Senior Collection Manager

Job Title

Senior Collection Manager

Location

Tampa, FL 33621 US (Primary)

Category

Intelligence

Job Type

Full-Time

Career Level

Staff

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Travel

None

Security Clearance Required

TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Job Description

Prescient Edge is seeking a Senior Collection Manager to support a federal government client.

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award.

Benefits:

At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule. Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

 

Description:

• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements.
• Demonstrates mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and pursue developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology.
• Demonstrates ability to define comprehensive, new, or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments to address and contribute to high-level tasks.
• 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 work independently and with minimal oversight.
• Demonstrates ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support for conclusions; routinely tests analytic rigor of analytic products.
• Contractor general ISR related skills and knowledge: Shall utilize, build, maintain research, establish, administer, and update knowledge of the primary Collection Requirements Management systems for support to collection ISR planning, operations, and assessments.
• Must demonstrate proficiency with current collections systems used in CENTCOM AOR and be postured to readily adapt to future systems as technology and processes evolve.
• Demonstrates CM knowledge, skills, and abilities in accordance with DoD standards to support collection ISR planning and strategy development, collection requirements management, ISR operations, and assessments for DoD CM certification and professionalization of the workforce.
• Shall attempt the DIA CCMP-F certification exam within one year.
• Supports and performs TMT, E-Task, JSAPs, and other associated tasking mechanisms, content management, or other functions supporting collection ISR planning, operations, and assessments for overarching ISR Division daily operations. This includes support to meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and working groups as required; provide input and update the weekly wrap-ups; attend weekly ISR synch or associated meetings; knowledge and content management; assist in producing and delivering briefings to DoD, Service, and Command staff; assist in development and delivery of training; shall also serve as a mission management representative on working groups with functional or multi-disciplinary emphasis that involve collection management issues and at conferences, weekly meetings, special projects, and briefings involving areas of responsibility.
• Collection Manager tasks: Shall engage with analysts, determine intelligence needs, identifying and developing possible collection postures and strategies, and convert these intelligence needs into collection requirements to satisfy USCENTCOM intelligence requirements. This also includes establishing priorities, tasking or coordinating with appropriate collection sources or agencies, monitoring results, and re-tasking, as required.
• Supports solicitation, coordination, research, de-confliction, creation/ registration, prioritization, and validation of multiple intelligence (GEOINT, MASINT, SIGINT, HUMINT, OSINT ) discipline collection requirements management (CRM) per standing policy. This will include associated issue trackers and requirements tracker (internal), and collection requirement programs of record.
• Translates received requirements into discipline-specific language in accordance with SOPs and Combat Support Agency (CSA) guidance. This will include associated issue trackers and requirements tracker (internal), and collection requirement programs of record.
• Researches and manages USCENTCOM Theater priorities or Intelligence Community (IC) priorities and guidance to align USCENTCOM collection requests with priorities, and balance time sensitive requests with standing collection requirements to ensure appropriate deployment of ISR assets. This will include managing the daily/weekly Joint Intelligence Prioritized Collection List/Component Intelligence Collection List database as required.
• Monitors and routinely provides updates to requestors on the status of USCENTCOM collection requirements. Specifically, shall monitor and routinely provide updates to requestors on the status of collection requirements (e.g., where the requirements were submitted for tasking, the expected collection schedule, etc.) and adjusts requirements to ensure optimal deployment of limited assets.
• Shall review existing collection requirements and contacts originator on requirements status, disposition and expiration (e.g., contacting requestors to determine continued relevance, directing resubmission or cancelation). This will include development of ISR utilization and contributions summaries and management of issue and requirements tracking databases.
• Solicits, assesses, reviews, and publishes HUMINT Intelligence Report Evaluations from USCENTCOM analytical team. This includes tracking, maintaining and briefing the status of evaluations associated with IIRs cited in FINTEL and IIR responses to Source Directed Requirements (SDRs). Review Evaluations for content, formatting, classification, and release. Provide weekly number of HUMINT requirements, evaluations, and HOTR accounts established for the section.
• Develops requested products reflecting current and future collection operations and postures for the USCENTCOM AOR, additionally will provide when requested input policy, procedures and doctrine relating to collection operations in the USCENTCOM AOR. This will also include development of division/branch/team SOPs, TTPs, JQS, and other policy related documents.
• Populates mission tracker spreadsheets with ISR data as specified by, and in accordance with, published USCENTCOM orders and directives.
• Mission tracker spreadsheets will capture essential ISR activity by intelligence discipline and asset. This includes population of mission tracker Excel spreadsheets utilizing sources of reporting detailing operational planning, tasking, and execution to extract relevant data required to assess the activity and effectiveness of ISR resources and operations.
• Build the data infrastructure required to effectively understand, track, monitor, and assess ISR operations and activities in the USCENTCOM AOR to ensure effective employment of ISR assets.
• Shall provide the necessary on-site technical and functional support at OCONUS locations within the CENTCOM AOR to meet Service Components and JTF/CJTF high priority intelligence collection management requirements in support of US and coalition force operations.
• Applies intelligence collection systems and capabilities to collaborate across the IC to understand customer intelligence needs and gaps to optimize developing and validating collection requirements for the customer.
• Evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of multi-INT collection against requirements; and the execution of collection plans and strategies to provide intelligence to customers.
• Assesses the value of collected intelligence versus the customers’ need(s).
• Manages data, ensure data consistency, produce visualizations and develop models to report findings. This includes assisting in development of methods and criteria to evaluate whether collection requirements have been satisfied, using Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs), Measures of Performance (MOPs), and other assessment methodologies, and produce feedback of findings.
• Identifies collection gaps, assess collection options, and provide recommended solutions.
• Shall attempt the DIA CCMP-F certification exam within one year”, and the associated performance standard.
• Shall provide technical guidance in translating ISR and CM software requirements into technical systems specifications to include but not limited to production of formal architecture products consisting of system and technical views and software functional requirements document development.
• Supports ISR/CM related systems, tools, and associated processes requirements research, analysis, user solicitation, coordination, communication, and documentation; support associated coordination and communication with external and subordinate organization as required.
• Identifies and documents technical and functional ISR system needs.
• Performs assessments of projected system requirements to ensure future intelligence/information/ISR systems and programs support USCENTCOM ISR requirements.
• Provides expertise to enable interoperable intelligence systems and information flow between services, national agencies, Combatant Commands, coalition partners and USCENTCOM.
• Provides support to the planning, development, implementation, and sustainment of ISR projects, processes, and efficiency improvements that cross core ISR mission areas applying advanced collection management principles, practices, methods, and techniques.
• Supports ISR and CM related project analysis, research, and product development; analysis and documentation to include, but not limited to, roles, responsibilities, processes and procedures, best practices and lessons learned, TTPs, guides, and associated studies and documentation;
• Shall provide support to, and coordination with, external organizations as required.
• Shall support knowledge management functions associated with, but not limited to, SharePoint development, site maintenance and innovation across multiple system domains.
• Shall be proficient in intricate system configurations used during ISR mission planning to include intelligence roles, responsibilities, relationships, organizations, procedures, interoperability, and interconnectivity requirements.
• Supports crisis response, assist in managing and synchronizing execution of ISR Operations with 24/7 situational awareness throughout CENTCOM managed battlespace.
• Shall include coordination of ISR apportionment and deconfliction of priority changes, providing methodical gain/loss assessments to inform decision makers in support of pending allocation changes, producing current ISR employment slides on high interest collection needs and assists stakeholders in creation of dynamic and time-sensitive all source collection requirements, providing near real time assessments of ISE apportionment, execution deviations, and support to high priorities, as well as integrating stakeholder input with ISR planning efforts, apportionment, emerging collection needs, and final ISR execution.
• Shall conduct counterintelligence asset validation and risk assessment analysis for source operations, then represent product at source review panel.
• Shall maintain the counterintelligence operational picture of deployed counterintelligence activities ISO the CCJ2-XI CICC in CI collection operations management.
• Provides input to collection management, assessing current collection, advise tasking of collection platforms and assets. Identify collection gaps, trends and opportunities; test assumptions, and recommends refined collection.
• Supports development of collection strategies that leverage multiple disciplines to fulfill intelligence gaps.
• Reviews and evaluates collection and evaluate sources.
• Assesses information and provide recommendations and analysis regarding the accuracy, completeness and analytic fidelity of all- source intelligence.
• Collects, reviews, and analyzes intelligence to determine if adequate information flow exists and identify potential gaps.
• Recommends solutions to determine effective and efficient strategies.
• Contractor general ISR related skills and knowledge: Shall utilize, build, maintain research, establish, administer, and update knowledge of the primary Collection Requirements Management systems for support to collection ISR planning, operations, and assessments.
• Must demonstrate proficiency with current collections systems used in CENTCOM AOR and be postured to readily adapt to future systems as technology and processes evolve.
• Demonstrates CM knowledge, skills, and abilities in accordance with DoD standards to support collection ISR planning and strategy development, collection requirements management, ISR operations, and assessments for DoD CM certification and professionalization of the workforce.
• Shall attempt the DIA CCMP-F certification exam within one year.
• Supports and performs TMT, E-Task, JSAPs, and other associated tasking mechanisms, content management, or other functions supporting collection ISR planning, operations, and assessments for overarching ISR Division daily operations. This includes support to meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and working groups as required; provide input and update the weekly wrap-ups; attend weekly ISR synch or associated meetings; knowledge and content management; assist in producing and delivering briefings to DoD, Service, and Command staff; assist in development and delivery of training;
• Shall also serve as a mission management representative on working groups with functional or multi-disciplinary emphasis that involve collection management issues and at conferences, weekly meetings, special projects, and briefings involving areas of responsibility.
• Collection Strategist tasks: Shall sustain, further develop, and deliver an ISR dashboard depicting, at a minimum, MTI, GEOINT, FMV, SIGINT and PED effectiveness.
• Shall enable identifications of trends, warn of critical shortfalls, or warn of departure from expected norms.
• Shall be a key enabler of short-term allocation or re-allocation decisions.
• Shall be based upon authoritative data captured according to USCENTCOM directives and contained within mission tracker spreadsheets and the Master Tracker Database. Innovate, develop, and implement methods of communicating and visualizing key information.
• Shall present ISR activities and operations in order to enable customers, decision makers and other ISR stakeholders to visualize trends and understand key ISR data.
• Identify issues potentially requiring a decision or other action.
• Shall be available on both SIPR and JWICS.
• Assess single and multi-INT collection platforms. Detail the effectiveness of an ISR platform in achieving stated objectives, supporting Commander's priorities or meeting specified Measures of Effectiveness (MoE) and Measures of Performance (MoP). Support establishment of MoE and MoP parameters.
• Understand customer needs specific to each assessment.
• Extract performance and effectiveness data. Assessments will enable identification of trends and warn of critical shortfalls or departure from expected norms. Platform assessments will be a key enabler of short-term allocation or re-allocation decisions and will be available on both SIPR and JWICS.
• Produce well and clearly written assessments in a specified format detailing the effectiveness of a collection platform, available on JWICS.
• Builds strong, positive interpersonal relationships with customers of ISR collection.
• Products will include, but not limited to, ISR Platform Effectiveness Assessments, General ISR Assessments, and MoE/MoP Development.
• Assesses multi-INT collection operations.
• Details the effectiveness of an ISR operation or mission in achieving stated objectives, supporting Commander's priorities or meeting specified Measures of Effectiveness (MoE) and Measures of Performance (MoP).
• Support establishment of MoE and MoP parameters. Assessments will enable identification of trends and warn of critical shortfalls or departure from expected norms. Assessments will be a key enabler of short-term allocation or re-allocation decisions and will be available on both SIPR and JWICS. Understand customer needs specific to each assessment.
• Extracts performance and effectiveness data.
• Captures data throughout the ISR cycle representing planned, tasked, and executed ISR operations. Monitor and understand the results of collection or other ISR related activity. Collate and analyze the data. Produce well and clearly written assessments in a specified format detailing the effectiveness of a collection platform, available on both SIPR and JWICS.
• Builds strong, positive interpersonal relationships with customers of ISR collection. Products will include, but not limited to, ISR Platform Effectiveness Assessments, General ISR Assessments, and MoE/MoP Development.
• Delivers SRO assessments and summaries in accordance with the Directives and guidance set forth by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J32. Weekly and monthly summaries and assessments of SRO activity will be delivered. Gather required information, monitor and assess the results of collection, and prepare well and clearly written SRO assessments and summaries.
• Builds strong, positive interpersonal relationships with customers of ISR collection. Products will include, but not limited to SRO Assessments and Summaries.
• Identifies ISR trends and opportunities, assess trade-offs, test assumptions, and produce original and incisive judgments, solutions, and recommendations to better refine ISR effectiveness, assessment processes, and assessment support to decision making and ISR Division processes.
• Capture data throughout the ISR cycle representing planned, tasked, and executed ISR operations. Capture and populate specified data representing ISR activity.
• Monitor and understand the results of collection or other ISR related activity.
• Collate and analyze the data. Prepare and deliver well and clearly written assessments. Disseminate the assessments to key ISR customers and stakeholders.
• Build strong, positive interpersonal relationships with customers of ISR collection.
• Monitors, assesses, and documents the utilization of ISR collection at all organizational levels with the USCENTCOM AOR in order to understand the contributions of ISR collection and ISR operations to ISR customers.
• Assessments will enable identification of trends and warn of critical shortfalls or departure from expected norms.
• Provide weekly summaries or assessments of collection utilization depicting trends, shortfalls, surpluses, redundancy, inefficiency or other factors impacting the ability of ISR to meet customer needs.
• Build strong, positive interpersonal relationships with customers of ISR collection. Understand customer's utilization of collection.
• Collaborate with CRM and stakeholders to deconflict anomalous data for accurate representation of ISR collection and utilization.
• Identify and provide well and clearly written documentation explaining anomaly findings.
• Products will include, but not limited to General ISR Assessments and ISR Utilization and Contribution Summaries.
• Develops and assists in developing Measures of Effectiveness (MOE) and Measures of Performance (MOP) utilized to systematically evaluate the "Return on Investment" of ISR allocation decisions and ISR activity.
• The MoE and MoP will be utilized to support multiple assessment processes and products such as Platform Effectiveness Assessments.
• MoEs and MoPs will be utilized to support multiple assessment processes and products (such as Platform Effectiveness Assessments), establishing baseline criterion required for all forms of assessment.
• Extract, coordinate, document, and prepare well and clearly written MoEs and MoPs as appropriate.
• Publish and maintain approved MoEs and MoPs.
• Build strong, positive interpersonal relationships with customers of ISR collection.
• Develops, reviews, edits, and provides input to documentation used by CCJ2 in the course of conducting ISR Division activities. These activities are to ensure ISR Assessments equities are covered in enough detail to allow assessments to be performed.
• Execution of general assessment duties and functions such as document, policy, practice or other type of review or administrative function performed by a combatant command's staff.
• Coordinate inputs throughout the ISR Division as needed.
• Activities include but are not limited to: yearly ISR EXORD updates; bi-annual planning factor review; review of CONOPS, Plans/Strategies; development and updating of standard operating procedures (SOPs); JCMWGs/JCMBs; other activities as required.
• Contract personnel are to be available to participate in meetings, training, and give presentations as needed.
• Submit well and clearly written results to ISR Division leadership and staff as tasked or as appropriate.
• Build strong, positive interpersonal relationships with customers of ISR collection.
• Shall also include development of division/branch/team SOPs, TTPs, JQS, and other policy related documents.
• May be required to provide additional ISR Collection Strategist support to provide expanded support to ISR collection management assessments as described in section Subtask 3.5 if CENTCOM materially adjusts its national defense priorities and/or the current U.S. National Security posture towards strategic adversaries shifts significantly from ‘competition’ to higher risk confrontation or hostilities.

 

Job Requirements

Desired experience:

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Experience at a Combatant Command or equivalent organization and experience in the regional, political and military issue in the CENTCOM AOR.

Desired education:

• Desired master’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; or have Bachelor’s degree related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and an additional 5 years of related senior experience, for a total of 17 years, as a substitute to the Master’s degree.

Security Clearance:

• Security clearance required TS/SCI with CI POLY or the ability to obtain CI POLY.

Location:

• USCENTCOM HQ, MacDill AFB, Florida

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.