26-05-S Counter-Threat Outreach Specialist

Location: Hamilton Township,New Jersey,United States

OPPORTUNITY

The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) is seeking to fill Temporary Employee Service part-time/hourly TES/944 positions within the Mission Support Bureau. 

If you are looking for an exciting and rewarding career in public service, then come join our team of dedicated professionals. We strive to cultivate a workplace environment that rewards innovation and creativity, and which encourages employees to be forward-thinking, collaborative, and above all, united in our common mission to keep New Jersey safe and secure. For more information on careers at NJOHSP please visit: Careers | New Jersey OHSP.

This position is at-will and serves at the pleasure of the agency. Applicants must meet the minimum job requirements as specified below.

POSTING NUMBER:         26-05-S

TITLE:                                Counter-Threat Outreach Specialist

                                           Part-Time / Hourly Temporary Employee Service (TES)

                                           944 hours per fiscal year      

ISSUE DATE:                    May 6, 2026     

CLOSING DATE:              May 27, 2026

SALARY:                           $35.36 per hour                                                 

LOCATION:                      Hamilton, New Jersey or Newark, New Jersey

                                          Location Preference Required

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Mission Support Bureau manages New Jersey’s statewide domestic extremists, foreign terrorist organizations, targeted violence, and hostile foreign intelligence threat intake and coordination process and maintains critical relationships with New Jersey’s public and private-sector partners.

The Counter-Threat Outreach Specialist will support the County Counter-Threat Coordinator (CTC) and Municipal Counter-Threat Coordinator (MCTC) programs by managing New Jersey's statewide suspicious activity reporting (SAR) and threat intake systems. This position plays a critical role in building and maintaining critical partnerships with New Jersey's law enforcement, faith-based, military, public and private-sector stakeholders.

 Job duties will include, but are not limited to: 

• Assist in supporting, managing and coordinating the CTC and MCTC programs statewide.
• Travel throughout assigned region to conduct outreach and regularly engage with the 21 county CTCs and 500+ municipal CTCs on homeland security-related issues, including threats, cybersecurity, and counterintelligence.
• Conduct briefings and training sessions on Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) and Threat Screening Center (TSC) procedures; provide special event briefings and participate in speaking engagements as needed.
• Coordinate the timely dissemination of relevant trainings, threat briefs, and program updates to CTC/MCTC programs; identify and recommend new initiatives to enhance program capabilities.
• Maintain current distribution lists and ensure effective communication of products and messages to CTC/MCTC coordinators.
• Conduct research from diverse sources, including media reports and sensitive documents, to support program objectives.
• Manage and update current information in the NJOHSP Database; increase NJOHSP's customer base by seeking new partners for our contact database.
• Work closely with NJOHSP 's Intelligence and Operations Division personnel on the oversight of SAR collection and reporting process.

This position requires schedule flexibility. The selected candidate will be assigned to either the northern or southern region of New Jersey and must be available to work occasional evenings and weekends for events and meetings within the assigned region. Administrative responsibilities will be performed during standard business hours. The position requires reporting to the office at least one (1) day per week. Statewide travel is required, and the selected candidate will be eligible to use the office pool car for business travel with a valid driver's license.

The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with law enforcement, public and private-sector organizations to promote information-sharing and suspicious activity reporting. This position requires strong outreach capabilities, time management skills, and the ability to conduct research from divers