Collections Management Officer

Summary This position is located in the Office of Counterintelligence, Counterintelligence Component, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The incumbent serves as a Collections Management Officer, managing collection requirements, coordinating strategies, and assessing reporting to address foreign intelligence threats to cleared industry, critical technologies, supply chains, and the trusted workforce, enabling threat-informed security decisions in support of warfighter readiness. Summary This position is located in the Office of Counterintelligence, Counterintelligence Component, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The incumbent serves as a Collections Management Officer, managing collection requirements, coordinating strategies, and assessing reporting to address foreign intelligence threats to cleared industry, critical technologies, supply chains, and the trusted workforce, enabling threat-informed security decisions in support of warfighter readiness. Duties Help As a Collections Management Officer you will be responsible for the following duties: Manage counterintelligence collection requirements. Develop strategies aligned with authorized capabilities and resources. Review reporting for quality and responsiveness. Assess collection through measures of effectiveness and identify gaps. Research intelligence reporting and databases. Provide technical guidance, training, assessments, and leadership briefings. Coordinate requirements and reporting feedback with customers and collection partners. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a US citizen Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered This is a Drug Testing designated position Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601 Work Schedule: Full Time Overtime: Occasionally Tour of Duty: Flexible PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt Financial Disclosure: Not Required Telework Eligibility: Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case, temporary basis for limited situations. If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement. Required: Counterintelligence (CI) or Human Intelligence (HUMINT) collection management experience. Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 10/29/2026 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG/GS 12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized Experience For This Position Includes Translate customer intelligence needs and gaps into actionable collection requirements by developing, refining, validating, prioritizing, registering, and tracking requirements. Develop and coordinate collection strategies that align intelligence requirements with authorized collection capabilities and available resources. Review intelligence information reports and other collection reporting for quality and responsiveness to validated requirements. Develop and apply measures of effectiveness to assess whether counterintelligence collection addresses intelligence requirements and gaps; identify capability and coverage gaps; and recommend adjustments to collection requirements and strategies. Research intelligence reporting, customer requirements, and relevant databases to support collection planning and assessments. Apply collection-management authorities, policies, and procedures to provide technical guidance, coordinate requirements and reporting feedback with customers and collection partners, and prepare written assessments and oral briefings for leadership. Specifically You Will Be Evaluated On The Following Competencies Collection Resources Management: Receives and analyzes customer requirements, determines resource availability and capability, prioritizes and develops collection strategies, identifies task collection resources, evaluates performance and/or reporting, and updates collection planning. Customer Operations and Requirements: Applies knowledge of relevant customer organizations or operations (e.g., military, policy-makers, and law enforcement), including how to translate requirements to provide appropriate output or response to meet customer needs. Collection Systems Capabilities: Gains and applies knowledge of capabilities, limitations, and accesses of the intelligence source disciplines, strengths and weaknesses of specific technical sensors/platforms, and human sources in area of responsibility. Knowledge of IC collection management processes, systems, and tools. Demonstrates knowledge of collection strategies, targeting, assessment and methodology, feedback, and source validation/vetting processes. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Tools and Methods: Applies tools and methods to substantive discipline, domain, or area of work. Adapts existing tools and/or methods or employs new methodological approaches required for substantive discipline, domain or area of work. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional information

VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL

In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. For more information on the DCIPS occupational structure click here. For more information about career advancement in DCIPS click here. This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. #J-18808-Ljbffr Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)