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Deputy Group Chief

Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Summary

The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) leads the nation's effort to protect the United States from terrorism by integrating, analyzing and sharing information to drive whole-of-government action and achieve our national CT objectives.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
07/12/2024 to 07/29/2024
This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$163,964 to - $191,900 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 15
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
McLean, VA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
No
Announcement number
24-12478402-DNI/NCTC/DII
Control number
799690800

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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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Major Duties and Responsibilities:

The Directorate of Identity Intelligence's Pursuit Group is seeking an exceptional, experienced analytic manager with strong leadership, analytic tradecraft, digital and/or targeting acumen, and interpersonal skills to serve as a Deputy Group Chief.

Pursuit performs in-depth all-source research and analysis, using both traditional and non-traditional classified and unclassified sources of intelligence; identifies key individuals, organizations, and components that collectively make up a functional network, and assesses how they operate and interact.

Information that Pursuit uncovers is passed to operational elements like the FBI, CIA, State, or DHS for intelligence purposes or action.

Work with the group chief and other deputy to set and implement a vision.

Drive the groups production, ensuring that products capitalize on NCTC's unique data access and meet the highest standards of tradecraft.

Recruit, develop, and retain a diverse and highly qualified workforce.

Ensure personnel are appropriately challenged, rewarded, and given the support, tools, training and opportunities they need to develop and succeed.

Cultivate an inclusive environment that fosters the development of all officers to their full potential.

Clearly communicate expectations and provide subordinate managers and analysts and support personnel with timely and candid assessments of their strengths and developmental needs.

Develop and sustain partnerships with both internal and external customers and stakeholders, providing tailored analytic support, as needed.

Leverage relationships with partners to improve access to data and deliver enhanced analytic insights.

Be a model of customer service, so that customers from across the US Government, IC, and key liaison partners rely on persistent search capabilities to flag key developments for them.

Manage complex issues effectively, and appropriately empower your subordinate managers to make decisions and take action.

Manage and assess the status of assigned projects on a continuous basis, to include resource management and contractor support, and ensure that all resources are aligned with mission priorities.

Manage, lead and develop dynamic and long-term planning efforts in the current and anticipated planning structure.

Actively participate in corporate activities to advance the vision and goals of the DI, NCTC, and ODNI.

Serve as the primary approver for the allocation of resources, including but not limited to training, travel, and contracts; advise senior leadership on resource needs for the entire unit.

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.

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:

Success as a supervisor.

Expert ability to work well across organizational lines, breaking down stovepipes, and collaborating and communicating effectively across functional and geographic lines, as well as up, down, and across organizations.

Expert ability to direct taskings, assess and manage performance, collaborate on goal setting, and support personal and professional development;

Expert ability to develop and sustain an inclusive environment; ability to clearly define and articulate mission objectives and hold subordinates accountable for results.

Superior interpersonal skills and ability to build consensus, work effectively and independently, and influence key stakeholders to build a broad coalition promoting an interagency and national approach to terrorism and counterterrorism.

Expert ability to plan strategically, analyze, and assesses programmatic initiatives, and report trends impacting mission objectives.

Expert knowledge of resource management principles and applications.

Exceptional oral and written communications skills.

Expert knowledge of analytic tradecraft.

Exceptional critical thinking skills, including an ability to think strategically.

Proven success in attracting and retaining highly skilled officers.

Superior experience taking a corporate approach.

4-year degree or equivalent military experience in applicable field.


Desired Requirement:

Sustained success at reviewing targeting products aimed at operational and/or collection components of the following US Government agencies: FBI, CIA, NSA, DHS, Treasury, and DCTC.

Knowledge of FISA-obtained information; exploitation of open-source information; and retention of US Persons information obtained from other US Government agencies.

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. w.

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