POSITION DESCRIPTION



|POSITION DESCRIPTION |1. Agency PDCN 80625000 |

|2. Reason for Submission |3. Service |4. Empl Office Location |5. Duty Station |6. OPM Cert # |

|Redescription New |HQ Field |      |      |      |

| Reestablishment Other |7. Fair Labor Standards Act |8. Financial Statements Required |9. Subject to IA Action |

|Explanation (Show Positions Replaced) |Not Applicable |Exec Pers Financial Disclosure |Yes No |

|      | |Employment & Financial Interests | |

|       |10. Position Status |11. Position is |12. Sensitivity |13. Competitive Level |

| |Competitive |Supervisory |Non-Sensitive |      |

| |Excepted (32 USC 709) |Managerial |Noncritical Sens | |

|       | SES (Gen) | Neither | Critical Sens |14. Agency Use |

| |SES (CR) | |Special Sens |OFFICER |

|15. Classified/Graded by |

|a. US Office of Pers Mgt b. Dept, Agency or Establishment c. Second Level Review d. First Level Review |

| |Official Title of Position |Pay Plan |Occupational Code |Grade |Initials |Date |

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| |INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST |GS |0132 |12 |djs |26 Apr 04 |

|16. Organizational Title (If different from official title) |17. Name of Employee (optional) |

|Senior Intelligence Officer |      |

|18. Dept/Agency/Establishment - National Guard Bureau | c. Third Subdivision - |

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|a. First Subdivision - State Adjutant General |d. Fourth Subdivision – |

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|b. Second Subdivision - ANG Intelligence Flying Unit |e. Fifth Subdivision -       |

|19. Employee Review. This is an accurate description of the major duties and | Employee Signature /Date (optional) |

|responsibilities of my position. |      |

|20. Supervisory Certification. I certify that this is an accurate statement of the major duties and responsibilities of this position and its organizational |

|relationships, and that the position is necessary to carry out Government functions for which I am responsible. This certification is made with the knowledge |

|that this information is to be used for statutory purposes related to appointment and payment of public funds. False or misleading statements may constitute |

|violations of such statutes or their implementing regulations. |

| a. Typed Name and Title of Immediate Supervisor | b. Typed Name and Title of Higher-Level Supervisor/Manager (optional) |

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| Signature | Date | Signature | Date |

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|21. Classification/Job Grading Certification: I certify this position has been | 22. Standards Used in Classifying/Grading Position |

|classified/graded as required by Title 5 USC, in conformance with USOPM |USOPM Position Classification Standard for Intelligence Series, GS-0132, April |

|published standards or, if no published standards apply directly, consistently |1960. NGB-HRC Supplemental Evaluation Criteria for Positions Covered by the |

|with the most applicable standards. |Intelligence Series, GS-0132. |

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| Typed Name and Title of Official Taking Action |      |

|DEBRA J. SPILMAN |Information For Employees. The standards and information on |

|Human Resources Specialist (Classification) |their application are available in the personnel office. The |

| |classification of the position may be reviewed and corrected by |

| Signature | Date |the agency or OPM. Information on classification/job grading appeals is |

|//signed// |26 Apr 04 |available from the personnel office. |

|23. Position Review | Initials |Date |Initials |Date |Initials |Date |Initials |Date |Initials |Date |

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|b. Supervisor |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |

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|c. Classifier |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |

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|24. Remarks: |

|Released from NGB-J1-TNC, CRA 04-1014, dated 26 Apr 04    |

|25. Description of Major Duties and Responsibilities (SEE ATTACHED) |

|NSN 7540-00-634-4265 Previous Edition Usable 5008-106 Optional Form 8 US Office of Personnel Management (USOPM), FPM CHAPTER 295 [Equivalent] |

25.

a. INTRODUCTION:

This position is located in the Intelligence Operations function within Air Operations of Air National Guard flying units. This position serves as the Senior Intelligence Analyst for the assigned Wing and as such is responsible to provide training, advise on, administer and disseminate intelligence information. This work directly supports military operations in mission areas such as low intensity conflict, homeland defense, Force Protection, counter-terrorism, show-of-force, special operations, alert homeland defense, combat operations, and/or intelligence collection missions. Incumbent is recognized as an expert on intelligence issues affecting the assigned Wing by unit leadership, operations personnel as well as other intelligence personnel from outside the unit. Incumbent maintains continuing liaison with intelligence counterparts throughout the Air Force, Intelligence Community, and other military services in order to exploit all sources of information. Participates in collective estimative and interagency products and processes, including preparing and presenting all-source intelligence briefings to Air Force Major Commands (MAJCOMs), Air Force (AF), Department of Defense (DoD) and other governmental agencies.

b. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

(1) Serves as the unit’s expert intelligence analyst for the commander and staff on all intelligence matters, including intelligence processes, support requirements, technical aspects of weapons systems, and terrorist operational methods. Maintains overall responsibility for daily-integrated intelligence support, to include any alert, crisis, and Force Protection situations.

(2) Assures the Intelligence function maintains a capability to provide timely and accurate operational intelligence support and fully trained intelligence personnel during peacetime and contingency operations. Plans, develops, and manages work schedules for intelligence activities during all phases of unit operations, including Unit Training Assemblies (UTA), Annual Training (AT), and unit deployments. Provides performance evaluation, career guidance, and technical assistance to full-time and traditional intelligence personnel. Establishes intelligence requirements, procedures, and work schedules not predetermined by higher headquarters. Assigns specific programs and duties to full-time and traditional intelligence personnel in accordance with applicable ANG, MAJCOM and Air Force instructions, and ensures their completion.

(3) Gains and maintains Global Situational Awareness (GSA) in order to quickly and accurately advise commanders/decision-makers on possible enemy courses of action. GSA requires analytical expertise and time/stress management skills to accurately draw conclusions by combining raw intelligence from multiple, unrelated sources into a finished product. Incumbent passes findings to commanders, staff, intelligence personnel, aircrews, and support personnel. GSA products include but are not limited to threat analysis, area studies, current intelligence briefings, and long-range estimative studies. Manages the collection, production and dissemination of intelligence products in the unit and to higher headquarters and agencies. Projects future intelligence data requirements and future threat scenarios based upon intelligence. Fills in gaps in intelligence reporting with past knowledge of operations and known enemy course of action. Prepares comprehensive intelligence annexes to unit operations plans and orders.

(4) Researches, evaluates, integrates, and analyzes all-source data in the preparation of clear, concise, in-depth intelligence analytical products focusing on the threats to air operations, including the operational concepts of military forces and trends with potential military implications (e.g. research and development; production; delivery systems; doctrine; and capabilities) prepared in response to mission requirements. Must present these products using a variety of presentation modes, to a variety of audiences. Identifies significant intelligence trends and proposing new or revised analytical products to alert decision makers to new developments and to meet customer requirements.

(5) Must present and defend intelligence positions to a variety of audiences, including unit staff, MAJCOM representatives, and members of the DoD. Must represent the organization, and prepare, present, and defend the position in conferences, working groups, and planning sessions. Coordinates and liaises with counterparts and colleagues in such other major command (MAJCOM) intelligence organizations as Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), National Guard Bureau (NGB), United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE), Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and such other governmental agencies as Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), Air Intelligence Agency (AIA), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Incumbent represents the organization at interagency conferences and meetings that deal with intelligence functions and requirements at the unit level. Travels to other areas to represent the unit; explain requirements of the organization; and provide expert assistance in intelligence analysis, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform capabilities/employment, and threat system analysis.

(6) Develops and oversees the execution of the unit’s Internal Intelligence Training Program for all Title-32 assigned intelligence personnel. Training programs are long-term, and are executed over a multi-year period in order to develop intelligence personnel.

Reviews the status of internal training goals and ensures progression towards these goals. Acts as the Subject Matter Expert (SME), trainer, and task certifier for all intelligence Initial Qualification Training (IQT), Mission Qualification Training (MQT), and Continuation Training (CT) for all intelligence personnel. Conducts internal training for intelligence personnel in specific, analytical research methodology to include Aerospace Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (AIPB) and Predictive Battlespace Awareness (PBA) analysis.

(7) Develops and directs the External Intelligence Training Program for all operations personnel. Trains, educates, and tests aircrew on worldwide threats, to include surface-to-air missile (SAM), air-to-air missile (AAM), anti-aircraft artillery (AAA), and foreign aircraft. Provides input to mission training and employment through expert knowledge of worldwide threat employment capabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures. Additionally provides training for aircrew for survival, evasion, resistance, and escape; search and rescue; visual recognition studies and techniques.

(8) Provides training assistance to other agencies, functional areas, or organizations upon request to include staff training assistance, staff advice, training materials, and participation in inspection of other air intelligence operations.

(9) Plans, organizes, establishes, and manages the methodology for deployment and conduct of intelligence operations during contingency operations. Oversees the Intelligence Mobility Program. Plans and manages the Pre-Deployment Intelligence Spin-Up Program for unit personnel assigned to Aerospace Expeditionary Force (AEF) and Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS) deployments. Ensures pre-deployment spin-up training for deploying intelligence personnel is accomplished and the personnel are fully prepared for contingency operations. Prepares and conducts pre-deployment spin-up training for aircrews, greatly enhancing mission success and aircrew survivability. Manages pre-deployment intelligence briefings for all unit support personnel. Identifies required intelligence equipment and publications for home station and deployed operations, including Force Protection considerations.

(10) Prepares and develops finished intelligence inputs for unit exercise scenarios, analytical studies, and war games. Oversees the completion of intelligence requirements and procedures for the briefing and debriefing of combat crews. Ensure procedures are established to forward findings of these debriefings to higher headquarters. Ensures timely and accurate AIPB/PBA analysis during contingency operations thus allowing for rapid decisive operations. Serves as the subject matter expert for Mission Report (MISREP) analysis and its fusion into the Aerospace Operations Center’s (AOC) intelligence cycle. Ensures intelligence derived from MISREPs is assimilated into ongoing operations. Ensures construction and maintenance of situation displays; ensures establishment, and maintenance of intelligence briefing/debriefing facilities to aid in this process.

(11) Oversees and establishes procedures for the maintenance of a comprehensive intelligence publications reference library that is tailored to the unit mission and area of operations. Supervises preparation and maintenance of Combat Mission Folders for training and real-word operations. Ensures procurement and maintenance of intelligence documents, worldwide order of battle information, geospatial (GI&S) information and materials; and evasion and recovery information.

(12) Provides in-depth research and analysis of the Force Protection situation at home station and all deployed locations. Facilitates the Threat Working Group (TWG) that provides commander and decision-makers finished, actionable intelligence that directly affects the safety of unit personnel and operations. Coordinates with military, federal, state, and local officials to ensure terrorist threats are identified and mitigated at home station and all deployed locations. Coordinates with Security Forces personnel and Air Force Office of Special Investigation (AFOSI) within the TWG.

(13) Prepares and manages the budgeting of fiscal and personnel resources for the intelligence function. Consults and contributes budgetary expertise to all aspects of air operations. Assesses the application of the intelligence budget and forecasts the resources necessary for future requirements. Forecasts future formal training requirements for full-time and traditional intelligence personnel.

(14) Serves as the Senior Intelligence Officer (SIO) of the organization and exercises overall oversight of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) programs. Manages and overseas the acquisition and application of unit intelligence system automation. Ensures all products from automated intelligence systems are applicable to the unit’s mission. Oversees coordination with internal and external supporting agencies to assure adequate intelligence systems support is provided to the intelligence function. This includes current automated systems-of-record and appropriate security safeguards spanning the full range of intelligence information classification categories.

(15) Performs other duties as assigned.

c. SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:

As a recognized intelligence expert for the unit, the incumbent is relied upon to independently manage the intelligence program for the flying unit. The incumbent plans the work to be accomplished and oversees the work of all members of the assigned intelligence unit. Completed work is reviewed for compliance with local policies, regulations and instructions received from higher authorities. Completed intelligence analyses are normally accepted as complete, thorough and accurate.

d. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS:

--Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance and be eligible for access to SCI.

--Required to fly in military or commercial aircraft.

--May be required to Support 24 hour/7 days-a-week crisis/contingency operations. Overtime, on-call, and weekend duty may be required on short notice.

EVALUATION STATEMENT

A. Title, Series, and Grade: Intelligence Operations Specialist, GS-0132-12

B. References:

1. USOPM Position Classification Standard for Intelligence Series, GS-0132, April 1960.

2. NGB-HRC Supplemental Evaluation Criteria for Positions Covered by the Intelligence Series, GS-0132.

C. Background: This is a new position located in the intelligence function of an Air National Guard (ANG) flying unit. Traditionally the part-time structures of these units are filled with military technicians in the Intelligence Career Field (14NX) and the full-time structures of these units are primarily filled with Intelligence Specialist, GS-0132 positions. With the post 9/11 changing homeland security environment and increased homeland security mission tasked to the National Guard, the work of the positions within these units has been expanding. The incumbents must continually collect and analyze intelligence information to be ready for immediate deployment if necessary and to be able to identify potential threats to the security posture within the continental United States.

D. Pay Plan, Series, Title, and Grade Determination:

1. Pay Plan: The work of this position is administrative in nature and is thus covered by the General Schedule; therefore, the appropriate pay plan for this position is GS.

2. Series: The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the expert intelligence analyst for the commander and staff on all intelligence matters, including intelligence processes, support requirements, technical aspects of weapons systems, and terrorist operational methods. Maintains overall responsibility for daily-integrated intelligence support, to include any alert, crisis, and Force Protection situations. The work of the unit work involves providing detailed intelligence analysis for mission planning, aircrew briefings and debriefings; serving as a trainer and task certifier for intelligence systems, order of battle maintenance, mission planning, threat analysis, and GI&S support; and performing complex intelligence analysis of all pertinent threat. In a military unit, positions performing identical work to that of this position fall within the Intelligence Career Field (AFSC 14NX). This type of work is also typical of that described in Reference 1 above, thus this position falls within the Intelligence Series, GS-0132.

3. Title: The standard contains two basic titles for positions classified in the GS-0132 series – Intelligence Research Specialist and Intelligence Operations Specialist. The intelligence occupation includes two different kinds of work: (1) intelligence research and analysis and (2) work connected with the organization of activities for the collection of raw intelligence and the dissemination of finished intelligence. Operational intelligence involves the collection of intelligence using a variety of techniques. The intelligence operations specialist applies knowledge of a professional discipline such as military science along with knowledge of the operations and resources of the organizations that make up the intelligence community to a subject-matter specialty in the field of intelligence operations. Examples of these subject-matter specialties contained in the standard include the collection techniques for electronics, intelligence and liaison activities. This is consistent with the intelligence work performed by this position, thus the basic title for this position is Intelligence Operations Specialist.

4. Grade: In addition to comparing the grade level of this position to that described in the OPM standard (Reference 1), a comparison to the criteria contained in Reference 2 will also be conducted. Reference 2 includes the classification criteria of intelligence specialist positions located in other sister DoD agencies.

OPM STANDARD COMPARISION

The OPM PCS evaluates positions in the GS-0132 series by comparing the work to five characteristics: (1) nature and scope of the assignment; independence of operation and judgment; (3) personal work contacts; (4) nature and scope of commitments; and (5) skills and knowledge required.

The work of this position clearly exceeds intelligence work at the GS-11 level. At the GS-11 level, the specialist is responsible for projects or activities within a specifically defined functional area. The GS-11 specialist prepares parts of more complex studies or reports. This position serves as the Senior Intelligence Analyst for the assigned Wing and as such is responsible to provide training to other unit specialists (full-time and M-Day), advise on, administer and disseminate intelligence information. This work directly supports military operations in a variety of critical mission areas. The incumbent is recognized as an expert on intelligence by not only the Wing leadership and coworkers, but also other intelligence personnel from outside the unit. This matches the general characteristics of work described at the GS-12 level, where the specialist is recognized as an expert responsible for the most complex, difficult or strategic assignments.

Nature and Scope of the Assignment

The incumbent serves as the Senior Intelligence Officer for the unit and as such is responsible and accountable for all facets of the unit’s operations and production. He/she provides input on performance evaluation, career guidance, and technical assistance to full-time and traditional intelligence personnel; plans, organizes, establishes, and manages the methodology for deployment and conduct of intelligence operations; prepares and manages the budgeting of fiscal resources for the unit to include the forecasting of resources that will be necessary for future requirements. This is a match to the GS-12 level where the specialist undertakes long-range planning in their own work area and presenting their findings or recommendations to superiors.

The work does not meet the GS-13 level. At the GS-13 level the specialist in addition to performing functions characteristic of the GS-12 level, serves on top-level review committees of their own intelligence organization to evaluate, discuss, test and validate intelligence research reports, and intelligence collection programs, plans, guides and manuals before they are approved and released. This level of program evaluation and planning is the responsibility of the functional manager’s office located at NGB. At the GS-13 level, the specialist not only serves as a representative of his/her specialty, he/she also serves as a senior staff member. The senior staff level again, is located at the NGB level and not at a local squadron/group.

Independence of Operation and Judgment

As the Senior Intelligence Officer, the incumbent reviews the unit’s mission requirements and independently develops the mission implementation plan, thus the position meets the GS-12 level where the specialist performs his/her duties without specific instructions. Completed work of this position is reviewed for compliance with local policies, regulations and instruction of higher authorities. This is match to the GS-12 level where completed work is reviewed in terms of methodology and approach. As the Senior Intelligence Officer, the incumbent is held accountable for reviewing and validating the work of the other unit personnel prior to reports being handed over to the customer.

While the Senior Intelligence Officer operates with a great deal of independence, there is no evidence that he/she regularly develops new concepts, guides and methodologies in the solution of unprecedented problems, nor that he/she develops experimental approaches and solutions. This level of work is required for crediting the GS-13 level. Thus the position does not meet the requirements for the GS-13 level.

Personal Work Contacts

This position exceeds the GS-11 level. The incumbent does maintain contacts with counterparts in other intelligence organization but the contacts are more for the planning process and go beyond the GS-11 level of keeping abreast of current developments, resolving problems, and providing free flow of information. As the Senior Intelligence Officer for the unit, the incumbent performs work that matches that described in the standard at the GS-12 level. At this level, the specialist not only carries out personal coordination and liaison with counterparts and colleges throughout the intelligence community, they travel to other areas or countries to explain the needs of their organization or to give expert assistance in their field of competence. GS-12 employees are also regularly tasked to provide guidance and technical assistance to juniors in their own and other intelligence organizations. As the Senior Intelligence Officer for the unit, the incumbent not only represents the Wing at various intelligence meetings, he/she is responsible for providing guidance to the Enlisted members of the unit.

This position does regularly deal with contacts at the GS-13 level. At the GS-13 level, the specialist has extensive contacts with individual of the intelligence community within their own agency as well as other organizations at both the operating and policy levels. This indicates that the specialist is not only an operating intelligence specialist, but also serves in a policy setting position within the agency. This level of policy setting belongs at the NGB headquarters level. While the incumbent attends a variety of conferences and meetings representing the Wing, he/she does not regularly participate in the top echelon intra- and inter-agency planning or work groups as required at the GS-13 level. This level of participation occurs at the NGB headquarters level.

Nature and Scope of Commitments

As the Senior Intelligence Officer, the incumbent of this position is not only recognized as an expert on intelligence by not only the Wing leadership and coworkers, but also other intelligence personnel from outside the unit. This matches the requirement at the GS-12 level where the specialist frequently represents his/her activity as an expert in his/her area of responsibility.

While some aspects of the work lean toward the GS-13 level, there was no evidence that the incumbent was regularly required while in a Title 32 status to make decisions that are novel in nature and serve as a precedent beyond being precedent setting for the immediate unit. These precedent setting novel and controversial matters should be made at the NGB level and not at the individual Wing level.

Skills and Knowledge Required

The work of this position requires a knowledge level that exceeds that at the GS-11 level. At the GS-11 level, the specialist analyzes and evaluates raw data in his/her functional area in order to produce finished intelligence reports under general supervision. As the Senior Intelligence Officer for the Wing, the incumbent must possess expert specialized knowledge of all aspects of intelligence as it relates to the Wing. This level of knowledge is typical at the GS-12 level and thus this position fully meets the requirements for the GS-12 level.

NGB SUPPLEMENTAL EVALUATION COMPARISION (Reference 2)

Reference 2 includes the CIPMS Primary Grading Standard for General Schedule Positions and is used by the majority of similar intelligence units throughout DoD. To ensure consistency of evaluation with similar positions in other DoD agencies, a quick comparison is being conducted of the duties of this position to those grading criteria. Part 2 of this standard applies to nonsupervisory positions. It uses five factors in the grading process: Factor A – Essential Knowledges, Factor B – Guidelines, Factor C – Scope of Authority and Effect of Decisions, Factor D – Work Relationships, and Factor E – Supervision Received.

|Factor |Degree |Points |Reference 1 Paragraph |

|Factor A – Essential Knowledges |A-6 |60 |AP2.2.1.6.1 |

| | | |AP2.2.1.6.2 |

|Factor B – Guidelines |B-3 |50 |AP2.2.2.2 |

|Factor C – Scope of Authority and Effect of Decisions |C-3 |50 | |

| | | |AP2.2.3.2.3 |

|Factor D – Work Relationships |D-3 |35 |AP2.2.4.3 |

|Factor E – Supervision Received |E-4 |55 |AP2.2.5.4 |

| TOTAL POINTS: 250 | |

|Point Range: 245-294 |Grade Level: GS-12 |

E. Conclusion: Intelligence Operations Specialist, GS-0132-12.

Classifier: Debra J. Spilman, NGB-J1-TNC Date: 26 Apr 04

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