Duties

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Independently manage, lead, and/or oversee complex IT projects or programs that may include ill-defined requirements, ambiguity, parallel tasks, multiple dependencies, high risks, and multiple interfaces; ensure alignment with strategic or corporate objectives; lead the definition and review of customer and stakeholder requirements; ensure plans and schedules are developed and followed throughout the life of the project.

Manage and lead project implementation and quality assurance by effectively evaluating and monitoring cost, schedule, and performance, assessing variances from the plan, and overseeing the execution of necessary corrective actions; lead project performance reviews and control gates, gather important information, and make authoritative decisions about required next steps; oversee the development and maintenance of appropriate project documentation.

Plan, define, and direct the organization's sensitive intelligence and information technology system access approval operation ensuring that customers' needs are met and that information is timely and accurate.

Plan, direct, and orchestrate inter-agency and cross-directorate collaboration to improve internal ODNI information management including sharing, sharing policies, records keeping, Freedom of Information Act responses and actions, compliance, and other information management functions, guidelines and procedures.

Plan, develop, and implement programs, policies, and procedures that result in the effective sharing of information across the Government while protecting Intelligence and Law Enforcement sources and methods, operational equities, and U.S. persons' privacy.

Continually expand personal expertise with regard to the development and implementation of information sharing tools, technology, plans, and policies to facilitate the cooperation and effective coordination of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the IC, and other U.S. Government agencies.

Plan, prepare, and present briefings, reports, and presentations to ODNI leadership, senior policymakers, IC members, and other intelligence consumers in a manner that meets their specified requirements.

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

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This is an excepted service GSIT-14 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GSIT-14 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GSIT-14 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step. Current federal employees at grade levels GS-12 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personal Action (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility.

Mandatory Requirements:

Extensive program management, analytic, and critical thinking skills, including the ability to conduct program and management assessments, identify needs and requirements, and develop non-linear process improvement recommendations for implementation across the Intelligence Community.

Extensive experience in providing leadership, oversight, and guidance to the effective management of complex projects; in managing and mitigating risks, assessing customer requirements, identifying dependencies, and developing responsive project plans; in estimating costs and other resources using quantitative analysis to project requirements.

Extensive ability to establish regular contact with high-level internal and external resources and have periodic contacts with other offices, supplying or seeking information on specialized and non-specialized matters; excellent use of tact when expressing ideas or opinions to senior leaders, customers, contractors, and other stakeholders.

Extensive experience examining project successes and failures and making expert recommendations to improve products and services; considerable ability to deal with service failures and prioritize customer needs.

Extensive knowledge of the rules of governance and project lifecycle methodologies; considerable knowledge of Project Management concepts and principles.

Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including a demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment and to lead and mentor junior colleagues.

Extensive knowledge of Information Assurance standards and practices to include attribute-based access, automated user authorization, auditing, and security at the data-level to enable a trust-based model for the free-flow of information among participants.

Demonstrated ability to identify emerging information sharing trends and issues, as well as the demonstrated ability to assess the influence of these trends and issues on the effectiveness of U.S. Government programs.

Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, orally and in written reports and documents, policies, plans, and programs related to improving information sharing across the U.S. Government.

Demonstrated ability to logically analyze, synthesize, and judge information, as well as the demonstrated ability to review and incorporate multiple sources of information in performing assignments.

Extensive knowledge of Information Assurance standards and practices to include attribute-based access, automated user authorization, auditing, and security at the data-level to enable a trust-based model for the free-flow of information among participants.

Experience: One year of specialized experience at the next lower GS-grade (or equivalent). IT related experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT Certification). IT- related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies (Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving). Two years of program or project management experience within the last five years.

Education: Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.

Certifications/Licenses: FAC-C P/PM or equivalent PM certification; DOD Level II PM certification or the ability to get the certifications/licenses within 6 months of assuming the position.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Additional information

**This position aligns to the ODNI GSIT pay scale, which ODNI is currently offering for IT Engineers, IT Project Managers, and ISSMs. Contact ODNI HRM for more 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.

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.