Summary The mission of the National Counterintelligence & Security Center is to lead and support the U.S. Government's counterintelligence (CI) and security activities critical to protecting our nation; provide CI outreach to U.S. private sector entities at risk of foreign intelligence penetration; and issue public warnings regarding intelligence threats to the U.S. Duties The MCD PA for CITADEL responsibilities includes: Plan, guide, and conduct the research and identification of key program issues, evaluate alternatives, and develop innovative proposals for decision by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) senior leadership. Plan, research, and identify key intelligence program and budget issues, evaluate program alternatives, and provide structured recommendations in accordance with the organizational policies, procedures, and viewpoints. Plan and conduct initiatives to maintain a comprehensive awareness of analytical and statistical methods; conduct independent evaluative studies of cross-cutting IC issues and techniques to assess program effectiveness; and develop innovative proposals for senior officials. Plan and produce IC resource strategies, analytical issue papers, strategic evaluations, background papers, talking points, resource issue papers, and other analytic products applying extensive subject matter knowledge to support the IC senior leadership in making informed programmatic decisions. Provide independent analyses of IC capabilities and programs, presenting the DNI with alternative courses of action, identifying cost and mission impacts and clarifying the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative. Other duties, as assigned. Requirements 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: Minimum of ten years of experience leading strategic planning, managing, and directing the successful efforts of a government or private organization/industry. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience leading programmatic and financial management, strategic planning, and performance management. Extensive experience examining program/project successes and failures and making recommendations to improve products and services; demonstrated ability to deal with service failures and prioritize customer needs. Extensive ability to provide leadership, oversight, and guidance to the effective management of complex projects; extensive ability to manage and mitigate risks, assess customer requirements, identify dependencies, and develop responsive project plans; superior ability to estimate costs and other resources using quantitative analysis to project requirements. Demonstrated representational, oral, and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products. Demonstrated organizational and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated ability to negotiate, establish IC-wide teams, and effectively and independently manage in a team or collaborative environment. Demonstrated ability to plan, execute and report on all aspects of complex, multi-million-dollar budgets. COTR certification or Willingness to become COTR certified within 90 days of EOD. DESIRED REQUIREMENTS: Substantive knowledge or experience working on government projects. Ability to quickly apply new technologies, methodologies, and technical languages. Demonstrated knowledge of one or more computer disciplines/specialties (hardware, software, networks); broad knowledge of other related disciplines. Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks. 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 , by unclassified email at , 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. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. 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. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. A complete application package must include: a. RESUME: Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the vacancy announcement, particularly the MDRs, and construct their resume to highlight their most significant experience and qualifications relevant to this job opportunity. You must ensure the resume contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position:?Job title; Name of employer; Beginning and ending dates of employment (month/day/year format); Hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise stated. Detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable) and;?Series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position). b. POSITION NUMBER: Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted. c. COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a professional narrative as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed. d. CURRENT SF-50: Federal Government employees must provide your official most recent SF-50 (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement.) SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" is used to verify to verify current federal status, position, title, grade, and organization of record. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed to make a final determination for qualification, you will be found ineligible for the p