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Summary THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a SUPERVISORY INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, Position Description Number PDD1646P01 and is part of the MA ANG 102nd IW, National Guard. This is a non-bargaining unit position. The unit point of contact and contact phone for this position is: MAJ Phil Benevides at, 508-968-7667. Selected applicant will not start this position no sooner than 6 October, 2024 Responsibilities (1) Supervises through subordinate work leaders or supervisors three or more sections of Intelligence Operations Specialists, each sections containing a base level of GS-11. (a) Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the subordinate ISR unit crew members. Establishes, revises, or reviews policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization design for the staff, as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promotes team building, implements quality improvements, or in response to concerns with regulatory compliance and/or customer requirements. Plans work for accomplishment by subordinate sections, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules based on consideration of difficulty of requirements and assignments such that the experience, training, and abilities of the staff are effectively utilized to meet organization and customer needs. Provides subordinate supervisors, work leaders and staff with direction and advice regarding policies, procedures, and guidelines. Reviews and structures organization to optimize use of resources and maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. Balances workload and provides overall direction and vision to the subordinate section chiefs on a wide range of intelligence, information management and administrative issues. Establishes metric and analysis systems for sections managed to assess efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with regulatory procedures. Evaluates requirements for additional resources submitted by subordinate supervisors/work leaders, and balances organization needs with overall mission requirements and resource interests. Identifies need for change in organization priorities and takes action to implement such changes. Plans and schedules work in such a manner that promotes a smooth flow and even distribution and ensures effective use of organization resources to achieve organization goals and objectives. Establishes review systems for the organization that make certain intelligence mission needs are met and validated, and that economy and quality of operations are maintained or improved. Accepts, amends, or rejects work of subordinate supervisors/work leaders. Reviews work and management techniques of subordinate supervisors/work leaders and is held accountable for actions taken and advice provided by staff of subordinate sections. Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisors/work leaders. Directs self-assessment activities of subordinate supervisors/work leaders. Reviews training recommended by subordinate supervisors/work leaders to assure it is proper and promotes effective operation of the organization as a whole. (2) Serves as a ISR unit crew commander, responsible and accountable for all facets of ISR unit operations and production to include time critical targeting (TCT), direct threat warning, battle damage assessment, combat identification, combat search and rescue, multi-INT correlation, threat analysis, mapping, intelligence preparation of the battlespace, situation monitoring, and mission reporting. (a) Directs multi-INT correlation of data from multiple intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms and intelligence products. Approves dynamic sensor retasking and updates to navigation and collection plans based on time critical information and cross-cueing sensor/tip-offs from other platforms. Assesses incoming and exploited mission data and provides cross-cueing sensor/tip-offs to other platforms and exploitation sections improving multi-INT correlation. Ensures crewmembers are updating Air Force ISR unit components and C4I nodes on mission findings. Ensures information is dispatched to National Agencies, Joint Commands, Air Force MAJCOMs, and AOCs to insure receipt for timely insertion into the aerospace campaign plan. Establishes crewmember duties relating to the reception and correlation of multi-INT reports, tasking requests, and updated collection plans. Dynamically manages mission planning, programming, and reprogramming of ISR assets (ISR battle management), including commercial satellites, and allocate the reconnaissance workload across platforms, and verify automated and combined navigation and imagery intelligence (IMINT), signals intelligence (SIGINT), and measurements and signatures intelligence (MASINT) collection plans for each mission. Leads pre-mission conferences to outline mission objectives, potential threats, and possible outcomes. Perform other duties as assigned. Full position description not listed. For more information, please contact the unit representative listed above. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Military Grades: ENL: 2LT (O-1) - MAJ (O-4) THIS IS NOT A COMMISSIONING OPPORTUNITY Compatible Military Assignments: AFSC:All applications will be considered regardless of Branch AFSC AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Open to current members of the Massachusetts Air National Guard and those willing and eligible to transfer and enlist into the Massachusetts Air National Guard. NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the National Guard. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position Constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Massachusetts Army National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have experience, education or training which demonstrates administrative, professional, investigative, or technical work requiring the ability to deal effectively with others, to collect, evaluate and organize pertinent facts. Experience preparing clear and concise written reports. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least 36 months experience, education or training developing and recommending policy, organizing and carrying out specific programs, evaluating and recommending changes in methods of intelligence operations. Experience in administrative, investigative, or technical work which required the applicant to deal effectively with others. Experience collecting, evaluating and organizing pertinent facts and to analyze and prepare clear and concise reports. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of months/years. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education Additional Information Selected applicant MAY BE eligible for a relocation incentive not to exceed 25% of the annual rate of basic pay. A relocation incentive must be negotiated prior to acceptance of the official offer. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx). MILITARY INCENTIVES - BONUSES AND STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM: If you are selected for this position, you may lose your eligibility for your National Guard Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonus and Student Loan Repayment Program incentives. In order to avoid losing your incentive eligibility, you should check with your incentives manager prior to accepting an offer for the position. For M-Day/Traditional personnel who are currently receiving incentives to include Bonuses and the Student Loan Repayment Program incentive, the following termination rule applies: Incentive Termination without Recoupment: If you accept an Active Guard Reserve (AGR) position or a Military Technician (Mil Tech) Permanent or Indefinite position after 25 February 2010 where membership in the National Guard is a condition of employment, your bonus will be terminated with no recoupment.