Clarification from the agency

Internal to an Agency = Open to current permanent ODNI employees Federal Employees = This detail opportunity is for current competitive and excepted service employees only. If you are not a current federal civilian employee you will not be eligible for this position. ODNI Joint Duty Assignments do not apply to members of the Military service or contractors. Applicants from federal agencies may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

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.

Oversee and provide expert assessments to the DNI on the Near East and North Africa in support of the DNI's role of principal intelligence adviser to the President.

Oversee and direct Community-wide and long-term strategic analysis of issues including managing the production and coordination of NIEs and other Community papers (IC Assessments, IC Briefs, and Sense of the Community Memoranda) concerning the Near East and North Africa.

Prepare and coordinate background papers and briefing books for the DNI's participation in National Security Council Principals Committee, Cabinet meetings and Congressional testimony.

Establish and sustain a professional network with IC analysts, analytic managers, and collection managers on the Near East and North Africa.

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

Review and analyze research and production plans of the Community's analytic components, identify redundancies and gaps, direct mitigation strategies to address gaps, and advise the DNI on gaps and shortfalls in analytic capabilities across the IC.

Establish and foster liaison relationships with academia, the business community, and other non-government subject matter experts to ensure the IC has a comprehensive understanding of the Near East/North African issues.

Represent the National Intelligence Officer for the Near East in his/her absence at internal and external forum.

Maintain effective working relationships with other ODNI and IC components and other government agencies to address issues that span multiple mission or program areas.

Brief, liaison with, and coordinate requirements or actions with counterparts at other IC agencies, the National and Homeland Security Councils, White House staff offices, Commands, and other USG organizations.

Develop and continually expand personal knowledge in area of expertise and achieve a government-wide reputation as a subject matter expert in this area.

Conditions of employment

Must be a current permanent ODNI employee.

OR

Must be a current permanent Federal employee
Must have supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment.
Must be currently at the grade level of the detail. *No Temporary Promotion Opportunity*
The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:

Superior expertise of Near East and North Africa analysis and of the IC's Near East and North Africa analytic community; and have the ability to lead IC production on the Near East and North Africa.

Superior interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively, independently, and in a team or collaborative environment.

Strong oral and written communication skills, including ability to clearly convey complex information to audiences to all levels of expertise on military issues.

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

Expert knowledge of and ability to apply analytic, diagnostic and qualitative techniques sufficient to produce authoritative finished intelligence products, and the ability to employ new methodological approaches to analyze information.

Superior ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment, and mentor junior colleagues.

Knowledge and familiarity with collaborative tools such as Intellipedia, SharePoint, and on-line Communities of Interest.

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

Generally, twelve or more years of related work experience.

Desired Requirements:

Master's degree in subject matter area, or closely related discipline.

Proficiency at Reading level 3 and/or Listening Level 3 is desired in the following languages: Farsi, Arabic, and Hebrew selected candidate who has the desired foreign language capability may qualify for language use pay in the ODNI if he or she has current test scores at the minimum proficiency levels in each modality as specified.

If qualified, the ODNI will provide language use pay at the rate applicable to the parent agency.

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.