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

Lead, oversee, and coordinate the National Weapon and Space Systems Intelligence Committee (WSSIC), an Intelligence Community-wide (IC) committee that evaluates and produces integrated IC assessments of the characteristics, capabilities, and status of foreign weapon and space system programs and supports the relevant Unifying Intelligence Strategies.

Establish subcommittees and working groups as required to focus on specific areas.

Conceive, plan and direct long-term projects for the WSSIC and its subcommittees, to include the annual WSSIC Program of Analysis (POA).

Provide inputs to annual evaluations of subordinate subcommittee and working group chairs and advocate for the award of joint duty credit.

Direct the coordination with FVEY on designators and names for foreign weapon and space systems.

Serve as the Intelligence Topic Expert (ITE) for the Weapons Development and Proliferation (WPNS) topic of the National Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF).

Lead the annual focus group that prioritizes the ACWP topic and coordinate with other relevant NIPF topic focus groups. Provide interim updates to the ACWP topic as required.

Coordinate and oversee briefings, reports, background papers, and other deliverables on weapons and space systems for senior IC members, policymakers, military decision-makers, members of Congress, and other major stakeholders.

Represent the IC and ODNI at senior level meetings, conferences, and other for a to promote intelligence collaboration.

Represent the US as co-Head of Delegation at the FVEY Chiefs of Scientific and Technical Intelligence steering group and its subordinate FVEY intelligence exchanges.

Coordinate the preparation of responses, correspondence, and products in response to Congressional tasking, including testimony, talking points, and statements for the record for senior ODNI staff.

Lead, initiate, cultivate, and maintain productive working relationships with IC and ODNI staff as well as with academia, the business community, and other non-government subject matter experts and use these relationships to obtain information that improves the knowledge and performance of the committee.

Develop and maintain working relationships with senior ODNI officials and, as necessary, principals throughout the intelligence and policy communities; identify issues and developments with internal and external peers, communicating regularly to exchange subject information.

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:

Expert technical knowledge of foreign weapon systems and space systems sufficient to anticipate and satisfy the intelligence needs of senior consumers, lead analytic production, identify collection requirements, and mitigate gaps.

Superior ability to plan and lead the development of high-quality, complex analyses, studies, and projects that develop knowledge of weapons and space systems.

Superior leadership, initiative, and creative thinking skills with ability to evolve, adapt, and transform organizations, processes, or outputs to meet new requirements or changing environments.

Superior interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including ability to work effectively both independently and in teams or collaborative environments and mentor junior colleagues.

Ability to evaluate and integrate viewpoints from the different agencies to form consensus around an IC perspective or, when consensus cannot be reached, to accurately represent differing views to fully inform high-level consumers.

Superior ability to prepare finished intelligence assessments and other written products with emphasis on clear organization, concise and logical presentation, and adherence to analytic integrity standards and NIC writing style.

Superior experience with coordinating and publishing NIEs, ICAs, SOCMs and related documents.

Expert knowledge of IC policy and procedures as well as an expert ability to maintain and develop contacts within ODNI and the intelligence and policy communities for purposes of exchanging information.

Generally, twelve or more years of related work experience.

Desired Requirements:

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

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.