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Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Analysis (Multiple AORs)

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

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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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
03/27/2026 to 04/13/2026
This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$143,913 - $187,093 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
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 A STAFF RESERVE TERM-LIMITED POSITION*** Staff reserve appointment are term-limited appointments of one year with a possible renewal of up to one year not to exceed a cumulative total of two years of service.
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
26-12923765-DNI/MI/NIC
Control number
862859300

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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 senior most intelligence analysts and mission managers supporting the DNI in carrying out their responsibilities as the head of the IC and as the principal intelligence adviser to the President.

The NIC ensures customer outcomes by leading advances in analysis, collection, and resources which ensure the quality, timeliness, and utility of insights for the nation's decision-makers.

Additionally, the NIC drives improvements in expertise and tradecraft at all levels of the IC through specialization, integration, and collaboration. Finally, the NIC drafts and implements the DNI's strategies, direction, and planning to deliver a more integrated IC reflecting the collective wisdom of our analytic and collection components to advance national security objectives.

Major Duties and Responsibilities In support of the Senior Director/National Intelligence Officer (SD/NIO) for AOR, for Analysis for AOR leads, authors, and oversees strategic and tactical intelligence analysis related to AOR.

On behalf of the SD/NIO for AOR, the DNIO-A drafts and coordinates finished intelligence products and leads strategic and tactical analysis for AOR; specifically: On behalf of the SD/NIO, orchestrate and direct Community-wide mid- and long-term strategic analysis on AOR issues.

Serve as a subject matter expert and advise the SD/NIO and other senior IC leaders on all analytical and substantive AOR 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 IC papers (IC Assessments, IC Briefs, and Sense of the Community Memoranda) concerning AOR issues.

Develop and sustain a professional network with IC analysts and analytic managers to ensure timely and appropriate intelligence support to policy customers regarding AOR.

Other duties, as assigned

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

FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS

All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).

  1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
  2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.
  3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
  4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.
Mandatory Requirements:

Expert capability to direct interagency, interdisciplinary IC teams against a range of analytical issues.

Superior interpersonal, organizational, and management skills to conceptualize and effectively lead complex analytic and policy-support projects.

Superior ability to produce analytic finished intelligence related to the subject matter issue, either as lead analyst or manager of analysts, and broad knowledge of the role of intelligence analysis within the IC.

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

Deep understanding of relevant allied and partner relationships and priorities, along with the ability to represent ODNI and the IC in various fora at all levels.

Extensive communication skills, including ability to exert influence with senior leadership and communicate effectively with people at all staff levels, both internal and external to the organization, including domestic and foreign partners, and to give oral presentations and to otherwise represent the ODNI, MI, and/or NIC in interagency meetings.

Superior oral and written communication skills, including the superior ability to clearly convey complex information and technical data to all levels of USG management and foreign partners.

Superior negotiation skills and the superior ability to build consensus, work effectively, and independently exert influence to major ODNI stakeholders.

Must possess current TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.

Must include which AOR you're applying to in Cover Letter.

Other duties, as assigned AORs where we are looking for officers:

Arctic & Homeland
Iran
Russia & Eurasia
Counterintelligence
Economic Issues
Military Issues
Global Issues & Warning
Counternarcotics & Transnational Organized Crime
Weapons of Mass Destruction & Proliferation
China

Additional information

JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL

Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) 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 Chief of Human Resource Management.

In some cases 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, and not less than, the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum step rate 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 email at DNI_DRA@dni.gov, by telephone at (703)275-3900 or by FAX at (703)275-1217. Your request for reasonable accommodations will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION 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.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

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.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

You can help protect the nation at ODNI by working in an environment that provides our nation's leaders with intelligence they require to make decisions and protect the nation. We are integral to forging partnerships and building trust between all 18 intelligence agencies from the Central Intelligence Agency to the Office of Naval Intelligence. Come be a part of the team that ensures our nation's leaders have the intelligence information they require to make the decisions necessary to keep the nation safe.

Agency contact information

Vacancy Team ODNI
Email
Vacancies@odni.gov
Address
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL
Director Of National Intelligence
Washington, DC 20511
US

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