**K9 Program Advisor**
**San Jose, Costa Rica**
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**Requires: ATSG Background Check and Secret Clearance**
ATSG Corporation prides itself on our dedication to providing expert assistance to our government partners—without any surprises. We work hard to honor our commitment to our clients while ensuring our employees feel secure and empowered in their work. We take excellent care of our team, so they may have the freedom and confidence to focus on their missions and provide nothing but the best output on the work site and at home.
The company provides a variety of services within the Intelligence Community. Our products may be diverse, but the results are one and the same—on schedule, on budget, and completed with superior quality. We are experienced in areas such as Mobility, Enterprise Architecture, Data Processing, Law Enforcement Mission Support, and Acquisition Support. As an organization, we are consistently expanding our footprint in the contracting community.
**Minimum Qualifications**:
- U.S. Citizen.
- Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, police science, or other related field OR fifteen (15) years demonstrated experience working with law enforcement or similar.
- FSI level 3/3 Spanish.
- Level 4/4 English.
- Fifteen (15) years of demonstrated relevant experience to include:
- Fifteen (15) years demonstrated experience working with law enforcement or similar.
- Six (6) years' experience working with K9 units in a law enforcement capacity, preferably as a K9 instructor.
- Demonstrated experience in partnership building among stakeholders.
- Demonstrated communication and liaison skills appropriate for work with a wide variety of governmental, public, and private sector representatives, as well as with local community members and groups.
- Physically able to work and travel within Costa Rica, including to remote or rural areas.
- Basic/technical canine veterinarian knowledge preferred.
- Knowledge and work experience with U.S. government regulations, standards of conduct, and ethics.
- Knowledge of U.S. government operational and programmatic issues.
- Extensive work experience in communication and techniques, reporting, documentation, publication, and audio-visual material preparation.
- Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Competent verbal briefer in English and Spanish.
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office: Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and Power Point.
- Able to work and report effectively from the field (telework).
- Ability to work under time pressure in a high-tempo environment.
**Duties and Responsibilities**
- This position is located in San Jose, Costa Rica. Travel within Costa Rica may be required.
- This is a full-time position.
- This position requires a work plan.
- Maintains open, timely, and effective communication with INL Costa Rica leadership, resulting in a relationship that proactively addresses potential problems with flexible, workable solutions.
- Based on assessments and expertise, develops, in conjunction with INL leadership, a plan to broaden and increase the utility of the Costa Rican K9 program.
- Conducts needs assessments and hands-on mentoring for numerous INL-supported police K9 units.
- Provides expertise as it relates to developing innovative and evidence-based proposals to modernize the K9 program.
- Assists INL in implementing a quality management system within the police to ensure full functionality of K9 assets and processes.
- Receives tasks, assignments, and guidance from the INL Director, INL Deputy Director, INL Program Officer and INL Police Program Manager.
- Performs site visits, including to remote locations, to verify project monitoring and evaluation to determine project effectiveness.
- Participates actively in the End-User Monitoring (EUM) activities based on the INL K9 protocols and procedures.
- Provides expertise related to the design and implementation of INL's K9 support projects.
- Assists INL to provide basic, specialized, and continuing education related to K9 units.
- Coordinates program development, implementation, and reporting with other Costa Rican entities and INL advisors or contractors throughout the region.
- Ensures INL projects are executed in accordance with the objectives and terms.
- established in the Letters of Agreement, the INL Country Plan, and similar documents.
- Contributes to INL reports and prepare quarterly and annual progress reports on the projects assigned and corresponding budget execution.
- Attends meetings with INL, U.S., and host government officials as requested, including regional working group meetings to strengthen the National Canine Program.
- Supports INL in developing best practices to implement, oversee, and coordinate activities to seize controlled substances and narcotics that can be detected with the K9 Units.