Supv Geospatial Analyst

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Source : External Applicants Only

Open : 07-15-2024

Closed : 08-03-2024

Band : 04

Location : NGA USSOUTHCOM (Doral, FL)

Cover Letter

Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter for employment consideration with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

However, a cover letter is recommended. Applicants will have the option to attach a cover letter in the Qualifications - Attachments step of the online application.

Pay Band, Salary Range - Ext

2024 Base Salary Chart :

Band 4 $88,520 - $142,961

Permanent Change in Station

PERMANENT CHANGE IN STATION : PCS expenses are not authorized.

NGA Marketing Message

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the World Leader in Geospatial Intelligence. Imagine being able to identify anything on, above, or beneath the Earth's surface and display that information visually to provide a meaningful foundation for decision-making to ensure the safety of the world.

That's the job of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

We analyze imagery and data from many sources and incorporate it into visual displays of essential information for use in national defense, homeland security, and safety of navigation.

Central to the success of our mission are the extraordinary talents and skills of our teams of analysts and other professionals.

We need the best minds to provide the information edge, continuing NGA's role as the premier provider of Geospatial Intelligence worldwide.

Know the World, Show the Way ... from Seabed to Space

Assignment Description

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION : Managerial positions involve supervision of other subordinate managers and / or supervisors, and / or direction of units, functions, or projects (which may be staffed by civilian or military personnel).

Managers are responsible for justifying, directing, and allocating resources (people, budget, material) across the organization through one or more levels of supervision, and for setting organizational goals, objectives, and priorities.

• They handle highly complex, sensitive, or ambiguous challenges facing the organization(s); interact with, influence and persuade high-ranking officials within and outside the organization, agency and other external organizations;
• and make decisions that have an impact within and outside of the immediate organization and agency. Managers must supervise at least one government supervisor;

they typically supervise between three to fifteen employees. Supv Geospatial Analysts create, analyze, and interpret spatial data to support U.

S. military and policymaker interests. They apply knowledge of geographic information science and technology, statistics, spatial thinking, remote sensing, intelligence issues, and the social and physical sciences to characterize events, discover relationships and trends, and produce geospatial intelligence.

These analysts also conduct multi-INT research, conduct descriptive and predictive analyses, populate and exploit intelligence databases, and produce and disseminate intelligence products.

Promotion Opportunity

PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY : Promotion opportunities allow applicants at all band levels to be considered. Qualifications for NGA positions do not include specific time-in-band requirements.

NGA will emphasize quality of experience, rather than duration, and assess how the quality of the experience demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful job performance in the NGA occupational structure.

Additional Information

This NGA Analytic Office is grounded in the principles of innovation, risk taking, cultural diversity, inclusion, and a deep passion for teamwork and partnerships.

As supervisor, you will be a part of the United States Southern Command (Doral, FL), one of the Department of Defense’s 11 Unified Combatant Commands headquartered in a highly desirable location in Southern Florida.

You will gain experience working in a 4-star U.S. military headquarters where you will lead, manage, and drive the timely and accurate Geospatial Intelligence.

You will also build fulfilling partnerships with peers across multiple organizations as you synthesize and prioritize team work.

This position is at the forefront of NGA’s Analytic Workflow Modernization efforts.

Additional Application Requirement : You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA.

These assessments may include but are not limited to : 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting.

The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required.

Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.

Not Eligible for Incentive

Qualifications Mandatory

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA : For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required).

Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement’s mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement :

1. Demonstrated experience with GIS tools, models, or applications.

2. Experience creating and implementing analytic modernization initiatives; such as, automated collection and analytic modeling, structure observational and event-based data, and computer vision.

3. Proficiency of software tools, techniques and best practices to accommodate data management, manipulation, exploitation and multi-INT data analysts.

4. Demonstrated experience leading and managing others.

5. Demonstrated experience effectively leveraging collaborative and constructive networks of diverse coworkers, peers, customers, internal and external stakeholders, and teams to achieve positive results.

6. Demonstrated experience assessing current and historical imagery for relevance to a particular intelligence issue, including determining characteristics of activities, objects, and / or features depicted on imagery.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT : A. Education : Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Science, Geography, Physical Science, Data Analytics, Cartography, Statistics, or a related field -OR- a Bachelor's degree in any discipline with a certificate in GIS from an accredited university.

OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience : A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework in GIS, spatial analysis, or any area listed in option A, plus experience working in an Intelligence discipline requiring creating, analyzing, and interpreting spatial data, or related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work.

As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years.

OR- C. Experience : A minimum of 4 years of experience working in an Intelligence discipline requiring creating, analyzing, and interpreting spatial data, or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT : Distinguish principal colors and shades / hues of principal colors; Near visual acuity of 20 / 20 or better with or without corrective lenses

Qualifications Desirable

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA : In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired :

1. Knowledge of visualization tools such as Tableau to enable the processing and display of data / metrics.

2. Understanding applicability and use of cases of statistical, geospatial modeling, and other data-driven problem-solving analyses to address

intelligence questions.

3. Current GEOINT or other Intelligence Professional Certification.

4. Provides support to operational missions using the latest GEOINT techniques and procedures.

Special Info External

As a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards.

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Security Clearance (Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information)
• Polygraph Test Required
• Position Subject to Drug Testing
• Two Year Probationary Period
• Direct Deposit Required
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