Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Group Chief

Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Expert knowledge of the Intelligence Community (IC), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), and law enforcement interrelationships.
  • Proven leadership experience in managing large teams and developing subordinates for mission success.
  • Expertise in directing multiple managers with oversight of analytic and management operations.
  • Superior communication and critical thinking skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas to various audiences.
  • Outstanding interpersonal abilities, capable of building coalitions and consensus among stakeholders.
  • Expertise in applying analytic techniques to resolve complex program management issues.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and cultivate a positive team culture among targeting analysts and management.
  • Manage personnel performance and development, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
  • Drive the implementation of plans to enhance the skills of staff members and align with corporate objectives.
  • Define and manage complex programs and projects, ensuring delivery on timelines and outcomes.
  • Guide staff in understanding and developing customer requirements, facilitating investment planning.
  • Evaluate first-line supervisors and provide substantive mentorship and career development support.
  • Oversee long-term planning efforts, ensuring strategic alignment with organizational missions.

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive federal benefits package, including health care, retirement plans, and paid leave options.
  • Eligibility for various work-life balance initiatives and employee assistance programs for personal development.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement in federal roles.
Full Job Description
Duties

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Lead a team of highly qualified targeting analysts, supervisors and managers, and build a positive culture that enables delivery of timely, impactful products that support mission partner operations.

Manage, and direct staff, evaluate performance, collaborate on goal setting, and provide feedback and guidance regarding personal and professional development opportunities.

Perform personnel management responsibilities with a focus on building a high-performance workforce; promote team building and a collaborative work environment; ensure goals and performance objectives are understood; assess performance and provide timely feedback, recognition, and remediation.

Drive implementation plans that develop the substantive analytic, tradecraft, and management skills of subordinate employees and supervisors, and contribute to organization goals and Administration priorities.

Develop the substantive analytic and management skills of subordinate employees and supervisors, and contribute to the broader corporate mission of the organization.

Lead a professional staff in successfully defining and managing complex programs and projects that may include ill-defined requirements, ambiguity, parallel tasks, multiple dependencies, high risks, and multiple interfaces; ensure timelines, costs, deliverables, and outcomes are achieved according to approved plans.

Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight of staff in order to elicit, analyze, and define customer/stakeholder requirements, support development of investment plans, and ensure development of business cases spanning multiple Intelligence Community organizations.

Evaluate and develop first-line supervisors; serve as a substantive supervisory and analytic resource, teaching and guiding team chiefs; provide substantive feedback to include career development counseling and skills development.

Manage, lead and develop dynamic and long-term planning efforts.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Must be a current permanent ODNI employee OR must be a current permanent Federal employee with supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment (JDA). JDA applicants must be currently at the grade level specified in the advertisement. No temporary promotion opportunities will be granted for this position. The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.

Joint Duty applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Joint Duty applicants must have a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.

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.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Expert knowledge of the IC, NCTC, law enforcement, and its entities, their missions and interrelationships, to include relevant discipline areas.

Proven leadership expertise, demonstrating experience in effectively leading large teams, to include first- and second-line supervisors, and developing subordinates to ensure continuity and mission success.

Expert ability to lead and direct multiple managers with oversight of regional or functional expertise in analytic and management operations; plan, coordinate, and oversee work in a manner consistent with fulfilling organizational directives and accomplishing strategic mission goals.

Expert communication, analytic and critical thinking skills, including superior ability to think strategically; superior ability to effectively express complex, multi-discipline ideas and insights verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences up to and including senior leadership.

Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work through adversity, build coalitions and drive consensus with stakeholders to implement a cohesive, inter-agency approach to counterterrorism targeting efforts.

Expert ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend appropriate solutions to resolve complex, interrelated program and resource management issues.

Expert analytic and critical thinking skills, including superior to think strategically; superior ability to effectively express complex, multi-discipline ideas and insights verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences up to and including senior leadership.

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent job-related experience that would provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to be able to perform the functions of the position proficiently.

Desired Qualifications

Expert experience in law enforcement, investigative, and homeland security operations.

Background, or demonstrated aptitude to learn, in leading teams in the production of well-crafted intelligence or law enforcement products; reviewing final versions, written and oral, for clarity, organization, accuracy, and logic while providing actionable feedback to subordinate supervisors and analysts.

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

A current Federal Government employee, selected for this position, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary.

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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