Vetting Specialist

About Us:

Totally Joined For Achieving Collaborative Techniques (TJFACT) is a minority-owned, CVE-verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) performance driven professional services government contracting company that provides a broad spectrum of services and solutions to the U.S. government agencies and organizations.

About the position:

TJFACT is seeking a Vetting Specialistposition to join our Team in Erbil, Iraq!

This position is located at the U.S. Embassy and Consulate overseas primarily in a designated high threat country.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the vetting program designed to clear both host country nationals and third country nationals for access to Chief of Mission facilities or recommend their denial of access.
• Schedules and conducts in-depth counterintelligence and counterterrorism vetting interviews of locally employed staff job applicants and locally employed staff undergoing a renewal of their security certification. Also conduct interviews specifically related to polygraph failures and any other investigations under the direction of the Regional Security Officer (RSO).
• Provide timely written Memorandums of Interview for RSO review and approval.
• Compile information provided by Identity Intelligence Analysts into a final vetting report for RSO review and approval.
• Interviews walk-in sources, conducts liaison, supports security/force protection programs and produces timely written reports and assessments.
• Provide analytical support for the conduct of polygraph examinations as required by RSO Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Provide direct support to the Regional Security Office as appropriate, thereby freeing Regional Security Officers for other duties.
• Ensure that individuals who pose a potential threat to U.S. interests are added to appropriate watch lists and that information regarding these individuals is shared with Regional Security Officers in a timely manner.
• Answer e-mail inquiries from other offices regarding threat information. Responses should provide analysis and assessment, as necessary, and should be sent in a timeframe commensurate with the urgency of the threat.
• Prepare and present oral briefings on their findings to CCV management and other DS offices as appropriate.
• Participate in foreign travel for deploying DSIAS to new locations at U.S. Embassies and Consulates. This duty includes providing training to Foreign Service National Investigators on DSIAS and conducting mass enrollments of locally employed staff into DSIAS.
• Perform Temporary Duty at any RSO Office world-wide to work as a Vetting Specialist to support the RSO mission of vetting locally engaged staff employees and job applicants.
• Use DSIAS to biometrically enroll locally employed staff and job applicants at U.S. Embassies and Consulates world-wide.
• Undertake any other auxiliary duties as assigned to support the DS/ICI/CCV mission.

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active security clearance issued by the Defense Security Service (DSS) prior to contract performance with the ability to obtain Special Compartmented Information access (SCI) if necessitated by post requirement.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience as a trained counterintelligence agent or HUMINT collector (Military Occupational Specialty 35L Counterintelligence Agent, 35M Human Intelligence Collector, 351L Counterintelligence Technician, 351M Human Intelligence Collection Technician, 18F Special Forces Intelligence Sargent, or other military or civilian equivalent).
• Must have experience with personnel vetting, and/or investigative questioning techniques and be knowledgeable regarding classified search engines and databases related to the personnel vetting process.
• Experience with CELLEX collection and analysis highly desirable.
• Ability to provide advice, guidance, and consultation to officials with regard to the interpretation and application of intelligence information.
• Skill in oral and written communication to prepare and present analysis, provide guidance, solicit information, defend proposals, and negotiate agreements.
• Experience in the collection, analysis and dissemination of foreign affairs and terrorism related information.
• Ability to deal effectively with individuals at all organization and management levels both inside and outside the Department to establish and maintain liaison with individuals representing a broad range of organizations and interests involved in and affected by Directorate programs. This includes Intelligence Community and other Executive Branch agencies.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize multiple and sometimes conflicting and complex tasks.
• Must be able to operate as part of a team, cooperate effectively with other team members, and be mission focused.
• Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with individuals or groups from various levels and backgrounds.
• All candidates must be in good physical condition in order to perform overseas travel to high threat locations that may involve extended travel time and exposure to dangerous conditions that require use of personal protective equipment while exercising special safety precautions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in Afghanistan or Iraq is highly desirable.
• Experience with U.S. Department of State security operations are strongly preferred.

Benefits:

• Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
• 401-K plus match
• Paid Vacation days
• Paid holidays
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Term Life

TJFACT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran. We reserve the right to modify or revise the job descriptions in part or in its entirety. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with governing law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)