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Deputy National Intelligence Officer Space

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
11/18/2024 to 12/09/2024
This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$117,962 to - $153,354 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
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
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
Yes
Financial disclosure
Yes
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
25-12613519-DNI/MI
Control number
819571500

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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 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.

Support the National Intelligence Officer for Space (NIO Space) in his role as the principal advisor to the DNI on foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats.

Collaborate with the Space Executive and the NIM for Space teams, National Intelligence Collection Officer for Space, National Counterintelligence Officer for Space, Weapon and Space Systems Intelligence Committee, and other space intelligence leaders and entities to promote the NIM for Space Unifying Intelligence Strategy; advise on IC collection and analytic priorities and needs to assess foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats; and support effective use of IC resources.

Provide thorough assessments on collection and analysis regarding foreign space and counterspace capabilities; prepare and coordinate background papers and briefing books for the DNI, PDDNI, DDNI/MI, Space Executive, NIM for Space, NIO for Space and other ODNI senior leaders participation in the National Security Council Principals, Deputies and Interagency Policy Committees; Cabinet meetings; and Congressional testimonies.

Lead the production and IC coordination of strategic intelligence assessments, to include NIEs, Intelligence Community Assessments, Sense of Community Memorandums, and NIC Memos on foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats.

Brief senior IC members, policymakers, military decision makers, members of Congress, and other major stakeholders as necessary on foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats.

Provide guidance on foreign space and counterspace priorities, based on customer needs and analytic requirements, for both national intelligence collection and analysis matters.

Develop and sustain a professional network with IC analysts, analytic managers, and collection managers on foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats.

Under the guidance of the NIO for Space, 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 foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats.

Build and leverage diverse collaborative networks with the ODNI and across the IC.

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:

Thorough knowledge of foreign space and counterspace capabilities, the IC's space analytic community, and IC collection issues sufficient to guide IC analytic production and identify collection requirements and gaps.

Interpersonal, organizational, and management skills to conceptualize and effectively lead complex analytic projects with limited supervision; ability to work with and represent the IC when analytic views differ among agencies; and ability to effectively work independently and within a team or collaborative environment.

Effective communications skills, including ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of leadership and all levels of expertise on foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats; ability to give effective oral presentations; and to otherwise represent the ODNI, NIC, and NIO Space in interagency meetings and other fora.

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

Thorough working 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.

Creative problem-solving skills and initiative in carrying out mission responsibilities.

Must have a TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's Degree

6 years of intelligence analytic experience

Desired Requirements:

Working knowledge and skills to use collaborative tools such as Intellipedia, SharePoint, A-Space or on-line Communities of Interest (COIs).

Education

Bachelor'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. w.

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