Intelligence Management Specialist - Expert

Calhoun International is a Professional Services company providing innovative solutions to our clients. Our expertise ranges from strategic intelligence analysis, expert instruction on intelligence analysis and sensors, cyberspace operations, information systems training, and knowledge management services among others. Calhoun International is located in Tampa, FL with employees in Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and overseas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

The Analytic Tradecraft Compliance Specialist evaluates a sampling of finished intelligence products for the application of IC Analytic Tradecraft Standards and compliance with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 203 series. Develops metrics, presents findings, and offers recommendations to the Government for improvement. Develops and implements self-assessment measures to minimize subjective variations in the data collected. Identifies significant strengths, weaknesses, trends, gaps, and any other notable features of analytic tradecraft in the intelligence production evaluated. Assists the Government to improve the rigor of its evaluation methods and enhance the integrity of the product evaluation process. Duties/responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Identify opportunities and advise the AD Director and AD Deputy Director (DD) to improve an ICD- compliant tradecraft program.
• Maintain awareness of up-to-date strategies, policies, directives, and procedures pertaining to CI analytical tradecraft.
• Consult with and advise the Analysis Division (AD) Director and DD on analytic tradecraft program development and implementation.
• Provide recommendations on developing, structuring and implementing a formal research technology protection analytic tradecraft program, based on the most current intelligence community analytic standards, to include programmatic goals, objectives, division standards, and processes.
• Mentor and train the DCSA CI analytical cadre to promote and improve analytic cadre knowledge and employment of analytic tradecraft.
• Plan, develop, organize, and administer training workshops to educate DCSA CI analytical cadre on the IC standards of analytic tradecraft and how to apply the standards to DCSA products. Training will include topics covered in Intelligence Community Directives (ICD), including but not limited to Structured Analytic Techniques, Critical Thinking, and IC Collaboration.
• Provide one-on-one and small group mentoring sessions to give analysts hands-on practice applying workshop concepts and techniques to their own products and material.
• Develop and administer informative products that help to inform and educate analysts on IC directives and tradecraft.
• Review and provide feedback to draft products, ensuring adherence to analytical standards.
• Review analysts’ products and evaluate for the application of standards of analytic tradecraft, substantive coherence, and analytic growth and development.
• Provide feedback, written and or verbal per DD, AD request, on draft products.

• Minimum Education: Master’s Degree; advanced intelligence discipline training; or other equivalent DoD or service Intelligence experience
• Minimum Experience: Twenty (20) years of experience conducting intelligence analysis with experience at DIA, IC, or CCMD level. In-depth experience Has produced intelligence reports.
• Knowledgeable of and demonstrates ability to apply Intelligence Community (IC) and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), electronic / soft copy matrices and / or web-enabled formats.
• Demonstrates understanding of intelligence collection capabilities and limitations, to include but not limited to, technical sensors / platforms and human intelligence sources related to the labor category.
• Demonstrates understanding of evaluating collected intelligence reporting, engaging with collection managers, and developing collection requirements.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems. Provides guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies. Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.
• Demonstrates in-depth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and intra-IC boundaries and clearly articulates key findings.
• Demonstrates ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support for conclusions; routinely tests analytic rigor of analytic products.
• Demonstrates analytic leadership and expertise in identifying, planning, developing, and executing analytic production methodologies, tradecraft and techniques aligned with labor category mission.
• Demonstrates extensive ability to provide strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to Defense planners and policymaker (e.g. Undersecretary level or higher).
  

• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

• PMP Certification desired