (NS). This is a Temporary Promotion NTE 3 years. If selectee is promoted into this position, he/she will return to their former grade at the end of the 3 years and be reassigned to an equivalent position in a different location. Among other duties, the incumbent will perform the following: Assist Intelligence Community (IC) officials in determining the state of collection, analysis, or intelligence operations resource gaps; Provide assessments of Special Intelligence production for DEA objectives and value to address foreign threats to homeland security, identifying, and formulating strategies to mitigate gaps; Review and interpret policies, guidelines, methods and procedures associated with the evaluation and analysis of data classification, declassification, and protection of classified national sensitive information; Perform routine intelligence research functions by maintaining situational awareness of significant issues affecting national intelligence counternarcotic and transnational crime issues related to the U.S. homeland security and the broader community; Provide analytic production strategies to ensure that major intelligence gaps and shortfalls on counternarcotic and transnational organized crime issues are being examined either as a community or by individual analytics; Collaborate with DEA Liaison officers assigned within the IC focused on national intelligence counternarcotic and transnational organized crime issues related to the U.S. Homeland and facilitate improvement of DEA/IC collective efforts; Represent DEA at internal and external meetings and conferences on subjects of national intelligence related counternarcotic IC issues; May be required to testify during career as an Intelligence Research Specialist.
GS-14: Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 Federal grade level performing such duties as 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; and performing preliminary research, analysis and evaluation of raw intelligence data for segments of large research projects and studies. Competencies: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competencies in the following areas: Oral Communication Partnering Research Writing
Chantilly, VA
The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States, and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or any competent jurisdiction, organizations and their principal members involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the U.S., and recommend and support non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing availability of illicit controlled substances.
Furthermore, it’s the DEA’s responsibility to ensure the safety and health of American communities by combating criminal drug networks bringing harm, violence, overdoses, and poisonings to the United States. To accomplish this mission, the DEA employs approximately 10,000 personnel throughout the world – Special Agents, Diversion Investigators, Intelligent Research Specialists, Forensic Sciences, and professional and administrative staff – across 241 domestic offices in 23 field divisions and 93 foreign offices across the globe.
Who We Are Looking For
Every Mission Matters
Want to make a difference? Start here. DEA is looking for people with different skill sets, but all with the same mind set – to keep drugs out of our communities.
If you are looking for:
· a career with meaningful work,
· a career working with the best of the best,
· a career that contributes to the well-being of the American public,
· and you're ready to work with an international organization having a global presence, then you've picked the right agency with DEA.
DEA offers mission criterial professions such as Special Agent, Diversion Investigator, Intelligent Research Specialist, Forensic Sciences, and professional and administrative career opportunities in a variety of occupations.