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Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard, Atlantic (LANT), Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center (MIFC)(LANT), Operations Division, Analysis Branch in Virginia Beach, VA. Responsibilities This position serves a Senior Intelligence Analyst responsible for the providing strategic assessments of regional and worldwide counterdrug trends and tactically actionable intelligence support to Coast Guard Maritime Counterdrug Law Enforcement (LE) operations and the Intelligence Community (IC) with a focus on the Western Hemisphere. Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include: Analyzing and contextualizing large volumes of technical and sensitive intelligence and Law Enforcement (LE) reporting on counterdrug issues to advise LANT AREA Commander, USCG District and Sector customers. Undertaking special research studies which provide comprehensive assessments of broad, exceptionally complex, or highly sensitive issues and conducts all-source analysis delivering statistically-based assessments of significant trends. Developing innovative solutions to visualize baseline interagency counterdrug data and deriving analytic conclusions and insights for USCG leadership. Planning, organizing, and performing substantive research and analysis of tactically actionable issues, coordinating with the Analysis and the Collections Branch leadership, to provide tactically actionable intelligence support to Coast Guard units. Representing MIFC LANT and USCG equities on committees and working groups that address issues of critical interest to the USCG, serving both as representative of designated subject-matter field and as senior staff member. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. This position requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance. Applicants will be required to submit to a drug test. This position may require a one year probationary period. The position requires a valid state driver's license. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications To Qualify for the GS-13 GRADE LEVEL: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line work. Examples of specialized experience include: Assessing the validity, accuracy, reliability, relevance, and urgency of reporting, identifying and reporting on information with implications relevant to a military organization’s interests. Identifying emerging threats to U.S and allied interests, briefing leadership to enable and inform resource re-allocation consideration. Preparing and disseminating analytic products to include written and verbal briefs, papers, articles and studies that clearly, concisely, and coherently convey the implications of pertinent issues to the formulation and execution of intelligence operations and foreign policy. Conducting all-source analysis delivering statistical data, interpreting complex intelligence, and assessing trends in support of customers and mission execution. Understanding Western Hemisphere regional issues and cultural aspects as well as the interplay of geographical, political, military, economic and industrial forces in various regions of the world. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment Incentive: Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent position are authorized to receive a one-time recruitment incentive of 10% of the salary, including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12 month service agreement. Relocation Incentive: Selectee(s) for this position who are current federal employees on permanent appointments who would be moving outside of the current commuting area of their current position to accept this position are authorized to receive a one-time relocation bonus of 10% of the salary including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12 month service agreement. The employee must establish a residence in the new geographic area prior to payment. Student Loan Incentive: Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000. Receipt of this incentive will require a three year service agreement. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 240-376-7093. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation