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US Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Deputy Director Strategic Advisor to the National Counterintelligence Task Force

US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Bethesda, Maryland, us, 20811


DutiesWe encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application.

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) is seeking a Deputy Director / Strategic Advisor to the National Counterintelligence Task Force (NCITF). The mission of the NCITF, which comprises 45 federal agencies, is to use a whole-of-government approach to counterintelligence to engage with executives at departments and agencies across the US government, as well as the private sector to protect national security.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Serve as NCSC's representative and Deputy Director / Strategic Advisor to the NCITF.

Participate in NCSC and NCITF leadership meetings and other engagements as needed to promote situational awareness and facilitate coordination and collaboration.

With the co-Deputy Directors, serve as a member of the NCITF leadership team to coordinate efforts within and across NCSC and the NCITF that support the National Counterintelligence Strategy and NCSC's mission. This includes but is not limited to the following:

Lead partners and stakeholders in developing approaches for strategic and policy solutions to foreign intelligence threats in accordance IC policies and processes.

Coordinate with NCSC and ODNI partners to identify subject matter experts to participate in the NCITF strategic planning process, including identifying campaigns and projects.

Lead assessments to identify and apply best practices and lessons learned; identify common themes to position the U.S. for strategic advantage; advise how to prioritize resources; and communicate risks, gaps, and results.

Oversee ranking and prioritizing of competing requirements to ensure CI Community resources are effectively allocated.

Prepare and provide briefings for senior IC officials and other major stakeholders.

Recognize, value, build, and leverage diverse collaborative relationships with other operational sections; provide common goals, strategy, threat prioritization, training, events coordination, standardization, and promote information sharing.

Other duties, as assigned.

RequirementsConditions 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

Mandatory Requirements:

Expert knowledge of the intelligence cycle; IC organizations - specifically ODNI and NCSC; IC mission posture, structures, capabilities, processes, and policy development; National Security Council policy process; and guiding authorities, policies, and regulations.

Superior leadership skills and ability to lead interagency working groups, build ad hoc and enduring coalitions with IC elements, law enforcement, and Federal partners to achieve common goals.

Superior ability to design and implement integration strategies for IC initiatives and programs.

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

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

Superior ability to listen to, clarify, and convey understanding of others' ideas, comments, and questions as well as to integrate and build upon diverse opinions in a manner that encourages the formation of integrated solutions and positions

Superior interpersonal, organizational, communication, planning, team building, and problem-solving skills; superior ability to leverage professional networks and build coalitions to achieve common goals.

Superior oral and written communication skills, including superior ability to communicate effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of diverse audiences with different perspectives and objectives.

Superior ability to understand organizational dynamics and expertly navigate within to define a clear vision for success and advance the mission.

Generally, ten -twelve years of related experience.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience as determined by mission specialty area.

EducationBachelor's Degree.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Required Documents

A complete application package must include:

a. RESUME: Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the vacancy announcement, particularly the MDRs, and construct their resume to highlight their most significant experience and qualifications relevant to this job opportunity.

You must ensure the resume contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position:

Job title; Name of employer; Beginning and ending dates of employment (month/day/year format); Hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise stated. Detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable) and;

Series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position) .

b. POSITION NUMBER: Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted.

c. COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a professional narrative as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed.

d. CURRENT SF-50: Federal Government employees must provide your official most recent SF-50 (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement.) SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" is used to verify to verify current federal status, position, title, grade, and organization of record. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed to make a final determination for qualification, you will be found ineligible for the position.

Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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