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National Intelligence Officer for Military Issues

Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Summary

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Directorate for Mission Integration (MI) creates a consistent and holistic view of intelligence from collection to analysis and serves as the Director of National Intelligence's (DNI) principal advisor on all aspects of intelligence. MI integrates mission capabilities, informs enterprise resource and policy decisions, and ensures the delivery of timely, objective, accurate, and relevant intelligence.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
05/23/2024 to 06/20/2024
This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$147,649 to - $204,000 per year
Pay scale & grade
SL 00
Location
McLean, VA
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Term - ***THIS IS STAFF RESERVE TERM-LIMITED POSITION OF ONE YEAR WITH A POSSIBLE RENEWAL OF ONE YEAR***
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
Yes
Announcement number
24-12427118-DNI/MI/NIC
Control number
792764600

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Clarification from the agency

Open to current and former Federal employees with competitive or excepted status; and all U.S. Citizens. Former members of the Peace Corps may be considered for ODNI employment only if five full years have elapsed since separation from the Peace Corps.

Duties

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The National Intelligence Council (NIC) consists of the most senior intelligence analysts supporting the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in carrying out responsibilities as the head of the Intelligence Community (IC) and as the principal adviser to the President for intelligence matters related to national security. The NIC produces a variety of all-source, IC coordinated intelligence reports, including its flagship product, the National Intelligence Estimate, which represents the Intelligence Community's most authoritative statement on a key national security issue.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Produce and lead Community-coordinated, current and long-term strategic analysis on Military and security Issues. Serve as subject matter expert and advise the DNI on military and security issues in support of the DNI's role as the principal Intelligence adviser to the president.

Oversee IC-wide production and coordination of National Intelligence Estimates and other community products (IC Assessments, IC Briefs, and Sense of the Community Memoranda) concerning military issues.

Collaborate with senior policymakers on intelligence priorities to guide intelligence analysis.

Regularly author expert assessments of critical military Issues for the President, DNI and other senior policy makers. Develop and sustain a professional network with IC analysts and analytic managers to ensure timely and appropriate intelligence support to policy customers regarding military issues.

Brief senior IC members, policy makers, military decisionmakers, members of Congress, and other major stakeholders as necessary on military issues.

Drive and coordinate the research and production plans on military issues of the Community's analytic components, identify redundancies and gaps, direct strategies to address gaps, and advise the DNI on gaps and shortfall in analytic capabilities across the IC.

Serve as a member of the NIC Council, including aligning military analytic program with other NIO programs, sharing insights, and developing cross-cutting assessments.

Build productive relationships with other NIC teams, working seamlessly on crises and cross-functional issues

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.

Establish and manage liaison relationships with academia, the business community and other non-government subject matter experts to ensure the IC has a comprehensive understanding of military issues.

Oversee the activities of the NIC Weapon and Space Systems Intelligence Committee (WSSIC) which is responsible for producing all-source, Community-coordinated finished intelligence products on weapons-related topics; assigning IC-wide designators to newly-identified foreign weapon systems; identifying improvements needed in analysis and reporting,; and promoting exchanges of information among IC components in connection with the technical characteristics and capabilities of weapon and space systems.

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

Mandatory Requirements:

Recognized expertise in military analysis and knowledge of the IC's military analytic community across regional and functional programs. Understanding of IC collection capabilities to help identify collection requirements.

Exhibit expert capability to direct interagency, interdisciplinary IC teams against a range of functional and/or regional analytical issues.

Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and management skills to conceptualize and effectively lead complex analytic projects.

Expert leadership and managerial capabilities, including the ability to effectively direct tasking, assess and manage performance, and support personal and professional development of all levels of personnel.

Ability to work with and fairly represent the IC when analytic views differ among agencies.

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to exert influence with senior leadership and communicate effectively with people at all staff levels, both internal and external to the organization, to give oral presentation and to otherwise represent the NIC interagency meetings.

Proven critical thinking skills and the ability to prepare finished intelligence assessments and other written products with an emphasis on clear organization, concise, and logical presentation.

Superior argumentation and editing skills to prepare camera-ready products

Establish, guide, and oversee ODNI and IC working groups, boards, and committees, as needed, to support accomplishment of corporate and strategic goals.

Experience or advanced knowledge in military use of a specific or multiple domains (air, maritime, ground, space, etc)

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

Desired Requirements:

Experience working military foundational and regional conflict issues

Experience with conventional and advanced conventional weapons systems

Education

Master's degree

Additional information

Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C., area 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 Director/ Human Resource Management.

On occasional instances 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 but not less than the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum rate (i.e., step 10) of the GS grade to which assigned.

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

Reasonable Accommodations:
The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Officer by classified email at dni_reasonable_accommodation_wma@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNI_DRA@dni.gov, by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY.

The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.

How you will be evaluated

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

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

You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.

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