Specialist Advisor IV: Combatting Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) Advisor

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to SAT leadership on staffing training deployment and management of the Border Command Center (BCC) and its regional coordination functions.
• Develop training programs staffing models operational protocols and work plans to support regional coordination and border interdiction missions.
• Oversee strategic deployment and operational readiness of BCC staff.
• Facilitate interagency and regional information-sharing agreements to target human smuggling trafficking in persons and TCO networks.
• Support infrastructure planning technology acquisitions and communications upgrades to strengthen the BCCs capacity.
• Coordinate closely with INL-supported programming U.S. Embassy components and vetted Guatemalan units.
• Provide monthly activity reports and updates to the INL Program Officer and Program Advisor.
• Comply with INL and U.S. Embassy standards of conduct and reporting requirements.
• Integrate border security and regional coordination competencies into SATs professional development programs.
• Develop an intermediate-level curriculum focused on fusion center and regional border coordination for BCC staff.
• Oversee recruitment onboarding and continuous skills development for BCC analysts and operators.
• Recommend recruitment and retention policies to the Government of Guatemala to build a professional motivated BCC workforce.
• Advise on innovative technology solutions to improve BCC supervision situational awareness and data analysis.
• Support implementation of new laws and regulations that establish and expand BCC authorities and regional coordination roles.
• Assist SAT in formalizing the BCCs mission functions and interagency relationships.
• Serve as a liaison between SAT regional security partners and U.S. border and TCO-focused agencies.
• Provide strategic recommendations for aligning BCC operations with Guatemalas national security modernization initiatives.
• Position based in Guatemala City Guatemala working primarily from BCC.
• Regular coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City is required.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen Third Country National (TCN) or Local National (LN)
• MRPT certification or RSO clearance for foreign nationals
• Bachelors degree in international relations customs/border management public policy law enforcement or a related field
• Spanish language proficiency at FSI 3/3
• English language proficiency at FSI 3/3
• Ten (10) years of experience working with or supporting U.S. or other national law enforcement border security customs or military programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Twenty (20) years of progressively responsible law enforcement or border security experience including at least ten (10) years with a federal law enforcement agency
• Prior overseas experience working in an embassy environment or with foreign assistance implementing partners
• Demonstrated experience developing strategy cultivating key relationships and implementing border or TCO-related initiatives
• Professional-level English writing and briefing skills including the ability to produce high-quality reports and presentations
• Ability to develop work plans budgets and communications consistent with U.S. Government standards and adapt to shifting guidance
• Expertise in U.S. border enforcement and customs protocols
• Familiarity with Guatemalas legal framework and border enforcement structures
• Superior interpersonal liaison and diplomatic skills in a multi-agency multicultural environment

About ATSG

Application Requirements

• All applications must be submitted in .pdf .doc or .docx format.
• Applications and resumes for this position are only accepted via electronic submission through ATSG Corporations Consolidated Applicant Tracking System (CATS).
• Mailed emailed faxed or hand-delivered applications and resumes will not be accepted.
• The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from their electronic application and/or resume.