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.

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