Offer summary

Qualifications:

Significant experience with U.S. watchlists or fusion centers., Experience in the U.S. intelligence community and foreign governments on sensitive matters., Ability to manage time and relationships independently., Overseas experience and experience as an instructor or advisor on criminal justice programs are preferred..

Key responsabilities:

Develop guidance on best practices for national-level terrorist watchlists.

Mentor foreign partners on human rights-based processes for information sharing.

Assist in creating standard operating procedures for watchlisting operations.

Independently conduct meetings and lead project activities while reporting to the Global Watchlist team.

Job description

ICITAP Lead Watchlisting Advisor

Amentum is a premier global services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. Amentum draws from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA., Amentum employs more than 50,000 people on all seven continents.

Amentum is supporting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in providing specialized training, advisory and mentoring services to host nations under the Criminal Division’s International Criminal Investigative Training and Assistance Program (ICITAP).  https://www.justice.gov/criminal-icitap.  

ICITAP is a cornerstone of America’s global strategy for combating transnational crime, terrorism, countering trafficking in persons, establishing rule of law and enhancing human rights in developing countries.  Amentum is the contract service provider to the DOJ ICITAP and Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) programs. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Amentum is currently seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Lead Watchlisting Advisor, meeting the following job posting details and criteria:

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and provide guidance on best practices related to the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of a national-level terrorist watchlist.
Mentor foreign partners in developing institutionalized, human rights-based processes for collecting, sharing, and utilizing information.
Assist in the creation of standard operating procedures that include operational aspects of watchlisting, as well as legal and privacy safeguards such as redress, oversight, and data vetting.
The Advisor is expected to independently conduct meetings and lead project activities.
The Advisor will regularly report to the Global Watchlist team.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Significant experience working with U.S. watchlists and/or fusion center experience.
Experience working with or in the U.S. intelligence community and foreign governments on sensitive policy, programming, and/or operational matters.
Ability to establish and maintain relationships and liaise cross culturally with personnel at all levels in order to plan and coordinate assigned responsibilities.
Ability to independently manage time, program objectives, and relationships.
Overseas experience is strongly preferred.
Experience as an instructor, trainer, or advisor on criminal justice programs is preferred.
Clearable: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret US Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.

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