Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Action Group Staff Officer

Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Basic knowledge of the ODNI mission and organization
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Basic analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Strong interpersonal skills for networking

Responsibilities

  • Process incoming and outgoing correspondence with high quality and timeliness
  • Maintain standard operating procedures and documentation control
  • Assign action items to relevant components and track status
  • Ensure proper handling of classified materials and perform security control functions
  • Build briefing materials for high-level meetings with senior officials
  • Conduct outreach and training for ODNI personnel
  • Establish and manage liaison relationships across agencies

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive benefits package designed for federal employees
  • Eligibility for various family benefits
  • Potential for relocation expense reimbursement
  • Opportunity for a two-year trial period for new appointments
Full Job Description
Duties

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EOS's Action Group (AG) is seeking a dynamic, officer to work in a fast-paced national security environment. AG provides support to the DNI and PDDNI for task management, information management, and executive support. AG serves as the central point of contact, coordination, and control for correspondence and other communications for mission and support activities.

The officer will process incoming and outgoing correspondence ensuring high quality, timeliness, and conformance with regulations and policies.

They will maintain standard operating procedures for tasking, coordination, formats, and document control.

The officer will assign action items to appropriate ODNI components and Intelligence Community (IC) elements, log and track task status, negotiate extensions to deadlines, anticipate impediments to successful and timely responses.

The officer will ensure proper handling of highly classified and limited distribution materials, and perform security control officer functions as required.

They will work with ODNI senior staff to build read-ahead materials and briefing books to prepare the DNI and PDDNI for meetings with the President of the United States, cabinet-level policymakers, and world leaders.

AG officers will conduct outreach and training activities to assist ODNI personnel in their efforts to respond to taskings and prepare staff packages and correspondence for ODNI senior leadership.

The officer will establish and manage liaison relationships with ODNI component offices, IC agencies, and other U.S. organizations.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States
  • Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI)
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI.


Qualifications

FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS

All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).

  1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
  2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.
  3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
  4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.


Basic knowledge of the ODNI mission, organization, roles, and responsibilities.

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products.

Basic analytical and critical thinking skills, including the ability to think strategically and identify needs, requirements, and develop recommendations.

Basic ability to work independently and collaboratively as a team member, and proactively manage competing priorities under strict deadlines.

Interpersonal skills and ability to build and sustain professional networks across organizational boundaries to exert influence.

Education

Bachelor's degree.

Additional information

JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL

Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview.

SALARY DETERMINATION

The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Chief of Human Resource Management.

In some cases when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to, and not less than, the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum step rate of the GS grade to which assigned.

RELOCATION EXPENSES

For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

About Office of the Director of National Intelligence

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is a United States government agency responsible for overseeing the United States Intelligence Community and directing intelligence activities of the United States. The Director of National Intelligence serves as the head of the Intelligence Community, overseeing and directing the implementation of the National Intelligence Program and acting as the principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to national security. The ODNI was established in 2004 in response to the 9/11 Commission's recommendation that the intelligence community be restructured to better protect the United States. The ODNI is responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures for the conduct of intelligence activities, ensuring that the intelligence community operates in accordance with the Constitution and applicable laws and regulations, and providing strategic guidance to the intelligence community.
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