Summary

Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the United States government, integrating the instruments of national power to detect, report, deter, disrupt, investigate, exploit, and defeat foreign intelligence threats.

Duties

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Plan, research, develop, and communicate in-depth analysis of complex and significant national, regional, and/or global issues for senior policymakers and key components within the Intelligence Community (IC), law enforcement, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

Plan, prepare, and present written and oral briefings to senior internal and external customers on significant intelligence issues.

Plan, promote, and lead the production of a broad range of finished intelligence products in support of National Security.

Represents ODNI & NCSC at the strategic level to other IC partners, United States (U.S.) Government, State, Local and Tribal Governments and private industry.

Applies mastery of the counterintelligence field to interpret and recommend actions and identify opportunities.

Develops and maintains robust professional relationships with officials across the IC and law enforcement community to advance NCSC initiatives.

Lead, plan, and prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior USG officials in a manner that meets their specified requirements and provide expert analysis and recommendations that ensure directed missions align with strategic objectives.

Provide collaboration tools and policies for successful collaboration effort.

Engage counterparts on tactical coordination issues for effective implementation flagship collaboration initiatives.

Collaborate with stakeholders to develop the roadmap for the strategic solution to compartmented collaboration.

Lead, plan, direct, and coordinate the preparation of tactical, multidisciplinary, and strategic analysis that supports key US national security and foreign policy objectives and helps shape IC analysis and priorities.

Uses judgment and ingenuity to apply broad and nonspecific national-level policies to specific joint interagency operational missions.

Carry out mission management responsibilities independently within a broadly defined mission, shepherding counterintelligence integration, planning, and oversight of team actions that affect national-level counterintelligence outcomes and effects.

Provides senior level deconfliction and mediation for interagency activities, making decisions that often involve a strong impact on IC outcomes and effects.

Build and leverage collaborative networks within the ODNI and across the IC.

Apply legal and policy issues related to collaboration.

Lead assessments to leverage best practices and lessons learned.

Guide and monitor the governance structures to ensure decisions are made through the appropriate fora and disputes are resolved expeditiously.

Achieve systems operational capability with constrained resources.

Rank and prioritize competing requirements for additional capabilities through a transparent and accountable methodology.

Support briefings to senior IC officials and other major stakeholders collaboration progress, issues and challenges.

Other duties, as assigned.

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

Extensive knowledge of IC organizations; IC mission posture, structures, capabilities, processes, and policy development.

Demonstrated ability to anticipate issues relevant to the IC and United States Government and recommend/implement needed actions.

Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to lead interagency working groups, build coalitions with IC elements to achieve common goals.

Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills, including the demonstrated ability to think strategically, identify needs and requirements, develop recommendations, and evaluate outcomes against goals and objectives.

Demonstrated ability to manage strategic and tactical level topics, and develop innovative recommendations and solutions for improvement.

Demonstrated interpersonal skills and superior ability to work effectively in both independent and in a team or collaborative environment.

Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to draft and edit written reports of varying length and complexity, and to communicate effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise.

Certifications/Licenses:

Previously a Badged and Credentialed Counterintelligence Agent is favorable.

Previously ICD 203 Certified, or in-depth knowledge of ICD 203 requirements.

Education

Do not submit transcripts.

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.

Current federal employees whose current GS grade is lower than the grade of the advertised ODNI position will have pay set at his or her current grade and step.

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.

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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