CWMD Watch Officer

CWMD Watch Officer

17 Nov 2024
District of Columbia, Washington, 20001 Washington USA

CWMD Watch Officer

Top Secret/SCI | 70000-80000 per year | Washington, DC, USA | Full Time SGI Global is seeking a CWMD Watch Officer to support the Department of Homeland Security, The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) and Watch Operations. The CWMD watch will coordinate, share, and perform analysis on relevant operational information related to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, (CBRN) and medical events or incidents worldwide that consist of potential CBRN agents, counter proliferation of CBRN and CBRN dual use material, terrorism related to the use, theft, and illegal possession of CBRN material, and provide alert and notification of CWMD incidents. Duties/Responsibilities

The Watch Officer shall be responsible for all duties related to the CWMD Watch desk.

The Watch Officers will receive information; perform analysis of the data and draft products.

The Watch Officer shall operate the CWMD Emergency Notification System to alert and notify CWMD personnel to scripted scenarios in accordance with standard operating procedures.

The Watch Officer shall monitor and review 24/7/365 all levels of information to include classified systems and folders for CBRN and medical related information as it pertains to CBRN and medical incidents and events.

The Watch Officer shall provide situational awareness and coordination of events occurring worldwide across the CBRN and medical mission area and draft, prepare, and coordinate operational analytic products and report to inform CWMD leadership.

The Watch Officer will maintain awareness of all-source information capabilities as it relates to CBRN and medical and DHS Operations.

The Watch Officer will be required to understand homeland security operational tradecraft and analytical capability of the CBRN and medical risk and threat to the homeland and develop high quality operational analysis products as they relate to the CWMD mission.

The Watch Officer will perform license checks for alarms that have manifested data associated with them and brief the results during an alarm.

The Watch Officer will track, document, and maintain records of alarms and perform NRC license checks for alarms.

The Watch Officer will coordinate with and across the Federal Interagency, DHS Components, CWMD, to include CWMD LNOs, as appropriate.

Minimum Requirements

Associates level degree in a related field i.e. (Homeland Security, health, or CBRN degree)

A minimum of 4 years of related experience ie. Military or Law Enforcement Operational or Intelligence experience.

Must have the ability to obtain DHS Suitability and must possess a TS/SCI clearance

Must be certified in accordance with Desk Officer Certification Program within 2 months of hire.

SGI Global provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws .

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  • Overview

  • Summary This position is located in Crisis Management and Strategy within the Office of the Secretary, Executive Secretariat Operations Center (S/ES-O). The Operations Center is open 24/7 and serves as the Secretary\'s and the Department\'s communications/crisis management center. As Crisis Management Support (CMS), you will monitor and analyze global events and incidents to anticipate potential hot spots and recommend actions to reduce risk and prepare our diplomatic missions to face any crisis. Responsibilities Applies new analytical developments and methodologies, and research to findings to broad public policy issues to analyze political, economic, and other reporting from a wide variety of sources that include U.S. missions. Prepares and delivers written and oral briefings to senior officials and facilitates the flow of information on late-breaking issues within the Department, both domestically and abroad, and between the Department and the rest of the interagency. Serves as the initial point of contact for all incoming requests to the Operations Center (Ops) and uses knowledge of the Department and interagency to appropriately triage and, when necessary, redirect these requests. Exercises knowledge of the Department’s various bureaus and offices’ equities to review and distribute all interagency materials for Principal and Deputies committee meetings. Serves as the Ops Watch’s representative to a Department Task Force, when convened, and coordinates the flow of information between the Watch and the Task Force. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have the required experience or education as described below and meet any selective factors, when specified. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Have a bachelor\'s or graduate degree from an accredited college or university in international law, international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; OR Have a bachelor\'s or graduate degree from an accredited college or university that included a combination of courses, with at least 24 semester hours in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; OR Have 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics / quantitative methods. OR Have a combination of education and experience where your coursework was equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, (as shown above), PLUS appropriate relevant experience OR additional education. OR Have completed at least 4 years of appropriate experience in one OR more of the fields listed above in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs. (NOTE: qualifying work experience may have been gained through residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or international relief work, or other experience in foreign countries.) Note: If you are qualifying based on education, you MUST submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position. IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience monitoring global political, national security, international affairs, geographic or military developments; Experience preparing written policy recommendations from foreign policy analysis; AND Experience serving in an advisory capacity to senior level leadership on complex, sensitive, and controversial matters. Education See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

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