The position will mentor foreign law enforcement officials to strengthen their capabilities to deter, detect, and respond to terrorism. The mentoring will occur in a Jordanian Police Headquarters Unit that serves as a central point for Jordanian National police intelligence and analysis. The selected candidate will provide mentoring in the area of criminal intelligence collection and analysis that supports major criminal and terrorism investigations. The mentor will conduct an analysis to determine strengths and deficiencies of the Unit. The mentor will develop objectives to improve the Unit’s abilities in collecting, processing and analyzing criminal intelligence and implement processes to achieve those objectives.
MAJOR DUTIES:
- Assigned to the Regional Security Office or the RPM, provides operational and administrative guidance for DS/T/ATA in-country training programs;
- Mentors and develops host nation instructors in adult learning concepts, curriculum presentations and other critical areas of leadership and instructor development;
- Mentor the development of sustainable organizational capabilities to manage units and support the performance of functional duties;
- Meets with host nation security officials and aids the Regional Security Officer on matters pertaining to the Bureau’s counterterrorism efforts; in locations without an ATA Resident Program Manager, regularly briefs the RSO, Ambassador or Deputy Chief of Mission on program developments and sustainment training activities;
- Maintains and manages grant/loan equipment inventories to partner nations and assists the Regional Security Officer with yearly reporting and acquisition requirements;
- Provides guidance and support on operational matters concerning DS/T/ATA training deliveries; as necessary, serves as on-site monitor and provides pre-deployment orientation, preparation, and administrative and support for attendees of training in the US;
- Responsible for developing and leading the delivery of specialized refresher and sustainment training to DS/T/ATA students; training will include basic weapons handling skills, live-fire exercise, mounted/dismounted security patrols, personnel/vehicle screening, counter assault tactics, tactical combat casualty care (TCCC), and other subjects as directed by DS/T/ATA;
- In locations without an ATA Resident Program Manager, serves as the DS/T/ATA representative and point person in their country of residence for DS/T/ATA issues and operations; at the direction of DS/T/ATA, responds to taskings, gathers information, and prepares appropriate reports;
- Monitors compliance with U.S. and foreign laws, regulations, directives, standards, and policies;
- In certain locations, will play a direct role in security contingency planning, working closely with the RSO, other Embassy agencies and host nation security forces to identify potential security threats to U.S. personnel and help coordinate between RSO and host nation response elements during a crisis at the Embassy;
- Completes a monthly checklist to ensure program management concerns are documented and milestones are being met:
- Should possess a working knowledge of Embassy operations and administrative support functions;
- May be required to carry a firearm and maintain firearms proficiency to DS standards and drive standard or armored vehicles in a high threat environment overseas.
Required Skills
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:
- MUST be US citizen;
- Minimum of 10 years' experience working as a criminal investigator working on major crimes/terrorism.
- Must possess intelligence gathering skills, link analysis, and project management skills and experience.
- Must also have expertise working in the Middle East
- Seven (7) years of experience facilitating instructor development to include familiarity with current adult education standards;
- Instructor certification from a recognized local, county, municipal, state, or federal law enforcement institution or military organization;
- Five (5) years of experience interacting on a professional level with foreign nationals;
- Ten (10) years of experience from a recognized local, county, municipal, state, or federal law enforcement institution or military;
- Ten (10) years of experience in one or more of the following fields: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, Academy or Training development, Law Enforcement, Physical Security, Tactical Operations, and Protective Operations;
- Bachelor’s degree or five (5) additional years of experience in the bullet above;
- Mastery of Federal security laws, regulations, directives, and guidelines, and Department of State security regulations, standards, and policies to provide guidance to security officials at overseas diplomatic posts in ensuring the protection of U.S. personnel, facilities, and information;
- Comprehensive knowledge of overseas post functions, operations, and security environments, especially at high threat posts, to provide advice in determining security needs;
- Expert knowledge of a variety of specialized tactical disciplines to provide mentoring and advice to DS/T/ATA partner nations;
- Must have effective interpersonal skills for interacting with various subject matter experts and-differing levels of US and foreign officialdom (for the latter, cross-cultural sensitivity is crucial), and for exchanging information and coordinating cooperatively with that of others inside and external to DS/T/ATA;
- Ability to interact effectively with individuals at all levels to obtain the cooperation and support necessary to achieve security program objectives;
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to provide advice and guidance, interpret policies and directives, justify plans and proposals, prepare and present high level briefings, and represent the Bureau and Department in a wide variety of internal and external forums;
- Working knowledge of MS Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint. etc.)
Required Experience