Summary About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the Special Operations Command - South, Intelligence Directorate (SOCSO-J2), Homestead, AFB, FL, 33039. Responsibilities Oversees the release of Classified Military Information (CMI) or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) products and data originated at USSOUTHCOM, USSOCOM, and SOCSOUTH to representatives of foreign governments and international organizations. Provides foreign disclosure guidance and recommendations to the SOCSOUTH Commander, directors, special staff, and components in accordance with U.S. and DoD policies and Intelligence Community Directives (ICD). As Subject Matter Expert, assists in the development of SOCSOUTH staff position on issues related to national intelligence disclosure and exchange policies. Plans, directs, and coordinates the preparation, implementation, and management of SOCSOUTH foreign disclosure policies and procedures. Provides timely and concise approvals for the disclosure of information to foreign entities in support of the SOCSOUTH Commander mission and priorities and USSOUTHCOM’s theater strategy. Implements national disclosure guidance to SOCSOUTH military operations, including vetting Classified Military Information (CMI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) products for day-to-day operations and crisis operations. Represents SOCSOUTH in the foreign disclosure community and interacts and supports SOCSOUTH component commands. Provides training to Foreign Disclosure Representatives to ensure the proper implementation of foreign disclosure policy. Coordinates with other Foreign Disclosure Officers/agencies when requesting the release/disclosure of their information in support of Special Operations missions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans 5-Point Veterans' Preference Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30% Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Prior Federal Service Employee Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible United States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one (1) year of experience to the next lower grade (GG/GS-12) which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience on developing and maintaining a complex foreign disclosure program in support of the missions and objectives within the area of responsibility. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Foreign Disclosure Oral Communication Planning and Evaluating Progressively responsible experience is that which has included intelligence-related research, analysis, collections and /or operations. This experience should have included intelligence analysis and/or production, intelligence collection and/or operations, counterintelligence, or threat support directly related to the position to be filled. This experience should demonstrate: Knowledge of intelligence processes, cycle and organizations; Knowledge of and/or ability to use research tools such as library holdings, photographs, statistics, graphics and maps; Knowledge of the systems, procedures and methods of analyzing, compiling, reporting and disseminating intelligence data; and/or Knowledge of organization(s) for and methods of collecting and analyzing intelligence data. Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Intelligence and Security Career Field (CF) position. *Within 30 days, must have successfully completed one of the following FDO courses and, within 60 days of appointment, completed other required FDO courses required by SOUTHCOM and SOCOM: Army's Foreign Disclosure Officer Certification Course, Foreign Disclosure for DoD, DIA INT 2300 Foreign Disclosure Course, Joint Combatant CDR's FDO Course Certification TERM: This announcement is for a term position. Permanent employees who apply, are selected for, and ultimately accept this position will be converted to a term appointment. Term positions in DCIPS may be extended up to six years; however, they may be extended an additional two years with Agency approval. A DCIPS term employee may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a DCIPS permanent appointment. To be converted to such an appointment, the employee must: 1. Be initially selected from an announcement that specifically stated that the individual could be eligible for noncompetitive conversion to a permanent DCIPS appointment at a later date; 2. Have completed at least two years of continuous service with at least a "Successful" overall evaluation of record; and 3. Be converted to a permanent DCIPS position in the same work level or grade for which hired may be converted to a higher work level or grade. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Relocation/ Recruitment Incentives may be authorized.